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Having trouble getting my 7 LRM to shoot
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<blockquote data-quote="Augustus" data-source="post: 941601" data-attributes="member: 10142"><p>Dhughes, wait until you have three or four of these dogs sitting around. I could write a book on high dollar custom rifles that won't shoot. My experience with custom rifles has left a lot to be desired. I once sent a Nesika action, Broughton barrel and a Mcmillian stock to a very well known gunsmith. It came back minus a bolt, the bolt was never found. After months of haggling over whose fault it was I bought a new bolt and had it redone. The rifle was sent to this gunsmith because it was shooting around 2moa after being built by another very well known smithy using a Hart barrel. </p><p></p><p>I had an AR built by another very well known smith. I started breaking the barrel in and started having head separations, turns out the headspace was off by a mile.</p><p></p><p>I bought a brake and had it installed on a 300 Ultra by the same smith, after 600 rds the gills blowed out while sitting at a bench shooting with two friends. Thankfully the flying hunks of metal didn't hit them.</p><p></p><p>I bought a custom action that came with no bolt catch and the trigger pin holes were off so far I could not install the trigger. </p><p></p><p>I bought a custom built base and had it installed by a very very well known smith, it was supposed to be pinned to the receiver. The rifle shot like crap when I got it back. The front screw was over length and was torqued down on the barrel threads, the screws were oval heads but the base was cut for fillet heads. The base was so far out of spec that no rings I tried would work and the base had not been pinned.</p><p></p><p>I can go on but I think you get the drift.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Augustus, post: 941601, member: 10142"] Dhughes, wait until you have three or four of these dogs sitting around. I could write a book on high dollar custom rifles that won't shoot. My experience with custom rifles has left a lot to be desired. I once sent a Nesika action, Broughton barrel and a Mcmillian stock to a very well known gunsmith. It came back minus a bolt, the bolt was never found. After months of haggling over whose fault it was I bought a new bolt and had it redone. The rifle was sent to this gunsmith because it was shooting around 2moa after being built by another very well known smithy using a Hart barrel. I had an AR built by another very well known smith. I started breaking the barrel in and started having head separations, turns out the headspace was off by a mile. I bought a brake and had it installed on a 300 Ultra by the same smith, after 600 rds the gills blowed out while sitting at a bench shooting with two friends. Thankfully the flying hunks of metal didn't hit them. I bought a custom action that came with no bolt catch and the trigger pin holes were off so far I could not install the trigger. I bought a custom built base and had it installed by a very very well known smith, it was supposed to be pinned to the receiver. The rifle shot like crap when I got it back. The front screw was over length and was torqued down on the barrel threads, the screws were oval heads but the base was cut for fillet heads. The base was so far out of spec that no rings I tried would work and the base had not been pinned. I can go on but I think you get the drift. [/QUOTE]
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