My only exposure to PGW is through CanuckWR and his Coyote and Timberwolf. Both rifles seem very well made and from spotting for him out to 1100yds I can say that both of his rifles can shoot.
I have however heard from 3 completely separate people all of whom are either in the business of making firearms or using them in harms way that there have been issues with them that were inexcusable and the rifles they have seen should never have made it out of the shop. Since I never saw those things first hand I can't condemn the rifle, especially since they never specified when these things were witnessed and it could have been early production rifles and the issues have since been worked out never to be seen again.
What I have seen of them has all been positive but personally the PGW rifles are not for me. I own a DTA SRS in 338 Lapua and find the lighter wight and shorter length much more practical for my intended use. I take it hunting and quadding without issue and packing it through the bush is easy. Accuracy is on par with anything I've seen from a PGW rifle so to me I made the right choice. That choice will be different for everyone so don't take this as a challenge to prove to me your rifle is better than mine. I don't care what works for you, I only know what works for me.
What would stop me from buying a PGW rifle if I was in the market for a new long range platform is the comments made earlier by Ross I think it was calling himself a world class machinist and saying he was someone else's superior. To me that is cocky and arrogant and is enough to push me away from ever wanting to deal with someone like that. There were a few unprofessional responses to someone obviously trolling for a fight. I have no idea if what Ian was saying is true and it really doesn't matter. It's one guy's opinion and Ross could have simply asked him for proof of his claims and left it at that. Instead he was easily drawn into a childish match of name calling and personal bashing.
I am curious about one thing though. If these rifles are so great why are there so many reports about how great the warranty service is and how quickly problems were rectified? If they were built right in the first place no one would have any idea how the service was once the initial sale was done until it was time for a new barrel.
To all of you that love your rifle I'm glad you are happy and I hope it provides many years of great service and accuracy but they just aren't for me. If all I wanted it for was long range shooting off the bench or sandbags it would be a fine rifle but I like taking my 338 out hunting and quadding as well as shooting off the bench and to me nothing can touch my DTA when it comes to versatility in a small package. Add to the equation that if I wanted to I could buy different caliber kits and swap the barrels myself in less than one minute. I can also simply remove my barrel when I want to clean the rifle then re-install it myself and the rifle is still zeroed to my scope.
I have however heard from 3 completely separate people all of whom are either in the business of making firearms or using them in harms way that there have been issues with them that were inexcusable and the rifles they have seen should never have made it out of the shop. Since I never saw those things first hand I can't condemn the rifle, especially since they never specified when these things were witnessed and it could have been early production rifles and the issues have since been worked out never to be seen again.
What I have seen of them has all been positive but personally the PGW rifles are not for me. I own a DTA SRS in 338 Lapua and find the lighter wight and shorter length much more practical for my intended use. I take it hunting and quadding without issue and packing it through the bush is easy. Accuracy is on par with anything I've seen from a PGW rifle so to me I made the right choice. That choice will be different for everyone so don't take this as a challenge to prove to me your rifle is better than mine. I don't care what works for you, I only know what works for me.
What would stop me from buying a PGW rifle if I was in the market for a new long range platform is the comments made earlier by Ross I think it was calling himself a world class machinist and saying he was someone else's superior. To me that is cocky and arrogant and is enough to push me away from ever wanting to deal with someone like that. There were a few unprofessional responses to someone obviously trolling for a fight. I have no idea if what Ian was saying is true and it really doesn't matter. It's one guy's opinion and Ross could have simply asked him for proof of his claims and left it at that. Instead he was easily drawn into a childish match of name calling and personal bashing.
I am curious about one thing though. If these rifles are so great why are there so many reports about how great the warranty service is and how quickly problems were rectified? If they were built right in the first place no one would have any idea how the service was once the initial sale was done until it was time for a new barrel.
To all of you that love your rifle I'm glad you are happy and I hope it provides many years of great service and accuracy but they just aren't for me. If all I wanted it for was long range shooting off the bench or sandbags it would be a fine rifle but I like taking my 338 out hunting and quadding as well as shooting off the bench and to me nothing can touch my DTA when it comes to versatility in a small package. Add to the equation that if I wanted to I could buy different caliber kits and swap the barrels myself in less than one minute. I can also simply remove my barrel when I want to clean the rifle then re-install it myself and the rifle is still zeroed to my scope.
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