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Wow. Lee Six has a great reputation.

The effect a gifted gunsmith can have on a firearm can be spectacular. It can make a lousy shot quite good, when the machine doesn't get in the way. I have especially seen a "day and night" difference in handgun performance. It is really worth the money to have it done....as long as the smith is the real thing. Otherwise, I would rather put up with the lesser performance than wonder what was done which may cause problems later. One wants to know that if necessity dictates, his firearm will serce him well, even a target gun. What if it is all one has at the time? I find highly specialized firearms to be interesting as a hobby, but no longer a "real gun."

For me the study of firearms and ballistics is a hobby, but its also a necessity and a duty in a Constitutional Republic. If I could carry here in California, I would probably carry the H and K or the Glock in .45 auto. I figure you take the gun that's right for the situation. The .475 Linebaugh might be a good "back up" pistol in Africa; yet, if I were going there for a big time hunt, I would rather have the .30-06 as a backup to the .375 (if going after really dangerous game). There are a few really true pistol hunters like Ross Seyfreid and John Taffin. The former has done some really dangerous hunting with large bore revolvers, something I would not be too comfortable doing. If I were limited to three guns they would be the Smith and Wesson Model 29, the Winchester Model 70 (pre '64) in .30-06, and the Model of 1911A1 in .45 auto. Today in America I am only limited by the lack of sufficient funds.