Brent- As I said, I'm neither a gunsmith nor an expert but I've stocked enough rifles and shotguns to know when it's done right and when it's not. I paid for my moose hunting addiction for nine years stocking guns. I considered myself ok but not on the level I'd consider worthy of the title "custom stocker". My saving graces were that I was cheap and fast. This rifle would not have left the bench.
Problems I see are:
1) The wood to metal fit is sloppy- large gap between rear of frame and wood on right side. Metal is proud of wood, same area.
2) Forend wood is proud of frame at top, right side.
3) Large gap at rear of upper tang. Tang damaged but not repaired (filed smooth).
4) Cross over lines at top of grip sloppy, checkering not carried to corner of pattern.
5) Lower tang proud of wood of wood at bottom, wood proud of tang at upper end.
6) Could be the photography but left side of grip checkering seems to have such over runs that even that corn furrow of a border can't hide them.
Again, maybe I'm being too critical but I wouldn't pay $1800.00 for this gun. Besides, there are no white line spacers.
Let me know what you think- good or bad.
Thanks, Cary
