Selling built guns

[Birddog6]

OK.... Since ya do need to sell it, don't build a Bedford. Nothing wrong with the rifle except few people buy them or shoot them because they are strange to shoulder.
I suggest you build a Tennn Mtn. rifle, a Southern Mountain rifle, a Bucks County, or a Lancaster style of rifle. Those would sell easier than a Bedford, IMHO. :hmm: A good clean built Lancaster is a hard rifle to beat as most anyone can shoulder it & they don't need a bunch of fancy stuff to make them look good.

 

[dkloos]

Birddog thanks for the tip.

 

However, I've seen $300 guns, made from $800 worth of parts sell for $1000 :shake: , because it was "custom built". $800 worth of parts can be made up into a $10,000 gun. Based on your skill experience and exacly how fancy, a reasonable value range would be $500 to $10,000.

Er, that's a range of $9500. Were you making a joke, or did you actually mean instead "$500 to $1000"? If so, I hope that's not with $800 in parts.

No joke. However I was talking canadian $'s so make that $600 in parts. I've seen many rifles made with $600us worth of parts that have a resale value of less than $600. There are also many makers that use the same $600 worth of parts and create rifles that sell for $4000 - $6000 and some for $10,000.


Cody

 

[Henry]

Bonjour Hangfeyer ,

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based at the " Fort de Chambly "
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but on re-enactment events you wil find us with
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Votre humble etc etc ,
Henry

 

[BLAHMAN]

You may also want to have any buyers sign a waiver of sorts that prevents any legal action in case they do something foolish.....hurt themselves for instance.....or make it plain and clear in writing that should they take the gun apart and attempt to alter it that you should not be held responsible......just a few ideas.

 

[crgabel]

I started the same way that you are doing. I always felt that i needed to get some $$ for my efforts and sold the first 3 for $300 to $500 more than the parts.
I'm not a well known stocker, and really have no desire to be one. I do however enjoy the extra bucks to buy other guns for myself and also really enjoy building.I'm now selling for about $800 over parts cost.
A good place to go to show your wears is local ML matches. Shoot the guns in the match and show them what it will do.
Also since you can let them try it out and drule over it while you are there.
Craig

 

[Birddog6]

According to my attorney, a waiver is about as good as the paper it is written on. What it boils down to is if someone wants to sue you, they can. Period.... Makes no dif what it is for, why, how, when, yada yada yada. It they want to sue you they can.
The general Joe cannot afford enough liability insurance to cover peoples ignorance.........

 

[dkloos]

Thanks for the links, Henry. Are you going to Ticonderoga this september? As for waivers, the only one I plan on them signing is that once the parts are purchased and altered they cannot back out of the deal (this is for commissioned guns). I know waivers and liability papers are useless nowadays, but i'm sure in a civil court they help.

 

[dlemaster]

Birddog6 is absolutly right.
I broached this subject several years ago and my attorney said forget it. At the time I also owned two Chows for guard dogs and thought about putting up "Beware of Dog" signs, his advice was absoultely do not put up signs, if you do you are admitting before hand that you know you have dogs that are vicious and thus make yourself much more liable to a law suit.
Legalities are very confusing and sometimes don't make much sense.

Regards, Dave

 

[paulvallandigham]

People who buy " guard dogs" are asking for trouble. That is what the law is saying. They are a loose cannon in a powder magazine. Dogs have a mind of their own, and are beyond your control. Trained Attack dogs are always controlled with a short leash, and only police will release them to apprehend and attack or bring down someone.( military also.) They can afford the liability costs of they are wrong. You can't. That is what the law is all about. To serve you while balancing your right to be secure with the public's right not to be attacked and injured by an uncontrolled violent animal.

If you are looking to dogs to protect your home, get one that has good ears, a good nose, and a loud bark. You do the decision making as to use of force. Don't leave that to a 4-legged set of teeth. If someone really wants to get to you, or into your home, they will be prepared to deal with those dogs, and you will have spent thousands of dollars only to have them killed. Like most people, I don't care what the law says about my pets being mere " property". If you harm my pet, you had better be prepared to receive justice instantly, and harshly from me.

If you want a dog to help secure your home, buy a barker, not a biter.

 

[dkloos]

Paul I couldn't have said it better... thats a good point. I'd rather have a furry alarm than a furry weapon. Leave the defending to the weapons we all have for such a purpose.

 

[LSU TIGER]

I'd suggest that you pick a style of rifle you like and build variations of it until you know every nuance of the school. You will improve your skills and develop a style of building.

A friend who's a great builder tells his clients to buy the parts and ship them to him. If they change their mind about the rifle, he keeps the parts.