Sometimes I wonder whether the present quality from our professional gunmakers has gone too far. I have become quite fond of citing the rack of originals in Greg, Brenda and Chuck Dixons wall behind the registers. When Chuck showed me some of those guns, there were file marks, small gaps, rough spots and boo-boos all over the place. He pointed to lighting, materials, and profit pressure on the old masters.
I wonder whether the guns by the pro's in this forum are too good to be authentic. I'll never touch their quality because I only work in daylight and have only a drill as a power tool and I am just not that good. My first two guns make me cringe, but I got better over time and have found that one of the fun things in this hobby is surfing this forum, stripping down an early piece, using what has been learned, and re-making that Frankenrifle.