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Buying a Gunwerks LR-1000 a good choice?
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<blockquote data-quote="Scot E" data-source="post: 496059" data-attributes="member: 10832"><p>I have tried to stay away from this thread for a couple months, to no avail! </p><p></p><p> Before I say anything I think it is important to mention that I am in no way affiliated with BOTW, or G7, or Gunwerks or Greybull. I don't own any of their products either. The info below is my opinion based on my research of their products, offerings, and contributions to our sport. </p><p></p><p> I am just amazed at how much grief these guys get on this forum. It seems that every time one of the above names comes up, or BDC turrets, etc., there is a fire storm of negativity headed their way. I just don't get it. They make excellent products that perform as promised. They are strong supporters of this sport which we all love, their innovation is at the top of the sport IMO, yet they just get hammered here. </p><p></p><p> I have been waiting for someone to properly point out some of the benefits to their system that most if not all other gunsmith's fall short on but have yet to hear it. These points may not be advantageous for most shooters here but they certainly are for some and are legitimate selling points worthy of note and could be worth the increased price they ask over typical custom guns. </p><p></p><p>So here are the things I find unique and beneficial about Gunwerks that should be considered when comparing them to other options.</p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span> They do all the barrel break-in for the new gun. Don't know the proper way or don't have the time, no worries!</p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>They do load development for your gun and give the recipes for your use. How much is your time and lack of frustration worth?</p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>They ensure cold bore accuracy and group accuracy with your gun/load combo. I feel like I have a decent handle on how to do this but have had a couple guns that drove me nuts. To some this may be well worth the extra expense over a factory gun or custom gun with load or accuracy issues. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>They offer custom ammo for your gun at your specs. Very nice option if needed.</p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>They provide PROPER scope mounting. I will argue that most guys don't mount their scope correctly. </p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>They ballistic map your rifle/load combo. Whether you use this for their custom turret or for a more traditional method of shooting, the info provided is valuable for accurate real world shooting. This takes a lot of time to do correctly. How much $ is your time worth?</p><p></p><p></p><p> I think a strong argument can be made that a system like this could have real appeal to a number of guys. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>New guys to custom guns that don't know all the little secrets in getting the most out of a setup can be confident that they can hit the field with a fully capable gun. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>New shooters to LRH that don't have a great understanding of how to properly develop loads, do barrel break-in, properly mount a scope with no cant, collect ballistic data, etc could find extreme value in these additional services. Yes, they all need to practice A LOT before they go shoot animals at long distance!</p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span>Guys like me that love this sport, understand much of the intricacies of shooting, reloading, ballistics, etc. but are just too stinking busy to spend the development time on a new traditional build could find their additional cost to be well worth it. </p><p> </p><p> Their systems are expensive no doubt but they do offer very unique added benefits compared to most tradition gunsmiths and for some guys they may be well worth the extra cost. If not then we all have a host of other options. I personally am appreciative of having options and appreciate what they bring to our sport. Markets have a tendency to weed out the poor products and bad ideas all on their own. It seems that they are doing just fine. I think it may be beneficial, for the good of LRH in general, to be a bit more open-minded, seeing the potential of their added benefits to some shooters before we go off bashing so much.</p><p></p><p> My 2 cents!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scot E, post: 496059, member: 10832"] I have tried to stay away from this thread for a couple months, to no avail! Before I say anything I think it is important to mention that I am in no way affiliated with BOTW, or G7, or Gunwerks or Greybull. I don’t own any of their products either. The info below is my opinion based on my research of their products, offerings, and contributions to our sport. I am just amazed at how much grief these guys get on this forum. It seems that every time one of the above names comes up, or BDC turrets, etc., there is a fire storm of negativity headed their way. I just don’t get it. They make excellent products that perform as promised. They are strong supporters of this sport which we all love, their innovation is at the top of the sport IMO, yet they just get hammered here. I have been waiting for someone to properly point out some of the benefits to their system that most if not all other gunsmith’s fall short on but have yet to hear it. These points may not be advantageous for most shooters here but they certainly are for some and are legitimate selling points worthy of note and could be worth the increased price they ask over typical custom guns. So here are the things I find unique and beneficial about Gunwerks that should be considered when comparing them to other options. [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT] They do all the barrel break-in for the new gun. Don’t know the proper way or don’t have the time, no worries! [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]They do load development for your gun and give the recipes for your use. How much is your time and lack of frustration worth? [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]They ensure cold bore accuracy and group accuracy with your gun/load combo. I feel like I have a decent handle on how to do this but have had a couple guns that drove me nuts. To some this may be well worth the extra expense over a factory gun or custom gun with load or accuracy issues. [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]They offer custom ammo for your gun at your specs. Very nice option if needed. [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]They provide PROPER scope mounting. I will argue that most guys don’t mount their scope correctly. [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]They ballistic map your rifle/load combo. Whether you use this for their custom turret or for a more traditional method of shooting, the info provided is valuable for accurate real world shooting. This takes a lot of time to do correctly. How much $ is your time worth? I think a strong argument can be made that a system like this could have real appeal to a number of guys. [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]New guys to custom guns that don’t know all the little secrets in getting the most out of a setup can be confident that they can hit the field with a fully capable gun. [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]New shooters to LRH that don’t have a great understanding of how to properly develop loads, do barrel break-in, properly mount a scope with no cant, collect ballistic data, etc could find extreme value in these additional services. Yes, they all need to practice A LOT before they go shoot animals at long distance! [FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT]Guys like me that love this sport, understand much of the intricacies of shooting, reloading, ballistics, etc. but are just too stinking busy to spend the development time on a new traditional build could find their additional cost to be well worth it. Their systems are expensive no doubt but they do offer very unique added benefits compared to most tradition gunsmiths and for some guys they may be well worth the extra cost. If not then we all have a host of other options. I personally am appreciative of having options and appreciate what they bring to our sport. Markets have a tendency to weed out the poor products and bad ideas all on their own. It seems that they are doing just fine. I think it may be beneficial, for the good of LRH in general, to be a bit more open-minded, seeing the potential of their added benefits to some shooters before we go off bashing so much. My 2 cents! [/QUOTE]
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