Sendero Custom Shop 300 WM???

[theborg]

I found a remington Custom shop sendero 300 WM at a local gun shop for $1300. It has a composite stock, 40X trigger, and according to factory claims, a factory blue printed action. It has an enlarged bolt handle, internal magazine, all black action, and black fluted barrel. I looked up a remington 2011 catalog which showed a line of "custom shop rifles (including a sendero with a stainless barrel/action, no enlarged handle, and a different stock) which claims to have a blue-printed action and 40X barrel, guaranteed for "sub-MOA" accuracy. The next page shows their custom shop tactical line, which supposedly have "air gauged, hand lapped 40X barrels" (same barrel, different wording???) and are guaranteed for "1/2 MOA or better" So is this thing a good buy?? Remington's 40X and 5R series seem to have a pretty good rep, what's the consensus?

 

[dig]

I have purchased Remington and Winchester custom shop guns. The Remington's have all been well put together and shooters the 300 Wby I purchased was a tack driver. Are they on par with a good custom smith build, fit and finish, not quite. The Winchester was horrid the front sight was so far canted I could not bring it into adjustment. You could glance at it and tell. Winchester QC sucks. Oddly, there is some extrinsic value to the shop guns and I sold it for more than I paid new (the Winchester). I would say that sounds like a decent buy if it's legit. I would call Remmy, they should be able to tell you exactly what was done from the serial number. Best of luck let us know how it turns out.

 

[MudRunner2005]

I have a couple of custom built Sendero SF's... I had them built by a local smith and not by Remington. I used correct date code stainless/jeweled receivers (trued, of course), take-off Sendero HS Precision stocks, old-style triggers (worked), and new factory Rem Sendero SF barrels that have been worked-over by my smith. They will all shoot 1/4 MOA or better with handloads, and I have LESS money in a new Sendero SF custom than buying that exact factory produced rifle, roughly assembled from Remington.

My 7mm STW is my only SF that has never been touched by a smith, and is 100% original and untouched, other than a trigger job. All the rest are custom builds & chamberings.

 

[gillettehunter]

I'm no expert, but it seems rare to find a Sendero for sale for less than $1000. Once in a while, but they usually seem to be $1-1200. To me that says you are paying an extra 10-20% for the custom shop work. Not bad in my opinion. Bruce

 

[Deleted member 48126]

I'm no expert, but it seems rare to find a Sendero for sale for less than $1000. Once in a while, but they usually seem to be $1-1200. To me that says you are paying an extra 10-20% for the custom shop work. Not bad in my opinion. Bruce

+1...my thoughts exactly.