Have you visited a custom gun shop?? Have you handled and been around custom firearms?? These two questions are important. Before you decide you need to do this.

A custom firearm is an extension of YOU. It is that simple. A custom firearm is made for you. If it is a true custom then it should be made to fit you. If you are buying a true MZ custom firearm then the smith should make that firearm to fit you, and only you. That is the definition of a true custom firearm.

There are a lot of smiths out there that make some very nice firearms. But they make them to their standards-not yours. So I do not consider those guns as real custom guns. They are just a refined production gun. The gun was not made for you specifically, but it was made to a higher standard than a normal production gun.

So you really need to decide what type of firearm you are talking about. I have two custom guns that were made to my exact specifications. And that IMO is how it has to be made in order to qualify as a custom.

If you have not shot alot with an MZ then it would be extremely difficult for you to decide what features you would want on a custom MZ. So If I were you I would buy a rifle like a Lyman and shoot it, and determine exactly what you want. Then take your time, and visit a few smiths. Find a guy that you like, and then take your time and design and build a rifle to be exactly what you want. IMO this is the process to buying a custom rifle. Because once you buy it, it is yours. And if it is not exactly what you want, then you are stuck with it. And you can loose a lot of money in a custom firearm if you decide to sell it because it was not exactly what you wanted. Tom.