holy shit, when I saw this thread the first time, I thought it was bumped from that one thread awhile ago where the customer got into a sort of legal battle with these clowns.
I can't comprehend the amount this guy charges for his work!!! 224.00 for fucking scope rings that are going to eat your scope's finish??? If it wasn't so damn unethical, and folks hadn't lost so much cash, it would be hilarious.
Shit, for 8k the clown could've gathered all the parts and sent them to Marc S to do the build (since Mark did that one build for him anyway, might as well get it right!). He would've probably still made money and he would've given the OP an extremely high quality build!
I wonder what this "Chimera" action looks like? Can you imagine the tool chatter? It's supposed to have chatter when there's machining involved, right Dave?
The email exchange about the stock was interesting too. Stevie Wonder could see dude was lying through his teeth...
Good on you, OP, for posting those pics and identifying that atrocity he labeled a precision rifle build.
I wonder what some of our smiths here think when they see shit like that? At least you got your rifle firing greatly and didn't have to dump much more into it. If you paid with a CC, I'd dispute the shit out of that charge from TR.