Probably 5 or 6 years ago, before he opened that shop on the main drag in Creedmoor, I met him at his table at a gun show in Raleigh. He was cutting AR receivers (and building them) and he also milled his own upgraded 10/22 type receivers. I was looking to build a custom 10/22 so we made a deal and he agreed to cut me a 10/22 receiver because he did not have any left in stock. However, he never got around to doing it and every time I called to ask when it would be ready, he was always going to get to it the next time he was in the machine shop, etc. etc. After about 4 months of excuses, I finally just cancelled the order and he didn't seem to care - it was very obvious to me at that point that he had no intention of getting around to cutting that receiver for me. This was back when AR's were very hard to come by and everybody was just jumping into that manufacturing market hot and heavy, so my gut instinct is that he was so busy cutting AR receivers that it was just not worth his shop time to stop/interrupt his AR production to cut a 10/22 receiver for me. However, he should have just told me upfront that he didn't want my business, or at least backed out of the deal early on when I first called to check up on it, rather than wasting 4 months of my time. I don't know the guy, so he may well be a nice guy on a personal level and I do believe he is probably a competent gunsmith. But after my experience with him, I can find plenty of other places in the area that actually want my business and I will spend my money there instead. Your mileage may vary.