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True MACHINIST gunsmiths? (a rare breed)
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1478818" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>This is just a discussion, so maybe no one will be insulted by some of the comments by my self and others.</p><p></p><p>I have been on this earth for 77 years, and hunting and shooting for 55+ years. I have seen many different Gunsmiths and The best one I ever saw was self trained and had to learn all aspects of gun smithing from books and trial and error.</p><p></p><p>The worst I ever had the misfortune to deal with was a nationally known Gunsmith with an armory trained background. (He was the reason I started doing the work for Myself).</p><p></p><p>No doubt that any part of gun smithing that you can get formal training/schooling in is important and can be helpful, but it is not the only thing necessary to become a good Gunsmith.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, A good gunsmith has the desire to be the best and a gift that allows him to excel. Money is secondary because he enjoys doing it and loves to see the outcome.</p><p></p><p>Cost can/has been the downfall of many good Gunsmiths because they forgot what got them to the top of there game and became more interested in the bottom line. They also hired a bunch of wannabees to do the machine work so they can run the business and thier quality goes down the drain. </p><p></p><p>Cost of some rifles are way to high for the work in many cases and I have always said that you get what you pay for, But any machine cost over $2,000.00 is over the top and you are paying for the name only, not the quality.</p><p></p><p>The very best of all the components shouldn't cost more than 2500.00 dollars and normally less than that. Component cost are up to the purchaser, The gunsmith has responsibility for the rest.</p><p></p><p>It would be very hard to come up with a rating system for any part or all parts of Gun smithing other than reputation. It would be nice to avoid getting bad service and quality by having some rating system, But it would not keep you out of trouble. My recommendation has always been to get to know the Gunsmith and spend time at his shop to get a feel for what kind of person and smith he is. If he is passionate about his work you will know it.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1478818, member: 2736"] This is just a discussion, so maybe no one will be insulted by some of the comments by my self and others. I have been on this earth for 77 years, and hunting and shooting for 55+ years. I have seen many different Gunsmiths and The best one I ever saw was self trained and had to learn all aspects of gun smithing from books and trial and error. The worst I ever had the misfortune to deal with was a nationally known Gunsmith with an armory trained background. (He was the reason I started doing the work for Myself). No doubt that any part of gun smithing that you can get formal training/schooling in is important and can be helpful, but it is not the only thing necessary to become a good Gunsmith. In my opinion, A good gunsmith has the desire to be the best and a gift that allows him to excel. Money is secondary because he enjoys doing it and loves to see the outcome. Cost can/has been the downfall of many good Gunsmiths because they forgot what got them to the top of there game and became more interested in the bottom line. They also hired a bunch of wannabees to do the machine work so they can run the business and thier quality goes down the drain. Cost of some rifles are way to high for the work in many cases and I have always said that you get what you pay for, But any machine cost over $2,000.00 is over the top and you are paying for the name only, not the quality. The very best of all the components shouldn't cost more than 2500.00 dollars and normally less than that. Component cost are up to the purchaser, The gunsmith has responsibility for the rest. It would be very hard to come up with a rating system for any part or all parts of Gun smithing other than reputation. It would be nice to avoid getting bad service and quality by having some rating system, But it would not keep you out of trouble. My recommendation has always been to get to know the Gunsmith and spend time at his shop to get a feel for what kind of person and smith he is. If he is passionate about his work you will know it. Just my opinion J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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