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Cost of full custom rifle but on budget?
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<blockquote data-quote="Turnbolt53" data-source="post: 1677206" data-attributes="member: 108264"><p>For a budget build, it's hard to argue with a Tikka action, as long as you are building for a short action cartridge. Since they are 30-06 length actions, they are not ideal for long action cartridges unless you're willing to live with the COAL constraints. Lately I have seen aftermarket long action bottom metal for AICS mags, but don't know how well that works.</p><p></p><p>Savage is the other way to go, and there are a lot of benefits to them as well.</p><p></p><p>Maybe the best way to go is finding a full custom barreled action for sale that is close to or exactly what you want. I have one rifle that was built this way, and easily saved $1500 over the cost to build once I bedded it in a Manners.</p><p></p><p>I have also owned a number of customs that somehow didn't suit the original owner, and these can be had at a great savings too, but since they aren't custom-for-me, they mostly haven't met my needs.</p><p></p><p>For some people, buy-once . . . cry once works, and it's hard to argue against that logic, but I am kind-of a churner so it wouldn't work for me.</p><p></p><p>Finally, though not "custom", companies like Cooper, Seekins, Barrett, Bergara, Fierce, offer enough great rifles with enough variety to satisfy most any need for under $2500.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Turnbolt53, post: 1677206, member: 108264"] For a budget build, it's hard to argue with a Tikka action, as long as you are building for a short action cartridge. Since they are 30-06 length actions, they are not ideal for long action cartridges unless you're willing to live with the COAL constraints. Lately I have seen aftermarket long action bottom metal for AICS mags, but don't know how well that works. Savage is the other way to go, and there are a lot of benefits to them as well. Maybe the best way to go is finding a full custom barreled action for sale that is close to or exactly what you want. I have one rifle that was built this way, and easily saved $1500 over the cost to build once I bedded it in a Manners. I have also owned a number of customs that somehow didn't suit the original owner, and these can be had at a great savings too, but since they aren't custom-for-me, they mostly haven't met my needs. For some people, buy-once . . . cry once works, and it's hard to argue against that logic, but I am kind-of a churner so it wouldn't work for me. Finally, though not "custom", companies like Cooper, Seekins, Barrett, Bergara, Fierce, offer enough great rifles with enough variety to satisfy most any need for under $2500. [/QUOTE]
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