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| b23:
--- Quote from: Sakko300wsm on November 16, 2024, 08:24:44 AM ---I’m sure it’s been covered a ton of times on here . My main hunting rifles are Christensen's topped with NF glass , but now really considering to have a true custom built. What’s some of your go to guys for customs? And hopefully not wait a year for it --- End quote --- I've had builds done from numerous different gunsmiths over the years but Defensive Edge Rifles https://defensiveedge.net/ and Karl Kampfeld https://www.kampfeldcustom.com/ have been doing all my of builds for some time now and couldn't be happier. They both have the fastest build times of anyone I have ever used, do great work, and have excellent communication. I always suggest using someone within a reasonable driving distance of you so you can drive to their shop meet and talk to them in person at least for the first build or work you want them to do. After that if you want more work done and they aren't really close you can ship your stuff back and forth but it's nice being able to meet them at least once before you start a build. Defensive Edge is only about twenty five minutes away from me which makes it easy and Kampfeld is around an hour and a half which isn't quite as convenient but the first project Karl did for me I dropped my stuff off with him and we had a chance to chat face to face. Now I ship everything to him but it's nice having that peace of mind having met him. I used a gunsmith out of Fort Shaw Mt. for a build once where the only communication was through email I couldn't call him and he wouldn't call me. After three years of waiting and emailing back and forth with nothing but excuse after excuse and fewer and fewer emails things came to a head and the emails became less pleasant. I finally got my rifle but when I did it didn't even function properly. It was a bit of a disaster and I later learned many others had the same experience but I did learn a valuable lesson out of it and looking back I've asked myself many times, what the hellll was I thinking using someone I couldn't even talk to on the phone. :rolleyes: If DE Rifles or Kampfeld Customs are to far from you to drive to I will 100% vouch for both of them as being top notch honest shops to work with. One of the nice things about Defensive Edge is if you tell Shawn what bullet you intend to use he will work up a load for you with that bullet and shoot it for group at 100yds right at his shop. The only downside I've found with DE is Shawn's equipement is only setup to cut American threads so he doesn't work on anything with metric threads like a Tikka or CZ. Anything with metric threads I send to Karl Kampfeld. |
| Sakko300wsm:
--- Quote from: jjhunter on November 16, 2024, 08:31:00 AM ---I have an Rbros 28 Nosler. I hunt with a Christensen topped with a NF. :chuckle: --- End quote --- Why do you hunt with the CA over the Rbros? |
| jjhunter:
I guess it’s just the perfect hunting rifle. Light, short, accurate. I can shoot on the run, I can get down and make long shot. I don’t use a sling; I’ve always carried my rifles. I pack the CA using the NF like a handle. Fits my hand perfectly and can pack it like that forever. I also prefer the more traditional stock. The vertical grip stocks just don’t swing naturally for me. I shoot a lot of my animals off-hand/moving so that’s important to me. I probably just need to have Travis restock my rifle. Then it would be perfect. I would like to be able to use Talleys, though, so I could pack my rifle the way I like. I think his new action will allow this. |
| mountainman:
RBros hands down. One hole at 300, smooth and tight |
| Sakko300wsm:
--- Quote from: mountainman on November 16, 2024, 05:17:41 PM ---RBros hands down. One hole at 300, smooth and tight --- End quote --- Good chance I am going it’s Rbros - was talking with Travis yesterday. Did check in with a builder in Lewiston - haven’t heard back from him yet |
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