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Plastic class
Barrel will be turned down and cut to 22", I'll add Talley LW extra-lows and Leupold 6X36. The debate is whether the metal should be black coated.
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01-14-2011, 11:12 AM
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Color the metal to match the recoil pad.
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01-14-2011, 11:16 AM
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Looks nice! I like the stainless though a black cerakoting would look pretty slick as well....
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01-14-2011, 12:19 PM
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Color the metal to match the recoil pad.
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Look what I just found posted not an hour ago on another site. Wonder if David Miller would consider the same?
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01-14-2011, 12:35 PM
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Look what I just found posted not an hour ago on another site. Wonder if David Miller would consider the same?
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Why not,most people pay David Millers prices,so that they can own something unique.A barreled action that matches that recoil pad,would certainly make the rifle look unique.
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01-14-2011, 01:50 PM
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Chuck, is your stock black or dark brown?
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01-14-2011, 02:18 PM
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Dual purpose gunstock and pencil eraser.
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01-14-2011, 02:31 PM
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DG, the stock is brown.
Given the target weight of 7lbs-7lbs 2ozs I may just cut the barrel to 22" and flute.
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01-14-2011, 02:32 PM
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Dual purpose gunstock and pencil eraser.
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Funny, I was waiting for something like that.
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01-14-2011, 02:39 PM
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Look what I just found posted not an hour ago on another site. Wonder if David Miller would consider the same?
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We have a winner for ugliest scope mounting ever. Friggin' weaver tip-offs look better then that stainless abomination.
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01-14-2011, 02:46 PM
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We have a winner for ugliest scope mounting ever. Friggin' weaver tip-offs look better then that stainless abomination.
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It would be the worlds most expensive and recognizable mount.
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We have a winner for ugliest scope mounting ever. Friggin' weaver tip-offs look better then that stainless abomination.
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im with you, shes an ugly woman. im sure it gets the job done better than many , but for that kind of money , ? no thanks some people will buy anything for the fact that it costs 4 or 5x more than something that does the same job and actually looks decent and not like a 1st year machinists shop project.
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Dual purpose gunstock and pencil eraser.
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01-14-2011, 03:25 PM
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It would be the worlds most expensive and recognizable mount.
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Sorry Chuck, I guess 30 years of playing with guns has left me uneducated. Who's mount is it? And why is it so expensive? And why does it look like s**t?
(Still BFugly).
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01-14-2011, 05:19 PM
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Don't flute the barrel... please... Just kidding, it's only gotta make you happy...
FWIW, I'd get it coated. Leupold matte or as close as possible.
That's gonna be another dandy build, Chuck. Nothing wrong with a 7ish pound M70...
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Whose mount is it?
Why has Darwin not yet claimed this person for producing such an abomination??
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The mount is by David Miller and Co. The rifle retails for 32K
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There should be $2K discount for that mount. Still bfugly.
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01-15-2011, 12:22 PM
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And I bet i could build 11 rifles that shot as good or better, and were just as functional, for $32,000.
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i heard the stock is made from $ 30,000 that was shredded and formed into a mold , is that true?
does this rifle come with a trophy sheep hunt or something?
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32k? Why?
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01-15-2011, 02:09 PM
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And I bet i could build 11 rifles that shot as good or better, and were just as functional, for $32,000.
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But if your name is David Miller,your guns have the snob appeal,and the rich people are willing to pay big money to buy them.
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David Miller and Curt Crum may be a lot of things, but inept at their trade is not one of them. I'll never own one, but I'm not naive enough to think that they are probably not making much more an hour than Elkhunter11 is being an electrician. Does that mean that he is somhow feeding someones snob appeal to have the best electrician on site? I doubt it.
I can think of many more people that get paid far more considering what they are worth than these two guys do.
I'd encourage anyone who has interest in the trade to pick up Tom Turpins book "Artistry in Wood and Metal, the David Miller Co." It's a fantastic look into what goes into these rifles.
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David Miller and Curt Crum may be a lot of things, but inept at their trade is not one of them. I'll never own one, but I'm not naive enough to think that they are probably not making much more an hour than Elkhunter11 is being an electrician. Does that mean that he is somhow feeding someones snob appeal to have the best electrician on site? I doubt it.
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For them to be making similar money per hour to myself,they would have to be working 40 hours per week for over three months straight to built one rifle.Do you really believe that they put in 500 hours of labor into each rifle?
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For them to be making similar money per hour to myself,they would have to be working 40 hours per week for over three months straight to built one rifle.Do you really believe that they put in 500 hours of labor into each rifle?
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Do you really believe that a business injects all it's capital into the employees?
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Do you really believe that a business injects all it's capital into the employees?
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How much do you think it costs in materials,power ,tooling,building maintenance,insurance etc,to make one rifle?Companies like Carolina Precision,Jarrett rifles and the like sell their rifles for around $5000 to $7000,and they are making a profit.That still leaves an extra $25,000,to $27,000.
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How much do you think it costs in materials,power ,tooling,building maintenance,insurance etc,to make one rifle?Companies like Carolina Precision,Jarrett rifles and the like sell their rifles for around $5000 to $7000,and they are making a profit.That still leaves an extra $25,000,to $27,000.
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Funny thing is, I think Jarrett is overpriced.
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So do a lot of other people,myself included,yet you could buy four of his rifles for the price of that David Miller rifle.How can you possibly justify the additional $25,000 for the David Miller rifle?
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One can only conclude they would spend that much money in a vain attempt to bolster their own failing personal ego
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So do a lot of other people,myself included,yet you could buy four of his rifles for the price of that David Miller rifle.How can you possibly justify the additional $25,000 for the David Miller rifle?
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I agree, there is nothing in the rifle pictured that remotely justifies $32,000 price tag. I dont see any fancy XXXX walnut, no fancy checkering, no engraving, no skeleton buttplate and grip cap, no custom express sights, all I see is a stainless synthetic, trued, rebarrelled with flutes and muzzle breaked, custom magazine and bottom metal, probably pillar and glass bedded, aluminium or stainless pistol grip cap and a custom fibre stock with a giant pencil eraser on it.
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