kit or blank

[jim m]

what's your preference. I have only built 2, 1 was a Chambers kit and one was a Jack Garner kit. I enjoyed both but I prefer a kit like Jack Garner puts out. the Garner kit came roughly shaped with barrel,ram rod, and butt plate inlet and that was all. no lock panels,lock,or trigger inlet. I found that very enjoyable and gives you some lee way on where to locate things. of course I did make some mistakes but most are hidden, and it was a great learning experience. I think the next will be a scratch build, but will probable send it to David Rase or Fred Miller for the barrel and ram rod inlet. sorry for the ramblings hope I didn't put you to   sleep

[Capt. Jas.]

At the most just the butt profile. Nothing pre-inlet and plenty square all the way up.

[Wyoming Mike]

My preference is to have the barrel and ramrod channels cut.  Maybe some pre-shaping but nothing else.

[Captchee]

myself , it depends on what im doing .
 If it’s a full custom then its from a blank .
Semi custom  For the most part I  do my own inletting . I  normally don’t want anything inlet. If I do , it’s the barrel and RR only  and the barrel inlet  I have  don’t one size under
 I don’t mind the butt to lock somewhat shaped  as long as its way over dimensioned , but I don’t like the fore arm shaped  at all .

[jim m]

I like all of the suggestions above, especialy the square fore end. I found doing the inleting myself to be very rewarding. I tend to like plain guns mostly because I AINT ARTIISTIC OR CREATIVE, I can get the mechanics down but have no imagination at all