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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1678192" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I respect many people on this site and you are one of them And by no means do I intend to change there way of thinking about anything. I can only offer My way of thinking. Just because I feel one way about things doesn't mean I am right and everyone else is wrong, It just means that I have an opinion like everyone else.</p><p></p><p>The fact that I feel that just because a action is CUSTOM made doesn't automatically make the rifle a custom is just my opinion.</p><p>Also the CUSTOM action doesn't automatically make the rifle more accurate. once the round is chambered, Accuracy depends on many other things and any action becomes inert.</p><p></p><p>I love the many custom actions because many of them have features that factory actions don't because of the cost that make them desirable raises the overall cost and could not compete with normal factory rifles. Having worked on many custom actions I have found that most are not perfect and can benefit from truing in some areas.</p><p> Keep in mind that they are machined the exact way that factory actions are (CNC) and only the quality control is normally better.</p><p></p><p>I also know smiths that can and do build a firearm from scratch but most find it beneficial to buy some parts instead of having the customer pay for the extensive labor to do everything from scratch unless that is what he wants.</p><p></p><p>Personally,I don't care what people consider a Custom rifle. I just don't want people to think that you have to spend thousands of dollars and have to have a Aftermarket action to have an accurate rifle. I have also seen smiths that don't bother checking the accuracy of an aftermarket action because It is called a CUSTOM action and it must be good.</p><p></p><p>I have seen many shooters that thought if they spend $8,000.00 dollars and have a big name attached to it that It would make them the best shooter and have the best rifle, only to be humiliated by someone with a factory rifle that knew how to shoot and re load.</p><p></p><p>Call it Semantics, but it realy doesn't matter what you or I think, It is in the hands of the owner and he can call it whatever he wants. As a craftsman, I can appreciate fine craftsmanship and the ability to build a weapon from scratch. So I stand behind my belief in what I call a true CUSTOM even though I buy barrels and other parts to build with.</p><p></p><p>It has been a good discussion and many peoples idea of a custom rifle has been posted. Did we change anyone's mind ? probably not. but at least they have information to class what ever they have and can call it what ever they want even though you and I have a different opinion of what they have.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I never realy though very much about it.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1678192, member: 2736"] I respect many people on this site and you are one of them And by no means do I intend to change there way of thinking about anything. I can only offer My way of thinking. Just because I feel one way about things doesn't mean I am right and everyone else is wrong, It just means that I have an opinion like everyone else. The fact that I feel that just because a action is CUSTOM made doesn't automatically make the rifle a custom is just my opinion. Also the CUSTOM action doesn't automatically make the rifle more accurate. once the round is chambered, Accuracy depends on many other things and any action becomes inert. I love the many custom actions because many of them have features that factory actions don't because of the cost that make them desirable raises the overall cost and could not compete with normal factory rifles. Having worked on many custom actions I have found that most are not perfect and can benefit from truing in some areas. Keep in mind that they are machined the exact way that factory actions are (CNC) and only the quality control is normally better. I also know smiths that can and do build a firearm from scratch but most find it beneficial to buy some parts instead of having the customer pay for the extensive labor to do everything from scratch unless that is what he wants. Personally,I don't care what people consider a Custom rifle. I just don't want people to think that you have to spend thousands of dollars and have to have a Aftermarket action to have an accurate rifle. I have also seen smiths that don't bother checking the accuracy of an aftermarket action because It is called a CUSTOM action and it must be good. I have seen many shooters that thought if they spend $8,000.00 dollars and have a big name attached to it that It would make them the best shooter and have the best rifle, only to be humiliated by someone with a factory rifle that knew how to shoot and re load. Call it Semantics, but it realy doesn't matter what you or I think, It is in the hands of the owner and he can call it whatever he wants. As a craftsman, I can appreciate fine craftsmanship and the ability to build a weapon from scratch. So I stand behind my belief in what I call a true CUSTOM even though I buy barrels and other parts to build with. It has been a good discussion and many peoples idea of a custom rifle has been posted. Did we change anyone's mind ? probably not. but at least they have information to class what ever they have and can call it what ever they want even though you and I have a different opinion of what they have. To be honest, I never realy though very much about it. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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