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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3586851" data-attributes="member: 5412">I agree. What I have found out that some local smiths are overwhelmed by phone calls and don&#039;t have the time to work on customer projects because of the phone traffic or just don&#039;t answer the phones at all which makes the customer mad.I typically do my own smithing for small projects with lathes and milling here at the house. I don&#039;t do it for anybody else.Dtech built the uppers for my beloved .243 WSSM&#039;s as I didn&#039;t have the machining capabilities nor knowledge/specs to do them myself.They build lots of custom uppers in different calibers so they actually hired a phone person. They pick up on a couple of rings, give an update of the work progress and everyone is happy. Still a 6 month wait.You have to be at a higher level of production for custom stuff to do that. The average great smith is all alone in his shop and can&#039;t afford the phone person.I understand your position, but wanted to add some comments.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3586851, member: 5412"] I agree. What I have found out that some local smiths are overwhelmed by phone calls and don't have the time to work on customer projects because of the phone traffic or just don't answer the phones at all which makes the customer mad. I typically do my own smithing for small projects with lathes and milling here at the house. I don't do it for anybody else. Dtech built the uppers for my beloved .243 WSSM's as I didn't have the machining capabilities nor knowledge/specs to do them myself. They build lots of custom uppers in different calibers so they actually hired a phone person. They pick up on a couple of rings, give an update of the work progress and everyone is happy. Still a 6 month wait. You have to be at a higher level of production for custom stuff to do that. The average great smith is all alone in his shop and can't afford the phone person. I understand your position, but wanted to add some comments. [/QUOTE]

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