HikeHunt61
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Let's say you are looking at a Christensen Arms Summit TI- 280 Nosler or 7MM PRC. For around that cost, can you do a build with same accuracy and weight? Thoughts on which way you would go?
Thanks 30- I may take you up on it. I live in Phoenix AZ so had some desire to do it locally if there was a great outfit here. But it's not crucial. I'll PM ya soon...We can build you what you want at Robinson Precision Rifles and have ways to keep the price more affordable. You can also pm me if you want to buy the components yourself and have a smith put them together. It's a fun process that I did for my 5 hunting rifles and Josh knows accuracy and how to get it.
Good advice, an issue is inevitable at some point for any business, how they handle it is what separates the best from the rest.The difference in the quality gunsmiths is what do they do when the gun doesn't quite shoot up to par. First if they say that doesn't happen...run for the door and never look back. Happens to the best of them every once in a while and for the sub par ones happens all the time. I went with Robinson Precision Rifles after getting to know him for a couple of years doing smaller jobs for him and if he chooses the components and it doesn't work he will fix it, but he can do that because is rate of that happening is very low. With a previous well known company from Montana I had 2 bad Proof barrels on the same build that they didn't catch and I ate 2000 more than what the cost of the gun should be...Proof refunded me on both barrels but the gunsmith
still charged me full price to chamber, cut and thread the 2nd barrel. Oh and barrel defect was visible with naked eyend this was my 3rd rifle with them...needless to say I didn't go back. My point is you can get bad service from the big dogs too. In that arena you are only as good as your last builds. My last build with Josh and I have 3 more in the que.
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PM sent. Looking at build for now I think...I’m going to be selling a Christensen Summit 28 Nosler along with 6 boxes of Hornady 162g ELS that this rifle is tuned to. Steve Monk/Affordable Long Range set it up for me. Shoots greatly! No issues. I have an issue with the scope on top and instead of re dialing in the 28 Nosler I’m going to move to a 7prc. Reach ou if you are interested.
A couple of years ago I had Travis Stevens build me a 280 ai with a Lone Peak Ti action and PROOF barrel. The quality of their work is insane. It'll shoot sub-3/4" at 300 yards!Lane Precision Rifles-Pocatello, ID-208-610-4442
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Travis is tough to beat in my opinion. Dallas is great too, he's doing my next one as we speak.A couple of years ago I had Travis Stevens build me a 280 ai with a Lone Peak Ti action and PROOF barrel. The quality of their work is insane. It'll shoot sub-3/4" at 300 yards!
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No, 3/4-inch, not MOA. 3/4-inch at 300 yards is 0.24 MOA.sub -3/4" at 300 yards?? Are you saying MOA? ce61
I actually did it twice. Once was a 5/8" group and the other was a 3/4" group. Not sure I could do it a 3rd time though! I think I was able to find the sweet spot between my handloads and my rifle is all.0.24 MOA at 300 yards... wow!!! can you do it twice, lol! ce61
I have several rifles and they ALL shoot better than me!!There‘s a lot more MOA rifles out there than there are MOA shooters. By a wide margin.
Hey easyelk,I have several rifles and they ALL shoot better than me!!
Yes Zeke, A couple have been shot by others.Hey easyelk,
How do you know?
Have "better" rifleman shot them?
If so, what were the results?
Zeke
I hear ya brother!Yes Zeke, A couple have been shot by others.
Some of it has to do with aging eyes!!