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Post by whitworth on Mar 8, 2012 18:55:10 GMT -5
That is a lot of cash for a conversion. I know Huntington does good work but $1800 plus the initial cost of the revolver means you will be shooting a $2300 gun !. I can hear the grief I'll catch for mentioning this. Aside from a bullet diameter difference of .010" (and $1400.) what can this fine looking gun do that a 500 S&W BFR cant? Actually, price full conversions and that is not outrageous in the least. Maximums are always costlier. What can it do that a .500 Smith BFR can't? For one, it can be carried on my belt, two, it is waaaaaaay cooler! ;D ;D BTW -- John Linebaugh gets $3,500.00 for a max conversion -- and you too need to supply the gun. These things aren't cheap. Never have been and never will be. There is a lot of work that goes into them, and frankly, you pay for aesthetics as well as function. I realize they are expensive and perhaps not for everyone (I have a .500 Linebaugh, do I really need a .500 Max?), but I have wanted one for a very long time and I finally made it happen (I'm broke now, but I have a cool gun! ;D).
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Post by albundy on Mar 8, 2012 19:06:22 GMT -5
Thats the coolest reason I ever heard. I'm jealous. If I had a bunch of spare cash, I'd have one too
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Post by whitworth on Mar 8, 2012 19:36:05 GMT -5
Thats the coolest reason I ever heard. I'm jealous. If I had a bunch of spare cash, I'd have one too Money I don't have, but dreams I do! Remember that need really plays no role in what we do here. My life would be a whole lot easier if this affliction never bit me........ ;D
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Post by Thunderjet on Mar 8, 2012 20:18:08 GMT -5
That is a lot of cash for a conversion. I know Huntington does good work but $1800 plus the initial cost of the revolver means you will be shooting a $2300 gun !. I can hear the grief I'll catch for mentioning this. Aside from a bullet diameter difference of .010" (and $1400.) what can this fine looking gun do that a 500 S&W BFR cant? It is all about style and class. It isnt that they do anything that much better, it is about how they feel in your hand when they do it and how they make you smile. If you approach any custom firearm with the rationale of what it will do for you, 90% of the time you will be disappointed. Speaking for myself only, once you reach a certain period in your life you are willing to spend the cash for quality vs just buying another off the shelf weapon.
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Post by Lee Martin on Mar 8, 2012 21:04:42 GMT -5
If you see the value in these type of customs and have the funds, buy 'em. What you'll get is a gun that'll last a lifetime. In fact, it can be passed down from generation to generation (ever heard of someone wearing out a 500 Max?). And remember 25 years ago when some thought $1000 on your Ruger was a lot for a Linebaugh or a Bowen? Anyone want to sell me an early conversion of theirs for $1500 cause I have cash money. All the sudden $2500 - $3000 isn't so bad, especially when you can make it your own. Just my two-cents.....OK, maybe three-cents. -Lee www.singleactions.com
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Post by Aggie01 on Mar 8, 2012 21:26:12 GMT -5
I have a lost a little money on the conversions I have had to sell. But not so much that I'm not chomping at the bit for new ones.
Walk back to the safe, and pick out your 6 worst guns. The ones you never shoot. You can have exactly what you want for them, and you have a year to sell them. I remember liquidating my stock of 44 mags (had 7 at one time) to get into a (i think my first) custom. Never regretted it. Nobody ever says wow! you have several nearly identical production guns. Getting a custom revolver is a better investment and cheaper than getting a bass boat or your 4wd truck two years newer. And noone can key it in the parking lot. I have been blessed to have and hold some fine examples of the maker's art. I have had to move some down the road, some to fund new projects, some to keep the bills paid. I have Never regretted having them built. Collectors who collect rare stuff have nothing on us. When you pick up your 500 Maximum, you KNOW the folks that have one. Letting mine go hurts, but I have a 500 JRH (here now) and a 500 L (in work). I'll get by.
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It's awesome whitworth, been trying to not post due to pangs of heartache and jealousy. I can imagine yourn & mine in a Yin/Yang pic, HC & blue. 38 grains of 1680 under a MT baldy 515. It's awesome. How's your trigger? Mine after hard chrome is only SLIGHTLY better then my Encore with an action job...
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Post by AxeHandle on Mar 8, 2012 21:43:56 GMT -5
BFR VS Custom... While my BFRs are fine revolvers IMHO they are no where near the equal of any one of my full up customs. No right answer and no wrong answer. Every man makes his own decision and spends his own dollar. Me? I have never been tempted by a 500 S&W BFR.. But let one little JRH 500 Max pop up and WHAM... It was over for me.
