Unknown smith

sharp shooter said:
What gunsmith would put his mark on a gun that looks like this:

Circle with GXG in it. I seen a nice Browning Safari on another site come up but it appeared to be reamed out with that mark beside the area where the original cartridge was scratched out. I believe it was a factory 300 H&H and reamed out to 300 win mag.. I'd like to ream out all the people and smiths that reamed out all the 300 H&H Brownings to 300 Weatherby and 300 Win Mag!
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Is it a X or 2 crossed rifles in the circle? Could just be the Birmingham proof mark, they look like what you described.
 
hoytcanon said:
I expect a custom rifle to shoot quite well, but I have had some pretty shytey builds shoot well and I would not even consider keeping them around... fit and finish and craftsmanship are important to me... I love guns and consider them to be functional art.
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Thanks for putting my thoughts into coherent sentences Hoyt. I have a few higher end factory rifles, but they all have at least one issue in either the fit or function. Its becoming high time I just pay for what I want.
 
How about looking at it this way, Chunk?
Just because a fellow is "known" to some, doesn't mean he is "known" to all.
Lots of fellows here in Alberta that folks in Ontario and East have never heard of.
Does that make their work poor? Diminish the quality somehow? Make it garbage?
R.
 
Name?

The name maybe comes to mean something after the said person has established themselves by assembling winning combinations. That person must use the exact same tolerances from build to build
They have to also be able to assist with diagnosis if the owner may experience problems. A builder must own up to mistakes that may happen. Example, scuffing the finish on a action. They cost is on them to repair it to the customer's satisfaction. The build is only part of the equation. It is about barrels, bullets, powder, and trigger time as well.
 
Depends if you’re talking about known in a small local circle, or actually known…around North America or the world.
 
Rman said:
How about looking at it this way, Chunk?
Just because a fellow is "known" to some, doesn't mean he is "known" to all.
Lots of fellows here in Alberta that folks in Ontario and East have never heard of.
Does that make their work poor? Diminish the quality somehow? Make it garbage?
R.
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Laughing. And as usual you make it personal. And yet there never appears to be any examples of this exemplary unknown work.
 
If it makes you happy to name drop when asked about your custom rifle great. Otherwise custom gun builders specialize in building guns. Not killing. That’s where the owner comes in.
Be happy or buy another one is how I see it.
 
chuck nelson said:
Laughing. And as usual you make it personal. And yet there never appears to be any examples of this exemplary unknown work.
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As usual, you completely miss the point, and don’t answer the questions. Laughing.
Personal? Hardly.
According to your own logic, you have a lot of garbage rifles.
No?

R.
 
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Rman said:
As usual, you completely miss the point, and don’t answer the questions. Laughing.
Personal? Hardly.
According to your own logic, you have a lot of garbage rifles.
No?

R.
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Pretty sure any rifle I’ve ever had worked on was by someone who’s name is known. Particularly for the job at hand. It just seems that the wider they are known the more you hate them. Despite never seeing their work. Puzzling.

Do you have a visual example of some no name that is fantastic work?
 
My experience is that the "big names" cost me an arm and a leg, but their work was never in doubt. Having said that, I also had some disappointments. I won't mention names. There is a "lesser" name here in SW Ontario (known here in target/benchrest circles) and he is exceptional--and he's as busy as hell.
 
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