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Cost of a Custom Rifle with Glass
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietTexan" data-source="post: 2803918" data-attributes="member: 116181"><p>For the record I didn't just go out and buy this all at once. Things were bought and sold along the way. Many many things...</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>The ELR:</strong></p><p>BAT Action - $2050</p><p>Barrel - $750</p><p>McMillian stock with finishing - $1450</p><p>Trigger - $400</p><p>Bottom Metal - $35</p><p>Metal work - $1050</p><p>Stock work - $550</p><p><u>Dies and tooling - $750</u></p><p>$7,035 rifle cost</p><p></p><p>March Genesis - $7400</p><p><u>Digital Level - $250</u></p><p>$7,650 scope cost</p><p></p><p>Wiebad stock pad - $55</p><p>Accu-Tac bipod - $450</p><p><u>Armageddon Gear Rifle case - $575</u></p><p>$1,080 soft gear cost</p><p><strong>$15,765 total cost</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The Bench Rester:</strong></p><p>BAT Action - $1650</p><p>Barrel - $550</p><p>McMillian stock (finished) - $1100</p><p>Trigger - $400</p><p>Bottom Metal - $35</p><p>Metal Work - $950</p><p>Stock Work - $550</p><p><u>Dies and tooling - $350</u></p><p>$5,585 rifle cost</p><p></p><p>March Majesta (when it gets here, rocking a Vortex Golden Eagle in the mean time) - $4500</p><p><u>Rings - $250</u></p><p>$4,750 scope cost</p><p></p><p>Machine Rest and parts - $1750</p><p>Rear Bag - $350</p><p><u>Hard Case - $350</u></p><p>$2,450 soft gear cvost</p><p><strong>$12,785 total cost (funny that this one shoots the best out of all three, and is the 'cheapest' <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" />)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The Hunter aka the The PRS aka the Steel Ringer aka The "Good Rifle":</strong></p><p>Defiance Action - $1550</p><p>Barrel - $950</p><p>Foundation Stock - $1550</p><p>Trigger - $350</p><p>Bottom Metal and Mag - $350</p><p>Metal work - $650</p><p>Stock Work - $150</p><p>Reamer and gauges - $750</p><p><u>Dies and tooling - $350</u></p><p>$6,650 Rifle Cost</p><p></p><p>Tangent Theta TT525P- $5900</p><p><u>Spuhr Mount - $550</u></p><p>$6,450 scope cost</p><p></p><p>TBAC 338 Ultra - $1350</p><p><u>Brake (they really get you on these) - $150</u></p><p>$1,500 suppressor cost</p><p></p><p>Wiebad stock pad - $55</p><p>EVO bipod - $375</p><p><u>Armageddon Gear Rifle case - $575</u></p><p>$1,005 soft gear cost</p><p><strong>$15,605 total cost</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>40-50% of cost is in the glass on each of these. I can line up rifles and set these things side by side and see the differences along the way. The TT is far and away my favorite scope. But the Genesis let me avoid buying a Charlie and getting all the elevation in one unit.</p><p></p><p>Man it looks really depressing that actually add it all up like that. Let's do one last rifle:</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>The Rifle I Actually Killed Three Deer with Last Year Because I didn't need my "Good Rifle":</strong></p><p>Bergara B-14 - $750</p><p>Nikon Buckmaster in rings - $250</p><p>Box of Hornady SP ammo - $35</p><p>Sock with wood stove pellets in it - $1.75</p><p><u>No case, it rode in the backseat of the truck - $0</u></p><p><strong>$1,036 and seventy-five cents total cost</strong></p><p><img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>I wonder if this is why my wife makes me sleep in my 17 year old pickup truck so often. My 15 year old Anderson Bean boots that are on their fifth set of soles smell pretty ripe so they have to sit in the bed overnight. At least my 4 year old Wranglers are soft enough to lay down in while I darn the holes in my 7 year old Cabelas wool socks and watch a movie on my iPhone 4s. I don't even buy shoes to mow the yard in, I walk barefoot behind a 20 year old mower. I drink Shiner Bock because **** it I deserve something nice now and again, but never drink out at restaurants. <u>Not like Waffle House serves beer anyways!