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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 1137608" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>BTW both of my last two builds this year cost me less than $700 at the gunsmith with shipping/insurance both ways. Turn around time was under 3 weeks door to door. One was a competition gun that is a hammer and other is hunting rifle that I have not got to test yet.</p><p></p><p>One was custom action and other was trued 700 I had purchased years ago and found it back in the safe when cleaning it out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I am not a fan of trued 700s especially for magnums, but someone else paid for the truing and it was standard bolt face. My smith confirmed truing was good and ready to barrel first thing. All I had to pay for was bedding, chambering, crown, threading, small parts, minor fitting and shipping and insurance back.</p><p></p><p>I get all my own parts and call him and might have to hold off a couple weeks before sending them to him. One wait was 30 days before sending the parts.</p><p></p><p>You are way better off getting your own parts IF you know exactly what you want then sending everything to the smith when he is ready to build instead of waiting a year for a stock or barrel to come in. Today, almost any action, stock and barrel is available within 1-2 months max on the internet. Other than that you are simply looking for trigger, bottom metal, base and minor parts that are readily available. I always get my own reamer and that can be 30-60 days if it is a custom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 1137608, member: 12"] BTW both of my last two builds this year cost me less than $700 at the gunsmith with shipping/insurance both ways. Turn around time was under 3 weeks door to door. One was a competition gun that is a hammer and other is hunting rifle that I have not got to test yet. One was custom action and other was trued 700 I had purchased years ago and found it back in the safe when cleaning it out. :) I am not a fan of trued 700s especially for magnums, but someone else paid for the truing and it was standard bolt face. My smith confirmed truing was good and ready to barrel first thing. All I had to pay for was bedding, chambering, crown, threading, small parts, minor fitting and shipping and insurance back. I get all my own parts and call him and might have to hold off a couple weeks before sending them to him. One wait was 30 days before sending the parts. You are way better off getting your own parts IF you know exactly what you want then sending everything to the smith when he is ready to build instead of waiting a year for a stock or barrel to come in. Today, almost any action, stock and barrel is available within 1-2 months max on the internet. Other than that you are simply looking for trigger, bottom metal, base and minor parts that are readily available. I always get my own reamer and that can be 30-60 days if it is a custom. [/QUOTE]
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