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Cost of full custom rifle but on budget?
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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1680047" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>What Don Parsons said, "a person can buy a pretty nice new factory rifle..."</p><p></p><p>I once researched building a custom 3 lug bolt action rifle from various vendors' parts bins but the cost was just not acceptable given my champagne tastes. An example of my expensive choice would be the GA Precision 3 lug short action.</p><p></p><p>My "build" was found in the<em> <strong>6.5 PRC Browning X-Bolt Pro</strong> </em>which had everything I wanted in that custom rifle but at half the cost. I am very pleased with my X-Bolt Pro's many "semi-custom" features and accuracy.</p><p></p><p>I did consider the SAKO 85 Carbonlite but Browning X-Bolt Pro just had more of what I wanted (like a 24" barrel) <em>and</em> at at around $1,000. less.</p><p></p><p>Eric B.</p><p></p><p><strong>Browning X-Bolt Pro features:</strong></p><p>1. stainless barrel, action and bolt</p><p>2. fluted barrel, bolt and bolt handle</p><p>3. carbon fiber 360 deg. wrap stock</p><p>4. burnt bronze Cerakote on all metal <em>and </em>stock</p><p>5. factory lapped barrel</p><p>6. fully glass bedded action from tang to recoil lug</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1680047, member: 54178"] What Don Parsons said, "a person can buy a pretty nice new factory rifle..." I once researched building a custom 3 lug bolt action rifle from various vendors' parts bins but the cost was just not acceptable given my champagne tastes. An example of my expensive choice would be the GA Precision 3 lug short action. My "build" was found in the[I] [B]6.5 PRC Browning X-Bolt Pro[/B] [/I]which had everything I wanted in that custom rifle but at half the cost. I am very pleased with my X-Bolt Pro's many "semi-custom" features and accuracy. I did consider the SAKO 85 Carbonlite but Browning X-Bolt Pro just had more of what I wanted (like a 24" barrel) [I]and[/I] at at around $1,000. less. Eric B. [B]Browning X-Bolt Pro features:[/B] 1. stainless barrel, action and bolt 2. fluted barrel, bolt and bolt handle 3. carbon fiber 360 deg. wrap stock 4. burnt bronze Cerakote on all metal [I]and [/I]stock 5. factory lapped barrel 6. fully glass bedded action from tang to recoil lug [/QUOTE]
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