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Stock action vs blueprinted vs custom ?
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<blockquote data-quote="BountyHunter" data-source="post: 1235337" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>All good points.</p><p></p><p>IF you have a "proven" 700 action, then a blue print with a barrel change will be cheaper in the short term but at the end the action is still only worth $450 no matter what you spend. As long as you understand that OK.</p><p></p><p>I have seen some not all 700's that were way off when trued and needed the work, so just taking a stock 700 and throwing a new barrel on is a crap shoot at best. Odds are you might win, but no guarantee.</p><p></p><p>Here is my caveat based on two ruined hunts with a broken remington extractor on magnum bolts. I would not waste my money truing a magnum as the money spent on either doing and extractor mod or replacing the bolt makes it too expensive. Some might say that experience is unusual, but too many others have had the same thing so no 700 magnums for me without a bolt change.</p><p></p><p>Most of todays 700's will never be as smooth and reliable as a custom even after the work. Is that a concern?</p><p></p><p>Any comparison of cost using DBM is disengenous as the 700 does not have DBM to begin with. You can just as easily drop used 700 bottom metal on a custom.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, you take your chances. IMO with the expense of hunts due to licenses and travel etc, I will either opt for a custom in magnums or a proven trued 700 in non magnums.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BountyHunter, post: 1235337, member: 12"] All good points. IF you have a "proven" 700 action, then a blue print with a barrel change will be cheaper in the short term but at the end the action is still only worth $450 no matter what you spend. As long as you understand that OK. I have seen some not all 700's that were way off when trued and needed the work, so just taking a stock 700 and throwing a new barrel on is a crap shoot at best. Odds are you might win, but no guarantee. Here is my caveat based on two ruined hunts with a broken remington extractor on magnum bolts. I would not waste my money truing a magnum as the money spent on either doing and extractor mod or replacing the bolt makes it too expensive. Some might say that experience is unusual, but too many others have had the same thing so no 700 magnums for me without a bolt change. Most of todays 700's will never be as smooth and reliable as a custom even after the work. Is that a concern? Any comparison of cost using DBM is disengenous as the 700 does not have DBM to begin with. You can just as easily drop used 700 bottom metal on a custom. At the end of the day, you take your chances. IMO with the expense of hunts due to licenses and travel etc, I will either opt for a custom in magnums or a proven trued 700 in non magnums. [/QUOTE]
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