A bit au contraire here. I personally am very fond of muzzle breaks on heavy rifles. I have several with removal breaks and one, a custom Weatherby that is chambered in 375 H&H with very subtle, barely noticeable slots (I assume) lasered in. I will concede the one in question won't win a beauty contests, but apparently it is removeable. Given that most of these types of rifles see little actual field use, shooting them for fun and games just cuts down on the abuse. You can always remove them for a hunt where the PH might object. Although I am firm believer in the "Golden Rule," i.e., he with the gold rules. In other words, if I am writing the checks, I call the shots (pun intended) within reason, of course.
But I digress.
Regarding a custom gun or bespoke same. I believe the absolutely silliest thing one can do is worry about resale. Do that and you are already comprising the "custom" aspect. If resale is important to you, then maybe a custom gun is a poor choice. If I order or purchase an item I like, it's for me and not for someone else down the line. The money is spent - forget about it. If you plan on dropping 20k plus or whatever on a hunt (or taking the lady on a cruise), the money is gone and only the memories remain, which are what really matter. So, if you dropped another 10k on a custom built rifle for the hunt, does it really made if you could only get 5k for it after the hunt?
