I have a dear, dear friend who is in his 94th year, and in the four decades of our acquaintance, I have seen him time and again, buy what I would consider to be a benchmark gun (many makes, including Winchester 21s, Dickson round actions, Westley Richards, Parkers, etc) from a high end dealer, then immediately send it to Jack Rowe, Kirk Merrington, et al to make it more perfect.
After emptying his wallet and waiting many months, he would shoot a box or two of cartridges, show it off for a couple of months, and then lose interest. He would inevitably sell it, usually for less than he paid for it, not to mention the consignment fee.
But he loved the hunt for the perfect gun!
If you can afford it, it's good fun.
But few of us can lose money for sport.
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