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  • grumper

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    Nicely done professional engraving is the only permanent modification I can think of that might maybe increase the resale value of a gun... if you're selling it to a cartel boss or saudi prince.
     

    Kar98

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    Legit trigger mods and sight upgrades won't hurt the value but won't increase it either. Near enough anything else done by Bubba and that includes less than knowledgeable professional gunsmiths is just hackery that makes me stay away from them. Same as with cars. Who in his right mind would buy a clapped out 1997 Accord? You just know the owner trashed it.
     

    V-Tach

    Watching While the Sheep Graze
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    Depends on the firearm, I would say......some very collectible firearms are worth much more unmodified at all.........A trigger job on a 1st Gen Colt SAA will affect value negatively, whereas a trigger job on a S&W Sigma may actually add value............
     

    Glenn B

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    I rarely modify guns. I limit virtually any modifications I have done to a factory firearm to adding a scope, refinishing a wood stock on a long arm or wood grips on a pistol, changing the grips on a pistol or revolver or stock on a rifle, and doing repairs but only with parts made to manufacturer specifications if available and then hopefully using only OEM parts if available. On very rare occasion, I have attempted to smooth out the workings of a trigger group by using an abrasive paste but never (AS IN ABSOLUTELY NEVER - NOT AT ANY TIME - JUST DO NOT DO IT EVER) do any file or stone work on any parts of the action or any springs anywhere in any of my firearms. I think I ONCE tried to smooth a feed-ramp. I see no reason to screw with the manufacturer's intended workings of a gun; if I arrive at the point where I don't like how it works enough - I either return it to the maker for a repair or I get rid of it. I learned my lesson long ago, in the early 1980s, when a friend bought a very nice cased Dan Wesson Revolver with 2 or 3 extra barrels and a mirror blued finish. He decided it would be best to stone the springs and whatever. In short order, he was wondering why he was getting light hits on a gun he bought to carry, hits that were so light as to not set off the primers on about two out of three rounds. So, I figured back then: why mess with what's already right and make a mess of it; and if it winds up as being not already right when I get it - why not either have the manufacturer fix it or why not get rid of it.
     

    m5215

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    My current Beretta 92 modification routine:

    Replace plastic grips with rubber or metal ones.
    Replace plastic recoil guide rod with metal one.
    Replace plastic mag release with metal extended one.
    Replace plastic trigger with metal one.
    Replace trigger spring with a Wolff Trigger Conversion Unit.
    Replace hammer with a skeletonized one.
    Replace hammer spring with one rated 14#.
    Replace sights with night sights.
    Replace plastic lanyard/hammer spring plug with metal one.
    Replace entire manual safety assembly on slide with G Model Decocker only kit.

    Now the "modified" Beretta 92 is acceptable...
     

    easy rider

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    It's one thing to modify a gun to what works best for you, I've done that to several guns. The difference is, I could put them back into original condition if need be, of course I have no intention of selling any.
     

    seeker_two

    My posts don't count....
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    That place east of Waco....
    My current Beretta 92 modification routine:

    Replace plastic grips with rubber or metal ones.
    Replace plastic recoil guide rod with metal one.
    Replace plastic mag release with metal extended one.
    Replace plastic trigger with metal one.
    Replace trigger spring with a Wolff Trigger Conversion Unit.
    Replace hammer with a skeletonized one.
    Replace hammer spring with one rated 14#.
    Replace sights with night sights.
    Replace plastic lanyard/hammer spring plug with metal one.
    Replace entire manual safety assembly on slide with G Model Decocker only kit.

    Now the "modified" Beretta 92 is acceptable...
    Are there any original parts left?.....

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