I’m going to go ahead and do it once I get moved. There are plenty of good things out there to buy that can be C&R. Earliest contenders, lots of good old smiths… if your strictly looking for military surplus it’s a no-go but if your collection is less refined then it’s worth it.
I like to tinker with old junk guns and that will make it worthwhile. Buying them 3 or 4 at a time for a hundred bucks, 20 shipping, and no transfer fees might work. If I had to pay 10 for background check, and 15 per gun then it suffer jumps to around $200 for the same $120 deal and it’s not worth it anymore.