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My frustration with the word "custom".
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<blockquote data-quote=".300 Dakota" data-source="post: 2088296" data-attributes="member: 106514"><p>Whether stuck together with chewing gum or have a finely hand-carved and crafted proven tack driver, by definition, if it is composed of parts not available through proprietary offerings or assembled in a manner not available for regular purchase - and if one man's (or a group of men) idea of something advantageous, pragmatic, or just different - that qualifies it as custom. A spray painted stock and a finely Cerakoted stock with an elaborate pattern are both custom. It was changed or modified from it's original design and/or purpose. </p><p></p><p>I throw together some d××n fine shooting rifles with assembled parts in my attic, and I'll put any of them up against your definition of a custom rifle any day of the week on the firing line. I can drill stocks to shave weight, I can modify headspace, I can add or detract weight from various places to create balance, I can modify trigger pull, and do other things that are most definitely custom. </p><p></p><p>And for the record, my puppies and kittens are all fat and healthy and mob me every time I walk in the door. </p><p></p><p>It's the elitist attitude that dissed on another man's work that gets me going as much as it is the word custom for perhaps for others. Just because I didn't spend $14,000 on it doesn't mean it's not a shootingþkilling machine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".300 Dakota, post: 2088296, member: 106514"] Whether stuck together with chewing gum or have a finely hand-carved and crafted proven tack driver, by definition, if it is composed of parts not available through proprietary offerings or assembled in a manner not available for regular purchase - and if one man's (or a group of men) idea of something advantageous, pragmatic, or just different - that qualifies it as custom. A spray painted stock and a finely Cerakoted stock with an elaborate pattern are both custom. It was changed or modified from it's original design and/or purpose. I throw together some d××n fine shooting rifles with assembled parts in my attic, and I'll put any of them up against your definition of a custom rifle any day of the week on the firing line. I can drill stocks to shave weight, I can modify headspace, I can add or detract weight from various places to create balance, I can modify trigger pull, and do other things that are most definitely custom. And for the record, my puppies and kittens are all fat and healthy and mob me every time I walk in the door. It's the elitist attitude that dissed on another man's work that gets me going as much as it is the word custom for perhaps for others. Just because I didn't spend $14,000 on it doesn't mean it's not a shootingþkilling machine. [/QUOTE]
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