$14,000 rifle?

I'm not going to bash Aaron and Mike. I hope they sell the hell out of them.

I can't afford a 470 NE Double gun either. It won't kill a Buffalo any deader that my old 458 win mag but I sure would like to have one. To each their own

Maybe the 1500 rounds of loaded ammo brings the price up. I'm sure they build nice stuff, but that's just way to much cash.

In the automotive world , they say " There's an *** for every seat ". Same for firearms.

Too each their own....but may there always be some Stormies in the works...

You have to drink the Koolaid first. Then it will all make sense.

I appreciate the fact they build great rifles and support an industry I truly enjoy but 14k for that rifle is ridiculous IMO. My smith sent me the link last night captioned "I'm not charging you enough!". Even though he was kidding, it stands to reason things like this have real potential to drive costs up for the rest of us.
I'm guessing their target customer has plenty of money and doesn't want to worry about any of the details when shooting LR. Just buy it, dial and shoot and oh by the way here's the ammo that you need...

Nah, not for me. I've enjoyed the journey of learning what it takes to make rifles work and knowing the details necessary to have one capable of consistently hitting things waaaay out there.

"If", I had $14 K to spend on a rifle, it would be a side by side 470 Nitro.....which I don't need either. That $14 K would go a long way toward an Alaskan or African hunt. I guess I'll just stay with my $2 K, 1000 yard rifle. memtb

You can't buy the details, you have to learn them. No such thing as buy, dial, and shoot when it comes to LR .
Point being, someone with the experience and knowledge to consistently hit targets at 1000+ will shoot better at 1000+ will a sps 700 rem out of the box than a newbie will with that 14K rifle.
It's nice that there are things that money can't buy.

They are also only making 100 of them. Not exactly a production rifle, still overpriced tho, even with 1500 rounds of ammo.

I am building one fairly similar to that. I am at $6500 right now, with another $1300 to go in smith fees and minor parts still. Making it $8K+/- all in. With 200 pieces of new Lapua 6.5CM small primer brass, 500 @ 110 SMKs, powder and dies.

Lone Peak Arms Fuzion TI SA DBM
22" Proof Sendero 6mm 1:7.5" chambered in 6CM
Manners PRS2 in Tac Swamp
Muscle brake
TacOps carbon fiber bolt knob
McMillan DBM & 3 AI mags (2 @ 5rd, 1 @ 10rd)
Trigger Tech Diamond
Seekins 30mm Medium alloy rings
March F1 3-24x52 FFP MIL w. illuminated FML-1
Cerakote color TBD

Should finish right around 10-10.5#.

I don't see a need for 1500 rounds, as the barrel will be toast about that time. I guess if you don't reload?

And no 1 day class at Gunwerks either....

crazyhorse said:

it stands to reason things like this have real potential to drive costs up for the rest of us.

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I agree. I'm sure it's an excellent rifle, I just cannot, in my mind, justify that cost.

morning, mudrunner summed up the cost of the rifle corrected.
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correct spelling and pronunciation r worth every cent
of cost. I personally did not like wood, but the wood work
is beyond praise. just me GBOT TUM

Is that 1500 rounds at one time or will they adjust the load as needed? I've never gone from unfired gun to 1500 rounds through the barrel without adjusting the load.