Sharpshooter has spent time at the factory and from the photos i've seen he is very intimate with the process. So unless he is and has misrepresented his knowledge and understanding of this process, I would on a general principal trust what he said. But that is me. Im not a blind follower mind you and may have a different paradigm at times but Fred, at least in my opinion has not made a practice out of steering people wrong.

I like the PTG pieces and feel that in several cases they where good medicine. Also you would be surprised at how much money Howa spends on their actions compared to others.