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Thoughts on Lothar Walther?
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<blockquote data-quote="Buck Fever" data-source="post: 1863479" data-attributes="member: 113501"><p>I might be too picky but the gunsmiths I would consider are the ones that do competitive bench rest guns. They are harder to find than the gunsmiths in my area that would probably do fine for a .30-06 for 400 yard deer.</p><p></p><p>I have one local that has a good reputation but I asked about what I wanted and instead of a barrel he wanted to sell me a complete custom rifle with a different action and stock.</p><p></p><p>Some companies that do prefit barrels like PVA seem to be working near that bench rest level of precision and LW seems to be on that level or beyond. I saw a video of their German factory where they have a robotic arm loading a CNC lathe to do barrel work one at a time. It seems over the top but if the US factory is automated like that and is really good about machining concentric chambers, it seems worth considering.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buck Fever, post: 1863479, member: 113501"] I might be too picky but the gunsmiths I would consider are the ones that do competitive bench rest guns. They are harder to find than the gunsmiths in my area that would probably do fine for a .30-06 for 400 yard deer. I have one local that has a good reputation but I asked about what I wanted and instead of a barrel he wanted to sell me a complete custom rifle with a different action and stock. Some companies that do prefit barrels like PVA seem to be working near that bench rest level of precision and LW seems to be on that level or beyond. I saw a video of their German factory where they have a robotic arm loading a CNC lathe to do barrel work one at a time. It seems over the top but if the US factory is automated like that and is really good about machining concentric chambers, it seems worth considering. [/QUOTE]
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