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NavyChief · January 29, 2014, 06:51 PM

I understand your theory and yes the heart of the action and barrel are likely from the same specifications but one stock is hand fitted and the other is a drop in and epoxy bedded. One has a ground recoil pad attached and the other has a hand checkered steel buttplate that is hand fitted to each individual stock. One is AAA figured while the other is AA. I guess that is like saying that a Camaro is the same as a Z28 because they have the same engine. But, my point was that we have two different guns completely. No two guns are the same on many levels regardless of how much they look alike. And if you had purchased a Jack O'Connor Custom Tribute, your gun would still differ from mine. Very similar yes, but some differences would likely exist. No, a Camaro is no more a Z28 than it is a Corvette. If it was, they would cost the same. Just as the Jack O'Connor series goes. If they were the same gun, they would cost the same amount.

January 29, 2014, 06:51 PM	#19
NavyChief Member Join Date: January 29, 2014 Location: West Tennessee Posts: 37	Mystro, regarding the same gun concept I understand your theory and yes the heart of the action and barrel are likely from the same specifications but one stock is hand fitted and the other is a drop in and epoxy bedded. One has a ground recoil pad attached and the other has a hand checkered steel buttplate that is hand fitted to each individual stock. One is AAA figured while the other is AA. I guess that is like saying that a Camaro is the same as a Z28 because they have the same engine. But, my point was that we have two different guns completely. No two guns are the same on many levels regardless of how much they look alike. And if you had purchased a Jack O'Connor Custom Tribute, your gun would still differ from mine. Very similar yes, but some differences would likely exist. No, a Camaro is no more a Z28 than it is a Corvette. If it was, they would cost the same. Just as the Jack O'Connor series goes. If they were the same gun, they would cost the same amount.