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Anyone own a 7mm 300 Win Mag?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwi Nate" data-source="post: 442263" data-attributes="member: 8533"><p>I was chuckling when I posted that, now I have read your reply and I am giggling again- I knew it would make perfect sense and seem obvious to you once it was described- ain't that often the way. I felt like a right ***** posting that. Ah well. You will never be able to top the mistakes I have made over the years, got a nice 30 cal bullet hole hole through and through my arm from my early days, experimenting with gong materials at 25 yards- back when I was young and bullet proof- oops, no I wasn't, I mean young and stupid.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes a smith won't be able to work these things out simply because he has so much on his plate already, that other prototype/ odd jobs are just too much to have to deal with so they get shelved in the -OK, I will give it a go, deal with that when the job turns up department. In other cases, the smith might just be hopeless, a guy who did a machine shop apprenticeship because thats what he was told to do. You would be surprised how many machinists don't even like talking about steels, have no passion for metals, alloys, heat treatment, its all about a pay check and that is all. Some guys just like to pontificate (like I am doing right now LOL), show how much they know, get all the attention, something to do with their mothers not loving them or something like that.</p><p></p><p>Its a tough call, you don't need someone who is exceptionally intellectually gifted to do your smithing, all that is really required is someone who is passionate about what they do, honest and enjoys the learning process that each job brings. You can get a feel for this kind of thing over the phone or by email, good attitude, a willingness to help get the job done properly- and help rectify any problems that might occur down the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwi Nate, post: 442263, member: 8533"] I was chuckling when I posted that, now I have read your reply and I am giggling again- I knew it would make perfect sense and seem obvious to you once it was described- ain't that often the way. I felt like a right ***** posting that. Ah well. You will never be able to top the mistakes I have made over the years, got a nice 30 cal bullet hole hole through and through my arm from my early days, experimenting with gong materials at 25 yards- back when I was young and bullet proof- oops, no I wasn't, I mean young and stupid. Sometimes a smith won't be able to work these things out simply because he has so much on his plate already, that other prototype/ odd jobs are just too much to have to deal with so they get shelved in the -OK, I will give it a go, deal with that when the job turns up department. In other cases, the smith might just be hopeless, a guy who did a machine shop apprenticeship because thats what he was told to do. You would be surprised how many machinists don't even like talking about steels, have no passion for metals, alloys, heat treatment, its all about a pay check and that is all. Some guys just like to pontificate (like I am doing right now LOL), show how much they know, get all the attention, something to do with their mothers not loving them or something like that. Its a tough call, you don't need someone who is exceptionally intellectually gifted to do your smithing, all that is really required is someone who is passionate about what they do, honest and enjoys the learning process that each job brings. You can get a feel for this kind of thing over the phone or by email, good attitude, a willingness to help get the job done properly- and help rectify any problems that might occur down the line. [/QUOTE]
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