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A response I didn't expect
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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 698815" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>Greyfox is right.</p><p>There are 'gunsmiths' who put together the collected customer parts into whatever the customer thinks they want. There could be no guarantees with this approach.</p><p>IMO, gunsmiths should stick to gun repair.</p><p></p><p>There are 'gunbuilders', who actually design, manage parts orders/finishing & assemble guns, with specific goals(purpose built). They can make performance guarantees.</p><p></p><p>There are 'machinists' & 'stockmakers' & 'actionmakers' & 'barrelmakers', etc, who can finish your collected parts and then you can put them together. I've gone this route a couple times(working on a third), it's a nightmare. One of the two guns shot to my expectations. The other ended up a learning experience..</p><p></p><p>The hassle in each route is that every one of these service providers are liars. And you'll even lie to yourself!</p><p>So if you try to be your own gunbuilder, plan on 3+yrs to eek through every line and blown deadlines.</p><p>If you can find a gunbuilder who has already rung out a design that would work well for you, pay that guy whatever he wants(in CONUS)(don't pay anyone in Canada for anything).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 698815, member: 1521"] Greyfox is right. There are 'gunsmiths' who put together the collected customer parts into whatever the customer thinks they want. There could be no guarantees with this approach. IMO, gunsmiths should stick to gun repair. There are 'gunbuilders', who actually design, manage parts orders/finishing & assemble guns, with specific goals(purpose built). They can make performance guarantees. There are 'machinists' & 'stockmakers' & 'actionmakers' & 'barrelmakers', etc, who can finish your collected parts and then you can put them together. I've gone this route a couple times(working on a third), it's a nightmare. One of the two guns shot to my expectations. The other ended up a learning experience.. The hassle in each route is that every one of these service providers are liars. And you'll even lie to yourself! So if you try to be your own gunbuilder, plan on 3+yrs to eek through every line and blown deadlines. If you can find a gunbuilder who has already rung out a design that would work well for you, pay that guy whatever he wants(in CONUS)(don't pay anyone in Canada for anything). [/QUOTE]
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