Yup I get the bad ones however many of the ones I get are newer also.
Costs: Dave you work on your own stuff, your costs are not going to be relative to someone who can’t or work on their own guns. You have skill and knowledge most do not. So it will cost them, or they find someone to work for free. Add some multiples to your math.
Value: yes most will not resell for their basis and upgrades. I stand by that claim stubbornly. Maybe you know how to sell a Subaru at the value of a Benz that’s not relative to most who will list their guns.
Value is relative if you make 100% profit on one of your guns that’s your buyers loss they won’t be able to recover. I can confidently tell someone if you buy a miroku for $1,000 you’ll be able to sell it for $1,000 or more if you buy a loyalist trade gun for $800 and dump 600 into it, you’ll have a difficult time returning that value.
If you buy indism keep it simple and concise, clean it, stain it, polish it, keep the lock in good order. Don’t add a rifle shop lock, or Pedersoli lock, add a new barrel…. Get rid of the gun.
Business practices: yes at least two of the major US distributors have poor business reviews… and I clearly said don’t buy from middlesex, I never said anything about the other distributors. I’ve in fact promoted loyalist products as the go to fit Indian made arms.
If you drop 2k on a Pedersoli and kit, that’s your problem, I stated many are available cheaper if you shop around. You certainly don’t need a Pedersoli bayonet at 200$.
Hand made parts? Cheap really come on Dave ?! Again if you fix your own great but many of these in poor working conditions do not have drop in parts. In fact I’d say all dont.