funny how easily smoke is blown up some folks asses.. I gurentee you there is 100 guys named earl that came plumb a rifle every bit as true as those held in high esteem.. shooters know this .
Carry on.
Not trying to pick a fight here but have you built any rifles or are you just making assumptions? I've seen it done a lot of ways in a lot of shops (including Robert's) and not all Earls are created equal. As a matter of fact, ive had two "well known" smiths absolutely butcher my rifles. That is one of the reasons that I do most of my own work these days. When it came time to learn to do it myself, the gunmaker whose abilities I respect the most told me to go see Robert.
