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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 1231486" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>I've had many custom guns built by several different gunsmiths. Even though I've had problems with a few of them I didn't realize that the problems were so wide spread. Kind of gives the industry a black eye.</p><p></p><p>One of my rifles was built by Chris Matthews. The rifle was finished on time but brass seized in the chamber after firing, even light loads. He had me buying all different brands of brass and even a new set of custom dies, all to no avail. I eventually brought the rifle to another smith who recut the chamber. Problem easily resolved but a full year was wasted by the original builder jerking me around and I had to pay for the repair of a brand new custom rifle.</p><p></p><p>My biggest complaint with custom gun builders is unrealized completion dates and a host of excuses that are just too convenient and unverifiable. I guess we all have our own limits of patients. My personal threshold is about 1 year.</p><p></p><p>I had Mike Bryant of Wheeler TX build me a heavy bench rifle. It took nearly a year for completion but he told me that up front. Despite the fact that the rifle is one of the most accurate guns I had built, I just don't want to wait that long for a build. I ultimately found another smith who could complete a quality build in less time.</p><p></p><p>Kevin Cram (MCR) has built a few rifles for me. Every one was a shooter and all completed "on time". He also fixed a few problems others had created. </p><p></p><p>By and large, few things give me more pleasure than shooting a very accurate rifle. I can thank the many quality smiths that have built rifles for me, some advertise here. Good job and keep timetables realistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 1231486, member: 313"] I've had many custom guns built by several different gunsmiths. Even though I've had problems with a few of them I didn't realize that the problems were so wide spread. Kind of gives the industry a black eye. One of my rifles was built by Chris Matthews. The rifle was finished on time but brass seized in the chamber after firing, even light loads. He had me buying all different brands of brass and even a new set of custom dies, all to no avail. I eventually brought the rifle to another smith who recut the chamber. Problem easily resolved but a full year was wasted by the original builder jerking me around and I had to pay for the repair of a brand new custom rifle. My biggest complaint with custom gun builders is unrealized completion dates and a host of excuses that are just too convenient and unverifiable. I guess we all have our own limits of patients. My personal threshold is about 1 year. I had Mike Bryant of Wheeler TX build me a heavy bench rifle. It took nearly a year for completion but he told me that up front. Despite the fact that the rifle is one of the most accurate guns I had built, I just don't want to wait that long for a build. I ultimately found another smith who could complete a quality build in less time. Kevin Cram (MCR) has built a few rifles for me. Every one was a shooter and all completed "on time". He also fixed a few problems others had created. By and large, few things give me more pleasure than shooting a very accurate rifle. I can thank the many quality smiths that have built rifles for me, some advertise here. Good job and keep timetables realistic. [/QUOTE]
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