I will build something before I buy it if I feel like doing it, but seems like when I build something it's either too big or too heavy.
Last rifle I build was a Hawken. I used a 1 1/8" barrel 36" long, fine shooter but too heavy for a carry rifle or shooting it off hand during a shoot.


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Next I madeI a set of boxes and made one to big. Coulden't pick it up when I loaded it with spare bullets and powder.

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