Impressed? Sure. Surprised? Not so much.

One which comes to mind is an AR a former employee of mine built in my shop. I offer a “build your own AR” class and he wanted a long range, precision-15 in 6.5 Grendel. With our change in work arrangement, he ended up leaving the rifle at my shop for over a year, during which time I shot a couple Precision Rifle matches, and took my buck that winter with it. Knowing the parts I helped him select, the bullet chosen, and the methods of build, I wasn’t surprised when the rifle shot incredibly well, but it did shoot incredibly well in competition and on game. I ran it in matches out to 1100yrds, making impacts in a hit-to-advance micro-match on 8”x12” targets out to 900yrds.