Well I finally did it. I was getting my department barrels cut and timed for Surefire brake for our suppressors. Aaron was recommended by how quick his turnaround was and his quality of work. I had three rifles done and made 4 trips to his shop. Each time I lusted over the custom built guns in his shop. On one of my trips I got a wild hair and set down and we discussed what I wanted with his input, and a new custom stick was to be born. Aaron started the build with a Stiller action designed for Roberts Precision with a RPR lug. Next we went with a Jewell trigger. Add on a Bartlien 5r barrel sendero contour chopped to 20" and a Surefire brake for a 762K can. Next I decided on the Manners T5A in GAP camo, with the metal of the action and barrel to be painted OD green. I opted for the flush cups and studs on the stock.
I talked to Aaron several times over the next couple of months as pieces of my rifle arrived and finally afterabout 4 months I got the call from Aaron that my rifle was built and would be test fired in the next couple of days. That was on a Monday, Wednesday morning I got a call saying come pick it up.
When I arrived I saw it craddled on his bench and was floored. It was one of the most beautiful things besides my kids that I had layed my eyes on.
The GAP camoed stock wasnt what I expected, it was more a flat dark earth with tan and black spounge smears. The action and barrel was more of a dark flat dark earth. I was kind of glad when I saw the coloring, I was regretting going with the greener colors as they really arent the best for my AO. I started talking with Aaron and he said that when he looked at the stock he knew I wouldnt be happy with the barrel and action if his painter did the OD. He continued to tell me that his guy mixed some FDE with green and black to make the color.
We threw it on the scale and it weighed in at just under 10 pounds unloaded with no glass. After all the awwing over it, Aaron produced a group he shot. He told me that it shot just under .5 minute with FGGM 168, but then showed me a .346 5 round group with Hornady 168 amax tap. WHOOOOAAA what a shooter.
I havent had a chance to shoot it yet, waiting on rings and glass.
More pics to come.
I talked to Aaron several times over the next couple of months as pieces of my rifle arrived and finally afterabout 4 months I got the call from Aaron that my rifle was built and would be test fired in the next couple of days. That was on a Monday, Wednesday morning I got a call saying come pick it up.
When I arrived I saw it craddled on his bench and was floored. It was one of the most beautiful things besides my kids that I had layed my eyes on.
The GAP camoed stock wasnt what I expected, it was more a flat dark earth with tan and black spounge smears. The action and barrel was more of a dark flat dark earth. I was kind of glad when I saw the coloring, I was regretting going with the greener colors as they really arent the best for my AO. I started talking with Aaron and he said that when he looked at the stock he knew I wouldnt be happy with the barrel and action if his painter did the OD. He continued to tell me that his guy mixed some FDE with green and black to make the color.
We threw it on the scale and it weighed in at just under 10 pounds unloaded with no glass. After all the awwing over it, Aaron produced a group he shot. He told me that it shot just under .5 minute with FGGM 168, but then showed me a .346 5 round group with Hornady 168 amax tap. WHOOOOAAA what a shooter.
I havent had a chance to shoot it yet, waiting on rings and glass.
More pics to come.
