I definately see both sides. One one hand if you buy pieces that need little to know work, based on the parts I've seen. You could easily buy a nice s/42 maybe even a g or k model that's in very good condition at a minimum.
On the other I am very detail oriented, naturally mechanically inclined, but I would basically need to truly Frankenstein it by getting parts cheaply which means very pitted at the least needing some sort of metal addition and rework. While gun smithing definately interests me, (something im thinking would be awesome to do when I retire in 10-19 yrs) it im sure would requiring tooling up way more than just screwdrivers and a few small gs tools I have, plus I'd need metalworking skills.
I've not doubt I can do it and probably even master it. But that really would come from being a study under someone and soaking up their knowledge plus some.
And no I was definately never under the impression these were plug and play. Today's machinery and specs are so dead on that modern weapons are for the most part plug and play. These have pretty tight tolerances, very unique actions and remind me of my military aviation days, the perfection yet uniqueness of ever one.
Who knows perhaps if I find cheap parts over time I can send them to a master, save some history and come out very close to an equivalent original. Or perhaps one day I'll find a local sage and a beater parts set to begin learning.
Thanks for all responses. For now guess I'll be trying to expand my contacts and keep my eyes open for the right one for me and when.
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