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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 518276" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>This has been a problem with some smiths for a long time and there is no good solution except</p><p>to be very specific in your instructions and schedules before starting a custom build.</p><p></p><p>The one thing that is not exceptable to me is for someone to tell me what I want to hear and not</p><p>the actual delivery time. </p><p></p><p>A custom build should be a good experance and not turn into a nightmare because of promises</p><p>not kept.</p><p></p><p>Normal build time should be 3 to 4 months If the smith has to order everything. If you furnish everything then it should take less. and if he is real busy he should tell you and give you a firm</p><p>date for delivery.</p><p></p><p>Actual build time from start to finish (Taken in order) for a custom rifle with all of the parts in hand</p><p>2 to 3 weeks from start to finish.</p><p></p><p>Some smiths have a production line set up and work many rifles at a time . Others schedule a </p><p>build to start in the order received and may take 2 to 3 months to start even if they have all of the</p><p>componants, so delivery time is close to the same.</p><p></p><p>A few weeks over the delivery date is ok as long as the smith lets you know how long and why.</p><p></p><p>The biggest mistake most people make is to pay all the money up front. once they have the money</p><p> there is no incentive to finish on time or at all.</p><p></p><p>I don't know the details of your agreements with the Smith so I cant comment fairly except to</p><p>say give the smith a chance to do right by you and at some point you will get your rifle or have to </p><p>have a face to face with him.</p><p></p><p>If he doesn't respond to your E-mail then you may have a problem, But give him a little time</p><p>(He could be ill or out of town).</p><p></p><p>I, like most waited up to 2 years in the beginning because I though that was how long it took</p><p>and that was an exceptable time to wait.</p><p></p><p>Then I found out that it was there poor planning and scheduling that was the problem.</p><p></p><p>It is to late to recomend things that should make the build a joyful experance but make the best</p><p>of it and it should be ok.</p><p></p><p>If not you may have to go and pick it up unfinished. ( A friend of mine picked his up after 7 years </p><p>of waiting and found that he had done nothing.(He paid up front and was tole that if he did not give the "Smith" a chance to finish he would not get his money back) He took It anyway.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 518276, member: 2736"] This has been a problem with some smiths for a long time and there is no good solution except to be very specific in your instructions and schedules before starting a custom build. The one thing that is not exceptable to me is for someone to tell me what I want to hear and not the actual delivery time. A custom build should be a good experance and not turn into a nightmare because of promises not kept. Normal build time should be 3 to 4 months If the smith has to order everything. If you furnish everything then it should take less. and if he is real busy he should tell you and give you a firm date for delivery. Actual build time from start to finish (Taken in order) for a custom rifle with all of the parts in hand 2 to 3 weeks from start to finish. Some smiths have a production line set up and work many rifles at a time . Others schedule a build to start in the order received and may take 2 to 3 months to start even if they have all of the componants, so delivery time is close to the same. A few weeks over the delivery date is ok as long as the smith lets you know how long and why. The biggest mistake most people make is to pay all the money up front. once they have the money there is no incentive to finish on time or at all. I don't know the details of your agreements with the Smith so I cant comment fairly except to say give the smith a chance to do right by you and at some point you will get your rifle or have to have a face to face with him. If he doesn't respond to your E-mail then you may have a problem, But give him a little time (He could be ill or out of town). I, like most waited up to 2 years in the beginning because I though that was how long it took and that was an exceptable time to wait. Then I found out that it was there poor planning and scheduling that was the problem. It is to late to recomend things that should make the build a joyful experance but make the best of it and it should be ok. If not you may have to go and pick it up unfinished. ( A friend of mine picked his up after 7 years of waiting and found that he had done nothing.(He paid up front and was tole that if he did not give the "Smith" a chance to finish he would not get his money back) He took It anyway. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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