:)Hody Pards!
Lets say you had your machine shop, and in your spare time you build a Single Shot 45-70, or what ever Rifle, and you ended up with $50.00 in it, Even if it looked like a club, if it was safe and shot well who cares what anyone else cares! When I was a teemager most of the kids I grew up with, there folks had money and when we all started High School, there parents bought them all nice classic Hot Rod cars, I didn't come from money and had to by my own car, but my Old big dodge would blow there doors off!! Because of my dad's back ground, being a mechanic, I learn how to Hop up that Old 383 for a small amount of money!
When I got serious about Big Game Hunting, all the guys I hunted with all had, Browning, Wheatherby, Sako, ect.! bought a Ruger #1, at that time they were $325.00 brand new, and i got lucky and bought one with AA fancy wood, and I put a Cheap 6x18x40 Tasco scope, then when I got the money I moved to a Redfield scope, and as time went on, I bought 2 more #1, those number 1 Ruger would shoot lot better groups than those high dollar guns! KNow you look at the Ruger #1's know, they are considered Top notch rifles! No matter what you buy, if it is made out of good steel, and put toghter properly, the name means nothing! hope that I have not over stepped my option on anyone, that was and is not what I wanted!
Just my 2 cents! I am a member of this club because my Sharps is a 1874 45-70 IAB,Imported by TriStar!
ACE