I think it's great that you got out into the woods and saw deer. I've never been over worried having to bag something. Maybe, you can get a little hand here and there to keep up the tradition, and it seems like there're some good memories in that rifle. In my mind, I think that it would be pure luck to get what I thought a custom rifle was worth. The last thing I would try not to do is start thinking about how much it would cost to build in today's dollars. Best of luck with it.