john is a very good friend of my family his work is fantastic and he is honest when i got my m70 .458 win he asked me to bring it to him so he could pull it apart and check the m70 out as he hadnt worked on one when he did we found there was no front recoil lug on them so he fitted one up while he was machining the lug i was asking about the .458 lott and the .450 ackely he told me he could do either and the .458 lott would be good but the ackley in his eyes was a whole lot more pain for not alot of gain and i should keep it the way it is and save my money.to me he is a trust worthy down to earth bloke that know's his stuff back to front and i will trust him with any off my rifles and as ben has done i will also be buying my merkel from him one day

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