As I put away gear from the PTS match I was thinking. These are great times for riflemen. My first match I ever shot, back when SH membership was < 1k,had mostly hunting and varmint guns on the line, wood stocks were the norm and only a few had an elite " custom" build. If you had a rifle hovering around an inch you had something to brag about, ball and hunting ammo was common and a Mk 4 was the top scope! I had just cashed in some 401 money,sold a boker knife collection, and logged outa large wild cherry tree to buy a build from a small 4 man shop by the name of GA Precision and was surprised to find out they were NOT in Georgia? The rifle came in 3 days before the match and there it began.
Now most factory rifles come in under an inch out of the box. I have several more GAPs, a John Pierce, 2 from Accurate Ordnance's Dave Walker and one he'd built while at APA. ( several of these were on prize tables, as these guys really support the .sport) I also have ran or have experience with rifles from Mark Gordon at SAC, Bobby Keigans at Freedom GunWorks, Mark Williams at Raven, Terry Cross, LA Precision, RW Snyder, DTA and while AI has basically removed him from the market place, I have ran some remarkable rifles Mr Dave Tooley assembled for some of this country's greatest warriors .
We now can get a top of the line weapon from any of these men plus dozens of other secret builders that live just down the road from a friends cousin. Which is better? That cannot be answered, find a personality you like in a price timeframe that works, and deal with confidence. If that does not work, you can get a competitive system out of the box from AI or Sako that gives up nothing with no wait. Still out of reach? An offering from Savage, FN or Remington can put you in he winners circle if you can drive it, their top line rifles are just that good.
When you add the advancements in glass, Bushnell is often the most common scope on the line,yeah really, by the top shooters. Bullet improvements, powder choices, new sling designs and a chassis and stock market that is growing faster than the market can keep up with.........We Are Living In Some Really Good Times
Now most factory rifles come in under an inch out of the box. I have several more GAPs, a John Pierce, 2 from Accurate Ordnance's Dave Walker and one he'd built while at APA. ( several of these were on prize tables, as these guys really support the .sport) I also have ran or have experience with rifles from Mark Gordon at SAC, Bobby Keigans at Freedom GunWorks, Mark Williams at Raven, Terry Cross, LA Precision, RW Snyder, DTA and while AI has basically removed him from the market place, I have ran some remarkable rifles Mr Dave Tooley assembled for some of this country's greatest warriors .
We now can get a top of the line weapon from any of these men plus dozens of other secret builders that live just down the road from a friends cousin. Which is better? That cannot be answered, find a personality you like in a price timeframe that works, and deal with confidence. If that does not work, you can get a competitive system out of the box from AI or Sako that gives up nothing with no wait. Still out of reach? An offering from Savage, FN or Remington can put you in he winners circle if you can drive it, their top line rifles are just that good.
When you add the advancements in glass, Bushnell is often the most common scope on the line,yeah really, by the top shooters. Bullet improvements, powder choices, new sling designs and a chassis and stock market that is growing faster than the market can keep up with.........We Are Living In Some Really Good Times
