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Why are custom rifles so Pricey??
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 555505" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>The advantage I see in building a custom rifle "With" an individual smith is the one on one(Personal)</p><p>experance you should have and the level of quality as apposed to having a company assemble your</p><p>rifle.</p><p></p><p>A lot of the custom rifles are pre-made and the quality suffers because they are no more than a</p><p>high end factory rifle that was production built in order to make more money,and the price may </p><p>be more than from a smith that has his reputation on the line every time.</p><p></p><p>Prices vary based on the amount of work required to reach the level of accuracy that the </p><p>smith is required to,or guarantees in his work. and I would bet that the price does not vary </p><p>much with the better smiths that take all the time to give there best.</p><p></p><p>There is no magic formula for building an accurate rifle, just care and experience and some </p><p>luck because all barrels are not the same. If a smith does his part and has all good parts you </p><p>should end up with a rifle that will shoot sub 1/2 MOA. and with luck and a barrel called a "hummer"</p><p>one that will shoot under 1/10th MOA.</p><p></p><p>In many cases the High End custom can be cheaper than a production custom or the factory rifle</p><p>because of the expense of trying to make the rifle shoot to your requirements. I have seen </p><p>people spend many hours and ammo trying to find an exceptable load and never succeed.</p><p></p><p>So is the Custom worth the extra money? I think so. </p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 555505, member: 2736"] The advantage I see in building a custom rifle "With" an individual smith is the one on one(Personal) experance you should have and the level of quality as apposed to having a company assemble your rifle. A lot of the custom rifles are pre-made and the quality suffers because they are no more than a high end factory rifle that was production built in order to make more money,and the price may be more than from a smith that has his reputation on the line every time. Prices vary based on the amount of work required to reach the level of accuracy that the smith is required to,or guarantees in his work. and I would bet that the price does not vary much with the better smiths that take all the time to give there best. There is no magic formula for building an accurate rifle, just care and experience and some luck because all barrels are not the same. If a smith does his part and has all good parts you should end up with a rifle that will shoot sub 1/2 MOA. and with luck and a barrel called a "hummer" one that will shoot under 1/10th MOA. In many cases the High End custom can be cheaper than a production custom or the factory rifle because of the expense of trying to make the rifle shoot to your requirements. I have seen people spend many hours and ammo trying to find an exceptable load and never succeed. So is the Custom worth the extra money? I think so. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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