</u></p><p></p><p>We all pay where we want to and we ALL get cheap or stingy somewheres. (I'm looking at you Mr-Picks-Up-A-Penny on the Sidewalk Guy <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" />) My rifles all-in cost less than any of the 3 brand new Jeeps, 2 trucks, and one Charger my brother-in-law has bought and sold since I've had my one truck. And they're all paid for, I'm not stroking $2k a month in (upside-down) car payments like him either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietTexan, post: 2803918, member: 116181"] For the record I didn't just go out and buy this all at once. Things were bought and sold along the way. Many many things... [B]The ELR:[/B] BAT Action - $2050 Barrel - $750 McMillian stock with finishing - $1450 Trigger - $400 Bottom Metal - $35 Metal work - $1050 Stock work - $550 [U]Dies and tooling - $750[/U] $7,035 rifle cost March Genesis - $7400 [U]Digital Level - $250[/U] $7,650 scope cost Wiebad stock pad - $55 Accu-Tac bipod - $450 [U]Armageddon Gear Rifle case - $575[/U] $1,080 soft gear cost [B]$15,765 total cost The Bench Rester:[/B] BAT Action - $1650 Barrel - $550 McMillian stock (finished) - $1100 Trigger - $400 Bottom Metal - $35 Metal Work - $950 Stock Work - $550 [U]Dies and tooling - $350[/U] $5,585 rifle cost March Majesta (when it gets here, rocking a Vortex Golden Eagle in the mean time) - $4500 [U]Rings - $250[/U] $4,750 scope cost Machine Rest and parts - $1750 Rear Bag - $350 [U]Hard Case - $350[/U] $2,450 soft gear cvost [B]$12,785 total cost (funny that this one shoots the best out of all three, and is the 'cheapest' 🤣) The Hunter aka the The PRS aka the Steel Ringer aka The "Good Rifle":[/B] Defiance Action - $1550 Barrel - $950 Foundation Stock - $1550 Trigger - $350 Bottom Metal and Mag - $350 Metal work - $650 Stock Work - $150 Reamer and gauges - $750 [U]Dies and tooling - $350[/U] $6,650 Rifle Cost Tangent Theta TT525P- $5900 [U]Spuhr Mount - $550[/U] $6,450 scope cost TBAC 338 Ultra - $1350 [U]Brake (they really get you on these) - $150[/U] $1,500 suppressor cost Wiebad stock pad - $55 EVO bipod - $375 [U]Armageddon Gear Rifle case - $575[/U] $1,005 soft gear cost [B]$15,605 total cost[/B] 40-50% of cost is in the glass on each of these. I can line up rifles and set these things side by side and see the differences along the way. The TT is far and away my favorite scope. But the Genesis let me avoid buying a Charlie and getting all the elevation in one unit. Man it looks really depressing that actually add it all up like that. Let's do one last rifle: [B]The Rifle I Actually Killed Three Deer with Last Year Because I didn't need my "Good Rifle":[/B] Bergara B-14 - $750 Nikon Buckmaster in rings - $250 Box of Hornady SP ammo - $35 Sock with wood stove pellets in it - $1.75 [U]No case, it rode in the backseat of the truck - $0[/U] [B]$1,036 and seventy-five cents total cost[/B] 🤣 🤣 🤣 I wonder if this is why my wife makes me sleep in my 17 year old pickup truck so often. My 15 year old Anderson Bean boots that are on their fifth set of soles smell pretty ripe so they have to sit in the bed overnight. At least my 4 year old Wranglers are soft enough to lay down in while I darn the holes in my 7 year old Cabelas wool socks and watch a movie on my iPhone 4s. I don't even buy shoes to mow the yard in, I walk barefoot behind a 20 year old mower. I drink Shiner Bock because **** it I deserve something nice now and again, but never drink out at restaurants. [U]Not like Waffle House serves beer anyways![/U] We all pay where we want to and we ALL get cheap or stingy somewheres. (I'm looking at you Mr-Picks-Up-A-Penny on the Sidewalk Guy 🤣) My rifles all-in cost less than any of the 3 brand new Jeeps, 2 trucks, and one Charger my brother-in-law has bought and sold since I've had my one truck. And they're all paid for, I'm not stroking $2k a month in (upside-down) car payments like him either. [/QUOTE]
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