Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
How much should i pay
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 2375111" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Ya', those who'll pay the Gun Broker price must be kind'a nuts. Once the new Rem Arms gets their production going, where there are complete rifles and actions "in stock" and "on the shelves" prices for used will come down. I keep hearing about the "old" 700 being better. I've been gunsmithing for 30yrs, and even the RR serial numbered are straighter. Yes, extraction is probably 'off', but so it is with many of the 'older' pre RR actions. I have not bought any of the newly manufactured actions, but the report is extraction is better. I'll have to use/sell the 8-10 RR actions I have in the safe before I buy any. I bought those 8-10 RR actions just before the virus hit, and knowing that 2020 was an election year and anything could happen. Oklahoma might be "open" from all the restrictions and mandates others are going through, but the economy here sux. Not many are willing to spend on a custom build. Semi custom is happening. The person wanting is supplying their own actions and most time the barrels, too. "Brandon" killed the oil industry, and much of the economy here is oilfield related. There has been plenty of repair work and modifications to keep me overly busy. But those RRs I bought still sit in the safe. I sold exactly 2, 1 a LA Mag to a friend and the other the only .223 action I had bought. When those newly made 700s appear, I'd not expect pre Covid or pre Brandon prices. The price of steel has increased a bunch, the cost of transportation has increased a bunch as has most everything else. Inflation! I checked one of my suppliers yesterday on-line, and they have L and S actions in stock. They're priced at more than I could sell a NIB actions for 2yrs ago. That's the "wholesale" to FFL pricing I'm talking about. Just as a side note, I know of at least 3 "wholesalers' that have gone under since this craziness began, and another that also has a storefront that has done away with 'dealer pricing' on many in demand things. The industry, on the whole, is struggling to stay afloat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 2375111, member: 24284"] Ya', those who'll pay the Gun Broker price must be kind'a nuts. Once the new Rem Arms gets their production going, where there are complete rifles and actions "in stock" and "on the shelves" prices for used will come down. I keep hearing about the "old" 700 being better. I've been gunsmithing for 30yrs, and even the RR serial numbered are straighter. Yes, extraction is probably 'off', but so it is with many of the 'older' pre RR actions. I have not bought any of the newly manufactured actions, but the report is extraction is better. I'll have to use/sell the 8-10 RR actions I have in the safe before I buy any. I bought those 8-10 RR actions just before the virus hit, and knowing that 2020 was an election year and anything could happen. Oklahoma might be "open" from all the restrictions and mandates others are going through, but the economy here sux. Not many are willing to spend on a custom build. Semi custom is happening. The person wanting is supplying their own actions and most time the barrels, too. "Brandon" killed the oil industry, and much of the economy here is oilfield related. There has been plenty of repair work and modifications to keep me overly busy. But those RRs I bought still sit in the safe. I sold exactly 2, 1 a LA Mag to a friend and the other the only .223 action I had bought. When those newly made 700s appear, I'd not expect pre Covid or pre Brandon prices. The price of steel has increased a bunch, the cost of transportation has increased a bunch as has most everything else. Inflation! I checked one of my suppliers yesterday on-line, and they have L and S actions in stock. They're priced at more than I could sell a NIB actions for 2yrs ago. That's the "wholesale" to FFL pricing I'm talking about. Just as a side note, I know of at least 3 "wholesalers' that have gone under since this craziness began, and another that also has a storefront that has done away with 'dealer pricing' on many in demand things. The industry, on the whole, is struggling to stay afloat. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Gunsmithing
How much should i pay
Top