I am guessing Mel has made more custom sythetic rifles than any of the names that pop up on this forum and is respected threw out the industry so I am sure he hasnt turned a blind eye to some of the issues that forbes rifles is having........Mel stepping in and commenting on this post would accomplish nothing with some of the hair brain ideas that have been suggested here and I am sure that is why he stays away he has better things to do like building rifles and taking care of customer service issues like this one when it arises......