brinky,
I never get tired of going to the range with an OEM Remington and after I shoot have guys ask what barrel I have on it!
Or the surprise on their face if I have one of the rifles I have stocked with a cheap Houge stock. Just ain't what they been taught you see. Now I will admit there are guys who shoot there who have some real good shooting irons. But you can bet they got way more into theirs than I do and we both kill deer the same. I won't bash the guys who spend the money and get the results. Nothing like having the best for sure. But I have seen guys spend the money and still not be able to kill anything better than I do with my OEM or slightly tweeked rifles.