Originally Posted By: Craig44
You buy a new FA and use it for a year, you're going to lose money on it. You commission a custom gun and use it for a year, you won't lose a dime.


Completely agree on the new product depreciation - and you'll notice the OP was discussing purchasing a used FA versus changing up his BFR, not a commissioned custom build on a Ruger or other platform.

About not losing a dime on the custom builds, that usually happens in the case of a Bowen, Linebaugh, Harton (and yes Huntington) or similar gunsmith with a long (1 year-plus) wait time where a buyer will absorb any depreciation costs to avoid the wait on a specific custom rig. Want to have your barrel chopped and then have the next buyer pay entirely for it? Not too likely.