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New Rifle: What do you think about this?
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<blockquote data-quote="devildoc" data-source="post: 277764" data-attributes="member: 5615"><p>I understand your point too; but, a donor action can be found (with bottom metal, trigger and magazine) for around $350 (I find them fairly regularly). a full blueprint will cost you $400-500 bucks. Alternatively, you can buy a fully blueprinted action from some places for around $600 bucks (rem 700) and then of course you have to buy bottom metal, trigger and a magazine which pretty much makes it a wash. Then a barrel, for a good one $300. Then a stock; that's where price can vary quite a bit. you could go from $200 to the sky's the limit. If you have some technical skill you can bed it yourself for the price of some DEVCON, Acrarelease and tape (which is nominal at this point). $225 for fit & chamber. </p><p></p><p>So a fully custom rig could be had for as little as say $1500. </p><p></p><p>Now alternately, you buy a good factory rig for say...$700 ( a sendero, VLS, VSSF....whatever). Still have to blueprint the action ($400-500). Still have to get a barrel ($300). Still have to have the barrel fit and chambered ($225). </p><p>Minimum- $1625. And You're stuck with the factory stock (provided it's worth keeping) and barrel contour. Any deviation from which would cost much more. And you stilll either have to bed it yourself or have it bedded by the smith. And if you want a brake installed it will cost you the same no matter what barrel you have it installed on. </p><p></p><p>So, that's my point of view as far as economy goes. </p><p></p><p>Granted, some of my prices may be lower than yours, but I've kept them equal in my comparison. So the comparison should be relevant. </p><p></p><p>No matter what, if your end goal is to have a truly custom rig......you will pay more if you start from a factory *** than if you start putting a custom rig together in the first place. Your mileage may vary. But mine hasn't.</p><p></p><p>P.S. I understand that the prices I have quoted are on the slim side. But not overly so. I don't think any of the smith's here are going to jump on me for misrepresenting current price list's, I'm on the low side but well in the range of components and labor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="devildoc, post: 277764, member: 5615"] I understand your point too; but, a donor action can be found (with bottom metal, trigger and magazine) for around $350 (I find them fairly regularly). a full blueprint will cost you $400-500 bucks. Alternatively, you can buy a fully blueprinted action from some places for around $600 bucks (rem 700) and then of course you have to buy bottom metal, trigger and a magazine which pretty much makes it a wash. Then a barrel, for a good one $300. Then a stock; that's where price can vary quite a bit. you could go from $200 to the sky's the limit. If you have some technical skill you can bed it yourself for the price of some DEVCON, Acrarelease and tape (which is nominal at this point). $225 for fit & chamber. So a fully custom rig could be had for as little as say $1500. Now alternately, you buy a good factory rig for say...$700 ( a sendero, VLS, VSSF....whatever). Still have to blueprint the action ($400-500). Still have to get a barrel ($300). Still have to have the barrel fit and chambered ($225). Minimum- $1625. And You're stuck with the factory stock (provided it's worth keeping) and barrel contour. Any deviation from which would cost much more. And you stilll either have to bed it yourself or have it bedded by the smith. And if you want a brake installed it will cost you the same no matter what barrel you have it installed on. So, that's my point of view as far as economy goes. Granted, some of my prices may be lower than yours, but I've kept them equal in my comparison. So the comparison should be relevant. No matter what, if your end goal is to have a truly custom rig......you will pay more if you start from a factory *** than if you start putting a custom rig together in the first place. Your mileage may vary. But mine hasn't. P.S. I understand that the prices I have quoted are on the slim side. But not overly so. I don't think any of the smith's here are going to jump on me for misrepresenting current price list's, I'm on the low side but well in the range of components and labor. [/QUOTE]
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