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I build custom ri**es to extreme tolerances. I inspect every component thoroughly to make sure your r***e gets every ounce of accuracy possible.

Quality is checked with indicators at every step. I’m a one man shop & stand behind every r***e I build.

10/26/2026

For those that have a pretty good idea from experience, what does he score?

And for the big question, should we shoot him on a tag that took 22 years to draw?

10/23/2026

CONFIDENCE IS EARNED BEFORE HUNTING SEASON.

There’s a big difference between believing your r***e will perform and knowing what it has demonstrated under real conditions.

Nobody wants to arrive at hunting camp questioning their equipment.

That’s why we spend time at the range before the season begins.

My cousin was doing his final pre-hunt verification with the 7 Mega we built him.

We checked zero, verified muzzle velocity, and confirmed the ballistic solution at multiple distances.

Over 37 shots, the am******on produced a 9 fps standard deviation.

The video shows 3 shots at 1,352 yards with variable winds of approximately 7–12 mph.

The conditions weren’t perfectly consistent, and that’s precisely why practicing and evaluating your equipment beforehand matters.

The goal isn’t to prove how far you can shoot. It’s to understand what your r***e and am******on are capable of, recognize your own limitations, and make responsible decisions when the conditions change.

A successful impact doesn’t eliminate uncertainty, but meaningful practice helps you understand it.

The time to discover a problem with your r***e is at the range, not during your hunt.

If you know someone preparing for hunting season, share this reminder with them.

10/21/2026

IMAGINE SPENDING MORE TIME SHOOTING AND LESS TIME TROUBLESHOOTING.

If you’ve ever spent thousands of dollars on a r***e, spent countless hours preparing for that first range trip, and walked away disappointed in its performance, you know exactly what I’m talking about.

There are few things more frustrating than a r***e that doesn’t shoot as well as you expected, especially when you don’t know why.

People occasionally ask why we spend so much time on seemingly insignificant details during the r***e-building process.

This is why.

Swipe through all five photos and look at the last one.

This brand-new 7 PRC produced one three-shot group followed by two five-shot groups, all fired consecutively during its very first range session.

13 shots. One flyer. Three tight groups with essentially the same point of impact. No load development. Brand-new barrel.

That’s the kind of performance we’re pursuing.

Every component, every measurement, every machining operation, and every seemingly insignificant detail is another opportunity to eliminate a potential source of inconsistency.

Will every little detail independently make a measurable difference in group size? Maybe not.

But that’s not the point.

We leave no stone unturned because we want to give our customers the best possible foundation for consistent, repeatable precision.

We do the extra work so you can spend less time questioning your equipment and more time enjoying what you purchased it to do.

A beautiful r***e is nice. A r***e that performs exceptionally well right from the beginning is even better.

That’s the experience we’re working to deliver at Stratton Custom Ri**es.

Send this to someone who’s experienced the frustration of a r***e that just wouldn’t shoot.

10/21/2026

EXPENSIVE COMPONENTS DON’T GUARANTEE A PROPERLY BUILT R***E.

You can purchase the finest action, barrel, stock, and bottom metal available and still end up with a r***e that doesn’t function the way it should.

Why? Because the quality of the individual components doesn’t guarantee that they’ll work together correctly.

That’s where the knowledge and experience of your r***e builder become extremely valuable.

The example in this video is a perfect illustration. Every component is high quality, but a seemingly insignificant dimensional discrepancy created a functional problem that needed to be identified and corrected.

This is the difference between assembling a collection of premium components and actually building a complete r***e system.

When you invest in a custom r***e, you’re not simply paying someone to put parts together.

You’re paying for their knowledge, experience, judgment, and ability to recognize and correct problems that you may never even know existed.

The goal isn’t simply to build a beautiful r***e that shoots small groups.

It’s to deliver a complete system that fits, functions, and performs exactly as intended.

That’s the standard we work toward with every r***e at Stratton Custom Ri**es.

If you’re considering a custom r***e, don’t just evaluate the parts list. Evaluate the person responsible for making those parts work together.

Save this for your next build, and send it to someone who’s comparing custom r***e builders.

10/20/2026

WE’VE TAKEN ELK BEYOND 1,200 YARDS. WE’VE ALSO PASSED UP SHOTS INSIDE 600. Let me explain.

Over the last several years, we’ve successfully harvested elk at 1,272, 1268, 1,156, and 1,079 yards.

But what you don’t see are the opportunities we’ve passed up because the conditions weren’t right.

Just because you CAN make a shot doesn’t mean you SHOULD take it.

I build precision ri**es for a living and shoot almost every week. I’ve spent years studying r***e performance, am******on consistency, environmental conditions, and the variables that influence hit probability.

The more I’ve learned, the more I’ve come to appreciate how much judgment matters.

This video shows my brother harvesting an elk at 1,271 yards with a r***e I built for him.

What you don’t see is the approximately 40 minutes spent evaluating and preparing before the shot.

It was early morning. We had plenty of daylight. The elk weren’t in a hurry, and neither were we. A canyon prevented us from closing the distance, the wind was 2 mph or less but that alone wasn’t a reason to shoot.

