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Old 11-21-2010, 11:28   #11
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Originally Posted by zauber1 View Post
Would the general consensus of opinion be to BUY or to BUILD if one had a general budget of say $1500.00 US? I am also in the market for a weapon for general purpose usage and may want to go into the 3 gun match in the area (if they have a Senior category).
Unless you are really good at gunsmithing, I would take a completed rifle from a quality maker over a Frankengun every day.

That is not to say that a quality complete upper and a complete lower cannot be an option, if you cannot find the combo you want from a single manufacturer.

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