i dont do any customs anymore for customers, maybe now and then ill play with a SA 700 for my own use, i am a 700 Remington addict, pre 1999 anyway, and own more 700,s then 1903,s .
most of my work is pointed at military restorations, as shown in the round crown, i wanted to leave machine marks just as they did on the 1903,s however, i found it hard to replicate 65 years of use and handling, belive me, iv tride, im happy with how they look and so are the customers i deal with.
i like the M70 Winchesters, but lean towards the prewar variants when i get a chance at one that needs TLC.. always thought they were a classy copy of the 1903.
im not a Browning fan,,at least the new style rifles, wont even work on a BLR anymore unless i get 100.00 up front for the days loss of work, assembling the darn thing..