Need Input On My New 300 "whatever" Rifle

[rsilvers]

I don't expect gunsmiths to be machinists or engineers, or machinists or engineers to be gunsmiths. Quite the opposite. They are each good at what they do and specifically they are not interchangeable.

So if you want to fix a gun, then use a gunsmith. If you want a part made to a drawing, then use a machinist.

Where we seem to disagree is when one picks one over the other. You would probably say that if you want a barrel threaded, to use a gunsmith. I would want it done to a drawing, so I would use a machinist.

You are a gunsmith and a machinist, so you quality for both.