bruce moulds wrote:some people put robert chombart with paul mauser and john browning, and some do not.
bruce moulds.
You have met Robert I guess? Like so many people here in AU, they make guesses about products and people without knowing the whole story - or even making an effort to find out. There are so many experts in AU with regard to rifle actions (and designs or designers), although they have never designed, manufactured or even taken an action apart. Many of these experts fit barrels and similar extremely simple rifle work, they then think they have the knowledge to interpret a rifle action design. Fitting barrels is the simplest work we do in our business.
I do not consider myself an expert on rifle action design, although we are the only fulltime action maker in Australia. These wannabe experts are simply kidding themselves.
If you like stuff made in the USA, that is fine by us. It just proves the point that some people here in AU will always think that equipment from overseas is always better. If people want actions with designs based directly from the 1890's, go right ahead. Like I said, the world has moved on a long way since then.
Do you now see why we concentrate on overseas markets, where we don't have the same thinking we see here? AU people want stuff better, more accurate, faster, but are not prepared to pay the price for it.