Redefining "custom"

[tbc]

Redefining "custom"

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[-hanko]

First world problem...

that simply sounds like yet another nanny-state emergency.

Oooops...forgot you're in California.

Maybe you need a law specifically defining "custom", "semi-custom", "diy custom", etc.

[The Gleam]

I am wondering if we can come up with different/better ways to use and/or define the word custom. As in, just because a few things are different about a firearm, they don't necessarily nominate the firearm as a custom. / In my opinion, if you can't provide the work order by the smith/business that worked on your gun, you shouldn't advertise your gun as "custom".

Whatever that new definition may be, just don't let Kimber anywhere near it; not that they are a bad company, and they make good guns, but they have bastardized the word "custom" into defining feebleness, taking "custom" nearly to the point of a stunt; a marketing ruse at best, fraud at worst.

One of which is auctions, where the pressure of winning the bid in combination of trying to score on a "custom" gun often trap unsuspecting buyers into an overpriced "custom" gun. The other happens on our home turf in the classifieds. / But let's set a market's/commercial's/layman's standard for what makes a custom gun so no one gets taken advantage of. / What else does it take for a gun to be considered custom (at least in the calguns marketplace)?

At the same time, I have no remorse or sympathy for "unsuspecting buyers" - because that is an easily curable situation by self-education, where in this modern world with gobs of verifiable information at the touch of a finger, research, price-checking, and intrinsic details, there is no excuse for being an "unsuspecting buyer" - whether that is buying a firearm, a new car, a TV, oscilloscopes, forensic testing equipment, or condoms.

[M. D. Van Norman]