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<blockquote data-quote="Savage 12BVSS" data-source="post: 1844738" data-attributes="member: 112413"><p>I thought it was a good perspective on both choice's and I thought he was unusually straightforward in presenting them. I spend roughly 1/2 of what it would cost for a custom to rebuild a factory rifle to what features I want and near as I can see equal accuracy. No it doesn't have the resale value of the custom, but I I never sell my rifles so moot point. No it doesn't have the name dropping features to feel warm and fuzzy over, but it achieves the same results and I put it together, not someone else. Goal achieving is different to everyone so my way may not appeal to all, accuracy and complete knowledge of my creation are top motivators.</p><p></p><p>Don't really care about other's opinions or even comments they may make about my rifles. The range for me is the great equalizer and that's where my enjoyment and equipment come into focus, hunting and shooting with your own designed and assembled rifle is quite a nice confident feeling.</p><p></p><p>Here's my take, I can put a gun together once I have collected all the components in about 3-4 days time in my own gun room. Thats fitting the new stock, installing the barrel and lug, headspacing, installing and adjusting the new trigger. My Smith will true the action face and barrelnut while I hang out, by end of week I've measured to lands and started loading rounds to begin load work. Several days of shooting and the entire package is breaking in and loads are dialing in as well. I'm usually 2 weeks on entire operation. 1/2 the money, a fraction of the time to produce exactly what I want, and if something doesn't work out to expectations I'm the one who quickly makes adjustments or changes not someone else. I've achieved this exact result now with 5 rifles, they all shoot from high ones to fours, anything that doesn't shoot under 1/2 MOA get tweaked till it does. Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Savage 12BVSS, post: 1844738, member: 112413"] I thought it was a good perspective on both choice's and I thought he was unusually straightforward in presenting them. I spend roughly 1/2 of what it would cost for a custom to rebuild a factory rifle to what features I want and near as I can see equal accuracy. No it doesn't have the resale value of the custom, but I I never sell my rifles so moot point. No it doesn't have the name dropping features to feel warm and fuzzy over, but it achieves the same results and I put it together, not someone else. Goal achieving is different to everyone so my way may not appeal to all, accuracy and complete knowledge of my creation are top motivators. Don't really care about other's opinions or even comments they may make about my rifles. The range for me is the great equalizer and that's where my enjoyment and equipment come into focus, hunting and shooting with your own designed and assembled rifle is quite a nice confident feeling. Here's my take, I can put a gun together once I have collected all the components in about 3-4 days time in my own gun room. Thats fitting the new stock, installing the barrel and lug, headspacing, installing and adjusting the new trigger. My Smith will true the action face and barrelnut while I hang out, by end of week I've measured to lands and started loading rounds to begin load work. Several days of shooting and the entire package is breaking in and loads are dialing in as well. I'm usually 2 weeks on entire operation. 1/2 the money, a fraction of the time to produce exactly what I want, and if something doesn't work out to expectations I'm the one who quickly makes adjustments or changes not someone else. I've achieved this exact result now with 5 rifles, they all shoot from high ones to fours, anything that doesn't shoot under 1/2 MOA get tweaked till it does. Dave [/QUOTE]
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