David Connor

“I won a Deep Roots Rifle build at a Coastal Conservation Association banquet’s live auction. Being what I would call a novice hunter and shooter I was immediately concerned about two things, the first, since I only had experience with off-the-rack rifles and had a general knowledge of rifles, did I know enough about rifles to really know what I wanted in a custom build. second, being a novice hunter, would a custom rifle really help me that much with my shooting and therefore hunting?

Peter spent hours with me prior to the build learning about what I hunted, where I hunted, how far I was comfortable taking an ethical shot, and what I felt my shooting weaknesses were. My build took place over a hunting season and there were many times I called him after a hunt to give him more information, change what we had previously decided on, or just pick his brain on what had happened on that hunt. Many times, I would call and just give him an information dump not knowing what I was asking or if what I was giving him even had to do with a rifle build. Peter was always available and took whatever time I needed. He took the time to explain to me the pros and cons of each part of the rifle and how it could affect my shot. He was always patient and never made me feel like I didn’t know what I was talking about which was most of the time. These back-and-forth phone calls went on for close to a year before we came up with the final design.

The current rifle I was running was a Christensen which was what I was basing all my info on, Peter kept telling me that our build would “blow that gun out of the water” which I, as a novice hunter doubted due to my shooting skill level. Wow was I wrong! My Deep Roots Rifle not only made me more comfortable behind it but also helped my shooting tremendously. I would recommend a Deep Roots build to anyone, novice or skilled, looking for a true precision rifle. I know if I ever buy another rifle, it will be a Deep Roots Rifle!”