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Cost of rebarreling and truing
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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Cram" data-source="post: 529745" data-attributes="member: 2215"><p>westcliffe01 and feenix you are both correct. The actual fee I charge to fully blueprint a Remington action is $175. This includes double indicating the action true to its centerline to within .0002" or less or concentricity. I then machine the face of the receiver just enough for 100% clean up. I then face the internal locking lugs just enough so there is 100% clean up. I then bore the tops of the threads just enough so there is 100% clean up. I'll then single point chase the existing threads just enough so there is 100% clean up. Typically I've found the the face and locking lugs to clean up in .002" - .005" The threads are what are normally the worst. Some have taken as little as .005" for a full clean up, others have taken up to .040" I then dial in the bolt and remove just enough material from the back side of the lugs and the bolt face for a 100% clean up. This plus a few other secret tweaks. All this and my fee is $175. Now I don't fully blueprint an action that is not going to have a new barrel blank installed. So westcliffe01 is correct in saying that When I'm figuring out a price for a custom build and the customer is deciding on a Remington action or custom my first question is do you already own a Remington? If you already have a rifle that's been paid for and you've gotten some use out of it then stick with the Remington. If you have to go out and purchase a complete Remington rifle just for the action then you run into splitting hairs on cost of Remington vs Custom. Best advice I can give is go over every aspect and detail of the build with the smith prior and you'll find out the best way to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Cram, post: 529745, member: 2215"] westcliffe01 and feenix you are both correct. The actual fee I charge to fully blueprint a Remington action is $175. This includes double indicating the action true to its centerline to within .0002" or less or concentricity. I then machine the face of the receiver just enough for 100% clean up. I then face the internal locking lugs just enough so there is 100% clean up. I then bore the tops of the threads just enough so there is 100% clean up. I'll then single point chase the existing threads just enough so there is 100% clean up. Typically I've found the the face and locking lugs to clean up in .002" - .005" The threads are what are normally the worst. Some have taken as little as .005" for a full clean up, others have taken up to .040" I then dial in the bolt and remove just enough material from the back side of the lugs and the bolt face for a 100% clean up. This plus a few other secret tweaks. All this and my fee is $175. Now I don't fully blueprint an action that is not going to have a new barrel blank installed. So westcliffe01 is correct in saying that When I'm figuring out a price for a custom build and the customer is deciding on a Remington action or custom my first question is do you already own a Remington? If you already have a rifle that's been paid for and you've gotten some use out of it then stick with the Remington. If you have to go out and purchase a complete Remington rifle just for the action then you run into splitting hairs on cost of Remington vs Custom. Best advice I can give is go over every aspect and detail of the build with the smith prior and you'll find out the best way to go. [/QUOTE]
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