I had forgotten that the wood wasn't that great on the less expensive model either.
10 years ago, $2000 could still get you a decent gun. If the wood wasn't great, at the very least I didn't think that there should be gaps especially with CNC.
There are a lot of lesser guns on the market with better fit.

I'm surprised that there were no comments on the "subbing it out" quip.

Tom

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