True to an extent. However, there are men like my husband, who, much to their dismay, had to sell a much-beloved firearm (this was before he met me). After listening to him whine for months about how much he wished that he had another Colt Delta Elite in 10mm "just like his old one", I surprised him with one as a birthday present. The look on his face when he opened the box was worth every penny.
You had specs to follow...Perfect fit.
Once, when times were hard and baby food and diapers were at the top of every grocery store list, I pawned a Savage 99EG 25/35 with a 32" octagonal barrel and curly maple knurled forepiece and stock; its history was even more ironic, my dad had bought it from a guy years earlier who simply needed drinking money.