I am not a huge AR guy, I have a couple but I prefer a bolt rifle. I picked up a Howa Mini in 6.5 Grendel and have been pleasantly surprised with how accurate it is. I use it as my primary coyote rifle and I am running the 85gr Sierra HP under 29 grains of H4895 at 2743fps and nearly one hole...
I purchased a Taurus 1911 a couple years ago and I couldn't be happier with it. That thing is honestly the most accurate handgun I have ever owned. The wife and I will head out in the hills and go for evening walks and shoot jack rabbits with our carry pistols for practice.
Like said above there is almost no need for a smith anymore unless you are picky and just want something exactly the way you want it. You can find custom actions for under a grand that have prefit barrels available from multiple makers that simply screw on and your ready to go. Heck you can even...
Natchez is a good place to buy from. They have great deals on Nikon and Burris optics all the time which I would highly recommend over any Vortex product. I bought a couple of Nikon Prostaff 7 5-20x50s for $349 a piece a month or so ago.
Hello all, I was a regular visitor over on the old site and posted some but not a whole lot. Glad to see one of my favorite sites up and running again.