How was the faux damascus done?
I did two TRS Bakers. The wood was pantographed wrong in the same places and in the same way on both. The second stock was not useable without dutchman patches. I do not salvage bad stocks. I paid for a third stock and made that one work.
OF the two locks TRS made lock was not up to my standards. I assembled a lock from TRS castings and some parts I made myself. It was fine. I did not trust the case in dimples for screw locations on mine. Both required to be the frizzens to be casehardened by TRS again. I could not make them work with my stash of Kasenite.
Both barrels had the taper interrupted where the steady was on the blank in the lathe. It was a pain to straighten out.
The stock inletting that is done for the thumb piece is not located right. The hole in the trigger guard is angled wrong to hit the thumb piece boss. The solution was an awkwardly angled screw and filling the hole in the trigger guard and starting over.
I am not randomly bagging on TRS. My point is that these are for advanced builders that can overcome problems. If you want a Baker it is the only choice. Jess and his family are wonderfull people I with I knew better.
My friend is very happy with the one I made for him. I have not shot mine yet.
