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Why are custom rifles so Pricey??
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<blockquote data-quote="NesikaChad" data-source="post: 560923" data-attributes="member: 7449"><p>First understand that buying an "action only" isn't as straight forward as one would hope/like it to be. Remington occassionally has a run that they peddle off to Brownells. These are not normal stock items however. Remington wants to sell guns. Not just actions.</p><p></p><p>About the only thing you can buy from Winchester is a T shirt anymore. If it's a gun part they almost always demand to have the rifle back. You'll be hard pressed to find an action only from them. (that means never)</p><p></p><p>The F/N special police receivers are sold this way I believe. I built a rifle on one not too long ago that came as an action only.</p><p></p><p>Your next option is the custom line. If all your after is a builder and dollars/cents mean more than pretty here's the nutz n bolts.</p><p></p><p>Your baseline custom action will start at about $1000.00 give or take a hundred bucks.</p><p></p><p>A Walmart Model 700 is between 4 and 5 hundred in most cases.</p><p></p><p>The stock is junk. It's glorified hockey puck rubber/plastic.</p><p>The barrel makes a nice stick for a vegetable garden. Even if it is a shooter, it'll be useless if you decide to have the action blueprinted. That involves machining the receiver threads and the fit will be so poor afterward that it'll be dangerous to try and shoot it with the old barrel.</p><p></p><p>It sucks sometimes, but it's just how this game is played.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helped.</p><p></p><p>C.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NesikaChad, post: 560923, member: 7449"] First understand that buying an "action only" isn't as straight forward as one would hope/like it to be. Remington occassionally has a run that they peddle off to Brownells. These are not normal stock items however. Remington wants to sell guns. Not just actions. About the only thing you can buy from Winchester is a T shirt anymore. If it's a gun part they almost always demand to have the rifle back. You'll be hard pressed to find an action only from them. (that means never) The F/N special police receivers are sold this way I believe. I built a rifle on one not too long ago that came as an action only. Your next option is the custom line. If all your after is a builder and dollars/cents mean more than pretty here's the nutz n bolts. Your baseline custom action will start at about $1000.00 give or take a hundred bucks. A Walmart Model 700 is between 4 and 5 hundred in most cases. The stock is junk. It's glorified hockey puck rubber/plastic. The barrel makes a nice stick for a vegetable garden. Even if it is a shooter, it'll be useless if you decide to have the action blueprinted. That involves machining the receiver threads and the fit will be so poor afterward that it'll be dangerous to try and shoot it with the old barrel. It sucks sometimes, but it's just how this game is played. Hope this helped. C. [/QUOTE]
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