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Cost of full custom rifle but on budget?
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<blockquote data-quote="lancetkenyon" data-source="post: 1676536" data-attributes="member: 68875"><p>Buy a lightly used custom. Save thousands.</p><p></p><p>I purchased a semi-custom for about $1500 less than build cost.</p><p></p><p>.260 Rem</p><p>R700SA trued</p><p>PT&G .250" recoil lug</p><p>26" 1:8" Bartlein #3b</p><p>McMillan Game Scout</p><p>PT&G Oberndorf BDL bottom metal</p><p>Timney 510 @ 1.5#</p><p>Seekins 20MOA Picatinny rail</p><p>Vortex PMR 35mm rings</p><p>Vortex Razor 5-20×50</p><p>140 rounds fired</p><p>Came with full set of Redding comp dies</p><p></p><p>Build cost with scope was $4500</p><p>I paid $3000 with scope</p><p>Sold the scope for $1500</p><p>So had the rifle in hand for $1500</p><p>Way ahead of the game.</p><p></p><p>Put a S&B PMII 3-20×50 on it</p><p>Bought some Lapua brass</p><p>Already had a bunch of H4350, CCI BR-2, and 140 HVLDs.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20160423_170144_zpspyjuadov.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20160423_170144_zpspyjuadov.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20160424_125054_zpsjhka1tcc.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20160424_125054_zpsjhka1tcc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20170122_120223_zpsdu0phpad.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20170122_120223_zpsdu0phpad.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20170701_121648_zpspbxyjjhe.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20170701_121648_zpspbxyjjhe.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lancetkenyon, post: 1676536, member: 68875"] Buy a lightly used custom. Save thousands. I purchased a semi-custom for about $1500 less than build cost. .260 Rem R700SA trued PT&G .250" recoil lug 26" 1:8" Bartlein #3b McMillan Game Scout PT&G Oberndorf BDL bottom metal Timney 510 @ 1.5# Seekins 20MOA Picatinny rail Vortex PMR 35mm rings Vortex Razor 5-20×50 140 rounds fired Came with full set of Redding comp dies Build cost with scope was $4500 I paid $3000 with scope Sold the scope for $1500 So had the rifle in hand for $1500 Way ahead of the game. Put a S&B PMII 3-20×50 on it Bought some Lapua brass Already had a bunch of H4350, CCI BR-2, and 140 HVLDs. [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20160423_170144_zpspyjuadov.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20160423_170144_zpspyjuadov.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20160424_125054_zpsjhka1tcc.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20160424_125054_zpsjhka1tcc.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20170122_120223_zpsdu0phpad.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20170122_120223_zpsdu0phpad.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL='http://s642.photobucket.com/user/lancetkenyon13/media/260%20Rem/20170701_121648_zpspbxyjjhe.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i642.photobucket.com/albums/uu142/lancetkenyon13/260%20Rem/20170701_121648_zpspbxyjjhe.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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