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November 7, 2015
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I think the best candidates for restoration are guns that have been abused, badly damaged or “restored” by someone who really mucked the job up. Then I’ll ask myself if I want to look at it for the foreseeable future because it’s unlikely I’ll ever get my investment out of it. I also won’t risk taking it to the range or on a hunting trip because any damage would severely impact any remaining value. I really like DT’s work and someday I’ll find a gun for him to work his magic on.
July 19, 2013
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Does anyone have a comment on the $12,000 invoice shown previously as being close to a realistic cost for a restoration today ?
Seems awfully high to me. Maybe I’m just extremely naive to the reality.
Bill
November 19, 2006
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Blueliner said
Does anyone have a comment on the $12,000 invoice shown previously as being close to a realistic cost for a restoration today ?Seems awfully high to me. Maybe I’m just extremely naive to the reality.
Bill
I had the same reaction but didn’t say anything. My wife says I get sticker shock very easily. You should see me buying a bottle of water in an airport! Anyway, $2350 just for a buttstock? I suppose you shouldn’t approach something like this from the perspective of getting your money back out of it. You pay your money to get what you want.
May 2, 2009
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You have to subtract $2875 for the gun itself so now your down to $9125 for the restore and that was in 2008, think what he gets now. Now when Roger was doing restores it was around $1000-1500 just to get a stock made out of figures wood not including checkering. A barrel was around $1000. The gun I bought that was restored by Rogers was just a Blued plain wood gun and I figured it was $3500 worth of work for new barrel, tube and wood.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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February 19, 2013
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I thought 12K was a bit much for a restoration
….Might as well buy a non restored winchester for that price! And at 12k it wouldn’t (or at least shouldn’t be) a brown metal shooter.
May 2, 2009
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I agree with you on that. If your going to sink that amount of money in a TB gun you can buy something with nice blue or even case that will go up in value instead of sideways.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
November 7, 2015
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Met a wealthy rancher a few weeks ago who was planning to send a beat-up Winchester to DT for a facelift…then he was going to use it for a truck gun. Must be nice, I guess.
April 18, 2016
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steve004 said
That’s a great story!
Love that story. I’m on the younger side of this crowd, would love to meet someone like that in person. I met a guy one day from brownwood texas cut me a deal on a ratty 92 just because I had been dying for one and low income at the time. He was a lot of fun and had some info to offer. Never saw him around again… most of the guys at the shows are grumpy and don’t wanna talk assuming I know nothing or not a buyer. Bah….
