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Rem 700 Action source?
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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 2446522" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p><em><strong>Things have changed drastically, price wise, in the past 3 years!</strong></em> 3 years ago, no one was worried about Brandon and more gun control, and Covid wasn't even on the radar, and Remington was still pumping out rifles and actions, complete rifles that could be bought for $329 if you'd catch a sale. Sorry, your information and recommendation to "check the pawn shops" for $300 Remington 700s is completely out of date! You can't fill up your pick-up for what fuel cost 3yrs ago, nor can you check-out at the grocery for what you paid 3yrs ago, reloading components have sharply increased in price. You can not buy much of anything for what you'd have paid 3yrs ago! With steel prices on the steady increase and operating cost on the steady rise look for the prices of those customs to increase, right along with custom barrel blanks. I recently (last Friday) called for quotes on structural steel (wholesale pricing). Looking back at only a year, wholesale prices are up 35%-55% overall for the same steel. Just think for a minute what 416R and 4140 have or will increase.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 2446522, member: 24284"] [I][B]Things have changed drastically, price wise, in the past 3 years![/B][/I] 3 years ago, no one was worried about Brandon and more gun control, and Covid wasn't even on the radar, and Remington was still pumping out rifles and actions, complete rifles that could be bought for $329 if you'd catch a sale. Sorry, your information and recommendation to "check the pawn shops" for $300 Remington 700s is completely out of date! You can't fill up your pick-up for what fuel cost 3yrs ago, nor can you check-out at the grocery for what you paid 3yrs ago, reloading components have sharply increased in price. You can not buy much of anything for what you'd have paid 3yrs ago! With steel prices on the steady increase and operating cost on the steady rise look for the prices of those customs to increase, right along with custom barrel blanks. I recently (last Friday) called for quotes on structural steel (wholesale pricing). Looking back at only a year, wholesale prices are up 35%-55% overall for the same steel. Just think for a minute what 416R and 4140 have or will increase. [/QUOTE]
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