The decision wasn’t whether we could hit the elk. It was whether the conditions gave us sufficient confidence to make a clean, ethical kill.

Your r***e’s capability and your personal capability are not the same thing.

Wind, light, terrain, shooting position, and environmental conditions can completely change what constitutes a responsible shot.

The most important piece of equipment you take into the field is your judgment.

Modern precision ri**es are incredibly capable, but that capability comes with responsibility.

Practice frequently. Understand your equipment. Know your limitations. Be willing to walk away. The goal should never be to shoot an animal from the greatest distance possible.

The goal is to make a clean, ethical kill while respecting the animal you’re hunting.

A responsible hunter knows when to take the shot. An experienced hunter also knows when to put the r***e away. Know your limitations.

If you believe responsible hunting begins with preparation, sound judgment, and respect for wildlife, share this with another hunter who believes the same.

10/19/2026

THIS IS HOW A CUSTOM R***E SHOULD START.

Brand-new 7 SAUM, first trip to the range, and three shots through essentially the same hole at 100 yards.

There’s something so satisfying about seeing a r***e perform this well right out of the gate.

A true custom r***e is far more than a collection of premium components. Though all our ri**es start with the best parts, this performance only comes consistently when they are assembled precisely with care.

When you invest in a premium custom r***e, you shouldn’t have to spend your first several range sessions wondering whether the r***e itself is capable of exceptional precision.

That’s one of the reasons we put so much emphasis on component selection, precision machining, action preparation, stock bedding, and the countless details that go into building a complete r***e system.

The goal is to give our customers a r***e that starts with a strong foundation, allowing them to spend more time shooting and less time troubleshooting.

Of course, three shots don’t establish a r***e’s complete precision capability. But they can certainly make for an encouraging first range session!

A beautiful r***e is nice. A beautiful r***e that performs is what we’re after.

If you’re considering a custom r***e, visit the link in our bio and select “Start Your R***e Build” to learn about our process, pricing, and available options.

10/18/2026

1. DEFINE THE PURPOSE.
Hunting, competition, long-range shooting, or a combination? Your intended application should determine the r***e’s design. If you don’t know where you’re going then any road will take you there. This is the most important question of the five that will determine what the finish result is. You’ve got to know exactly what you want and what you’re going to use it for.

2. DON’T CHOOSE PARTS BASED ON POPULARITY.
The most expensive or popular components aren’t necessarily the best for your application. Every component should serve a purpose. Choosing between components you haven’t seen or used can can be hard. That is where choosing the right gunsmith that has experience with a bunch of components and can tell you the trade-off between them is critical.

3. UNDERSTAND THE TRADE-OFFS.
Weight, recoil, balance, stability, ballistics, cartridge choice and portability all influence how your r***e performs. Improving one characteristic often means compromising another. Are you willing to accept the trade off that comes with what you want?

4. ASK HOW PERFORMANCE IS VERIFIED.
A premium parts list isn’t proof of precision. Find out how your builder tests the finished r***e and what happens if it doesn’t perform. Do they stand behind their product? Do they have a history of posting results consistently from their r***e builds?

5. CHOOSE YOUR BUILDER BEFORE YOUR COMPONENTS.
A knowledgeable r***e builder should help you understand your options and recommend a complete system based on your needs, not simply assemble whatever parts you request. This era of R***e builds today is different than anything in history before. The overall quality of Ri**es is way up with the advent of prefits and custom actions but the number of r***e builders out there that are assembling parts with a nice paint job is increasing every day. Decide whether you want an assembly of components or if you want a true custom r***e. How much the r***e costs will not always tell you whether they are an assembler or a custom r***e builder. You’ve got a to do your homework.

A GREAT CUSTOM R***E STARTS WITH THE RIGHT DECISIONS.

10/17/2026

When I said:
“I don’t want to be rich I just want to provide for my family.”

The result was, no matter how hard I worked, or how long I worked, or how many weekends I worked I still had just enough to provide for my family.

In the last six weeks, I have woke up every day and said to myself out loud:
1. Money flows to me like water
2. I am happy, productive, and focused.
3. I value my customers and they value me.
4. The more I give back the more I will receive.
5. The better I serve the better I will be served.

My list is longer, but you get the point.

The circumstances in our lives have little to do with the results that we experience. Our thoughts dictate our feelings. Our feelings direct our actions. And our actions create our results.

At SCR we are all about leveling up. Leveling up the performance of our r***e systems. Leveling up the quality of customers we serve. Leveling up the level of service we offer. And leveling up the entire Shooting industry through attention to detail and focus on the things that make a difference.

We are going somewhere!

10/17/2026

Sometimes simple is best.

Who likes a clean setup that just flat hammers?

This 7 PRC checks all the boxes.

Defiance Machine Ruckus Tac tuned and timed
Benchmark Barrels 24” Mtu lite
Manners Composite Stocks LRH meticulously bedded
Hawkins Precision Hunter DBM and UL rings
Salmon River Solutions 4 port brake
TriggerTech Diamond
Nightforce Optics NX8 4-32
ATLAS Bipod • ACCU-SHOT Monopod cal bipod

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14782 F Road
Delta, CO
81416

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