I leave town for a few days and this thread goes in the toilet... The anonymous interent makes it soo easy to fling the dung without the requirement of actually contributing to a topic. Play nice, boys. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I notice that Leeper has been the recipient of some compliments so back-handed as to be transparent, so I will offer this. If all I want is a great barrel threaded straight into a trued M700 action, then bedded properly into a synthetic stock, there are a handful of smiths in Canada who can do that much faster than him.

If however, I want a screaming accurate, benchrest competitive quality rifle, or a chrome / walnut beauty, he can produce great work in both disciplines. And there is a reason I can live with a rifle of mine sitting in his shop for a long time until he gets it back to me...it is worth the wait.

Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!

Stolen from an erudite CF member.