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Post by Aggie01 on Mar 8, 2012 21:55:00 GMT -5
BFR's are hella value for the dollars. I sold both of mine on my way to my Clements pair. I respect and appreciate the knowledge and experience they gave me, but I don't "miss" them.
Part of it is knowing what you want and being on the lookout for base material.
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Post by kings6 on Mar 8, 2012 22:57:23 GMT -5
$1800 for a max conversion in a bisley configuration is a steal. I only have one Max/Supermag custom and with me sending the bisley parts down to Alan it was substantially more than this. True, I had him do an octagon barrel and rebuild the topstrap to replicate a Freedom Arms but still, Mr. Huntington's price is no more than many smaller custom conversions I have seen.
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Post by maxcactus on Mar 9, 2012 0:56:34 GMT -5
That is a lot of cash for a conversion. I know Huntington does good work but $1800 plus the initial cost of the revolver means you will be shooting a $2300 gun !. I can hear the grief I'll catch for mentioning this. Aside from a bullet diameter difference of .010" (and $1400.) what can this fine looking gun do that a 500 S&W BFR cant? BTW -- John Linebaugh gets $3,500.00 for a max conversion -- and you too need to supply the gun. Expensive? By my math, you actually SAVED $1700 ($3500 - $1800 = $1700) by having Huntington do your conversion. How cool is that?! Now you can afford to buy something else with that $$ you saved! Hey, my wife uses that logic, why can't I? Really a stunningly beautiful tool, Whit! Very nicely done. Max.
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Post by whitworth on Mar 9, 2012 7:13:54 GMT -5
I have a lost a little money on the conversions I have had to sell. But not so much that I'm not chomping at the bit for new ones. Walk back to the safe, and pick out your 6 worst guns. The ones you never shoot. You can have exactly what you want for them, and you have a year to sell them. I remember liquidating my stock of 44 mags (had 7 at one time) to get into a (i think my first) custom. Never regretted it. Nobody ever says wow! you have several nearly identical production guns. Getting a custom revolver is a better investment and cheaper than getting a bass boat or your 4wd truck two years newer. And noone can key it in the parking lot. I have been blessed to have and hold some fine examples of the maker's art. I have had to move some down the road, some to fund new projects, some to keep the bills paid. I have Never regretted having them built. Collectors who collect rare stuff have nothing on us. When you pick up your 500 Maximum, you KNOW the folks that have one. Letting mine go hurts, but I have a 500 JRH (here now) and a 500 L (in work). I'll get by. (steps off stump) It's awesome whitworth, been trying to not post due to pangs of heartache and jealousy. I can imagine yourn & mine in a Yin/Yang pic, HC & blue. 38 grains of 1680 under a MT baldy 515. It's awesome. How's your trigger? Mine after hard chrome is only SLIGHTLY better then my Encore with an action job... Very nicely said, John! The trigger breaks crisply at 2 1/2-lbs with zero creep.....very nice! ;D
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Post by whitworth on Mar 9, 2012 7:14:27 GMT -5
BFR VS Custom... While my BFRs are fine revolvers IMHO they are no where near the equal of any one of my full up customs. No right answer and no wrong answer. Every man makes his own decision and spends his own dollar. Me? I have never been tempted by a 500 S&W BFR.. But let one little JRH 500 Max pop up and WHAM... It was over for me. Also well said, Axe!
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Post by whitworth on Mar 9, 2012 7:17:16 GMT -5
$1800 for a max conversion in a bisley configuration is a steal. I only have one Max/Supermag custom and with me sending the bisley parts down to Alan it was substantially more than this. True, I had him do an octagon barrel and rebuild the topstrap to replicate a Freedom Arms but still, Mr. Huntington's price is no more than many smaller custom conversions I have seen. $1,800.00 is the base conversion price. Adding the Bisley grip will cost you more (which includes the mods he does to the grip frame and the custom grips). It all depends on how far you want to take it. Thank you for the kind words, gentlemen!
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Post by Markbo on Mar 9, 2012 13:40:51 GMT -5
...If you see the value in these type of customs and have the funds, buy 'em.... -Lee www.singleactions.comWell Heck yeah! Darned few of us have the equipment or the talent to make our own jaw dropping customs like you do! ;D
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Post by whitworth on Mar 9, 2012 13:46:22 GMT -5
...If you see the value in these type of customs and have the funds, buy 'em.... -Lee www.singleactions.comWell Heck yeah! Darned few of us have the equipment or the talent to make our own jaw dropping customs like you do! ;D Ain't that the truth! Would be nice..... ;D
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