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<blockquote data-quote="BradArnett" data-source="post: 575559" data-attributes="member: 32738"><p>There plenty of ways to save money on a build that will still shoot better than alot of guys could even shoot it. </p><p></p><p>Here's one of mine that was done just that way. </p><p></p><p>It's a 243AI and I have $1100 into the complete build, including parts and smith work. </p><p></p><p>Bought the donor rifle and sold of the barrel/stock/trigger and was left with the action for 150$. Bought the McMillan for 450$, Paid 300$ for the fluted Rock Creek barrel on a group buy, Paid 50$ for a used Timney trigger, and my smith charged 150$ lapping the lugs/squaring the action face/chamber crown and install. I skipped the big bolt knobs and saved a 100$ there, I do my own bedding and that's save a bunch, I skipped the fancy coatings and saved a bunch there too. </p><p></p><p>Does it shoot every bit as good as my GAP full on rifle build for 1/3 the price? For sure it does. This was 5 at 705yds while laying prone in the snow. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/brdeano/Shooting/IMG_20110224_164426.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BradArnett, post: 575559, member: 32738"] There plenty of ways to save money on a build that will still shoot better than alot of guys could even shoot it. Here's one of mine that was done just that way. It's a 243AI and I have $1100 into the complete build, including parts and smith work. Bought the donor rifle and sold of the barrel/stock/trigger and was left with the action for 150$. Bought the McMillan for 450$, Paid 300$ for the fluted Rock Creek barrel on a group buy, Paid 50$ for a used Timney trigger, and my smith charged 150$ lapping the lugs/squaring the action face/chamber crown and install. I skipped the big bolt knobs and saved a 100$ there, I do my own bedding and that's save a bunch, I skipped the fancy coatings and saved a bunch there too. Does it shoot every bit as good as my GAP full on rifle build for 1/3 the price? For sure it does. This was 5 at 705yds while laying prone in the snow. [IMG]http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/brdeano/Shooting/IMG_20110224_164426.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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