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Old 04-01-2010, 11:52 AM
Larryjk Larryjk is offline
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Rapier, There is an old story about how to retire as a millionaire gunsmith. Start by marrying a gal with 2 million dollars and you might have a million left to retire on. Not really a joke.
I am on my second life, retired from the first and spending my retirement while doing gunsmithing. Like you said, I do it because I enjoy it. But I still want to do it right and after you invest in the lathe and mill and all the other things you need. you find there is no profit left to enjoy. I realized that and had a "real" job because I knew I couldn't make a decent living for a family as a gunsmith. You have to have a retail outlet to make a profit.
My worst peeve. Actions that have been drilled on a drill press without using a jig and end up using shims and other junk to get a scope sighted in. Then welding up the holes and starting over to make it right.
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