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Not sure you needed to respond 3 times. Apparently I touched a nerve. That was not my intent. Let's clear the air -
I was simply responding to what you wrote:
nkvd said:
Hello All
I heard that when buying JB ml's:
Buck = lots of $$$$$
And for some on this forum during our current "economic crisis" money seems to be no object!
nkvd said:
...and secondly I wasn't assuming
I know that he's expensive from personal
experience by me and another!
Your phrasing indicated no first hand knowledge of Buck's pricing. Based on that, I indicated that I had talked to him about making a particular gun, and that I found his prices reasonable. In fact, I've checked with numerous builders and parts suppliers around the world for pricing on a wheellock - Buck, TRS, Blackley, Armin Koenig, Loyalist, Taylor Anderson, Dale Shinn, raszpla (on here), and many others, and Buck's pricing, as I said before, was better than half what any of the others wanted. In fact it was on par with the parts kits offered from TRS (without assembled locks). For a custom made gun, I think his are very reasonably priced.
Perhaps your experiences with him are different, but my experience is in line with every other report I've heard. Please elaborate if there are more specifics you could offer to let people know why you feel his guns are "lots of $$$$$" ("lots of money" is a very nondescript phrase, so perhaps your definition of it would vary from mine, so feel free to describe what you mean).
Buck's quote for a cheek stocked wheellock was ~$1100 a few couple years ago. This price is roughly 2x the price of the only mass produced wheellock currently offered (the Indian made pistol offered by
Loyalist for $630). Other custom makers were quoting roughly $3k to start for a wheellock cheek stock rifle.
TRS offers a parts set for $825 ($1350 w/assembled lock).
Comparatively speaking, I fail to see how "Buck = lots of $$$$$," though as I said, I still don't own one (in fact, I don't own a gun from any of these makers), because to me it is a lot of money, though I wouldn't describe it as a lot of money for a wheellock - custom made or not.
nkvd said:
First off I didn't say I owned Indian made
firearms...
I never implied that you owned an Indian made gun. On the contrary, I implied I thought it great if you do, if that's what you decide is the best investment of your money.
nkvd said:
I believe
opinions are freely shared on this forum
unless this your personal forum?
Whoa! Where did I ever say you shouldn't share your opinion or claim this is my forum? I was responding to your post, which was completely contrary to everything I've experienced and heard, and therefore thought it merited a response, if for no other reason than to see if you could clarify your statements, which seemed completely based on heresay due to some unfortunate word choice. I do check this forum often to see if there's any subject matter that interests me, but I've never made claim to it at all. If anyone can claim to it, it's those that have contributed far more than I, and Claude, who rightfully owns it, as the owner of this site.
nkvd said:
If you have $$$ to burn more power to
you,we all don't make BP oil exec saleries!
For what it's worth, I have no where near an oil exec's income - probably earn significantly less than the median of the people on this board, in fact, but that's irrelevant. I wrote about value, not about income.
