Silly things? It's common sense, I don't pay for someone to build it for me. I weld, I drill and tap, chamber, start from blank wood or a semi inlet, and do everything in between. That's a lot more that what is going on here.

Anyone can take a m700, 40x, model 7, set the headspace ( remage barrel or short chamber) and get a quality stock blank. Bed the stock or add pillars and you will have something that looks just as good and can shoot right with it.

Most of us here fully understand what a true custom entails. There are several here that can do all of this work themselves. Here is the cost savings. Do it yourself and you don't have to pay the ridiculous premiums.

Im reaching for you, but I can't quite feel you on this one. This is a simple build that most with a bit of common sense can achieve. People have been doing it for years.