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<blockquote data-quote="Dano5001" data-source="post: 611418" data-attributes="member: 12788"><p>I have trouble getting past the prices on full custom rifles, but I have shot friends Surgeon, GAP, and Nighthawk Customs, and for me there is no comparison to factory rifles, these things are amazing, I hope to own a Surgeon in the next couple years.</p><p> </p><p>For me the biggest factors are barrels and bedding, every mass produced barrel is probably going to shoot different, not saying they wont shoot, some may shoot better dirty than clean, etc. I personaly will feel better having a hand lapped cut rifled barrel fitted by a good smith when I am looking at the buck of a lifetime, just my opinion. I know of a smith who painstakingly indexes the barrel to the bore before cutting the chamber and threads, my opinion you wont get this precision from mass produced rifles.</p><p> </p><p>For bedding, I want to know that if I take the barrel/action out of the stock it will go back together with the same fit and contact points every time, my opinion, you dont get that in a factory rifle.</p><p> </p><p>For me, a custom rifle would be equipment peace of mind, and I will say If I had never had hands on expirence with a custom I would be like, WHAT? HOW MUCH? YOUR CRAZY!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dano5001, post: 611418, member: 12788"] I have trouble getting past the prices on full custom rifles, but I have shot friends Surgeon, GAP, and Nighthawk Customs, and for me there is no comparison to factory rifles, these things are amazing, I hope to own a Surgeon in the next couple years. For me the biggest factors are barrels and bedding, every mass produced barrel is probably going to shoot different, not saying they wont shoot, some may shoot better dirty than clean, etc. I personaly will feel better having a hand lapped cut rifled barrel fitted by a good smith when I am looking at the buck of a lifetime, just my opinion. I know of a smith who painstakingly indexes the barrel to the bore before cutting the chamber and threads, my opinion you wont get this precision from mass produced rifles. For bedding, I want to know that if I take the barrel/action out of the stock it will go back together with the same fit and contact points every time, my opinion, you dont get that in a factory rifle. For me, a custom rifle would be equipment peace of mind, and I will say If I had never had hands on expirence with a custom I would be like, WHAT? HOW MUCH? YOUR CRAZY!!!! [/QUOTE]
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