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<blockquote data-quote="HoLeChit" data-source="post: 3741919" data-attributes="member: 35036"><p>Just under 900 for the action I’m considering now. Less than a worked over rem700 action, about the same price as buying a pacific tool blueprinted rem700 action.</p><p></p><p>it’s definitely pricey, and the cost of entry has me hesitating, but buying one action, one stock, one trigger, and one optic is going to be much cheaper in the long run than buying those things for most rifles I buy. Instead of buying a whole new everything each time I want a different platform/caliber, I just have to buy a $500 prefit barrel and maybe a new $125 bolt face. If I build a custom rifle in the way I’m thinking, it’s likely going to run me $3500-4000 all said and done with an optic, 4 barrels, and 3 bolt faces. That’s roughly 4 rifles custom fit to what I need/want. On the other side of the coin, when I buy a new platform, I typically buy repair parts as well. This would not only reduce the cost/stockpile of repair parts, but also reduce the number of accessories purchased. My cheap PSA AR fully set up for predator hunting with a cheap scope cost me $1000. My Ruger American Ranch in 762x39 has about $1000 end price tag. My Howa 308 represents about $1700 in cash out of my pocket, my Howa 223 is another 1400, and so on. None of these are particularly fancy rifles, but when buying parts, accessories, mags, optics, and the like the price really adds up. And I don’t even buy expensive optics. My top 2 most expensive optics cost me $500 and $700. </p><p></p><p>And the thing you can’t put a price on: uniqueness. I was talking with [USER=2106]@CutBaitNBlowSh*tUp4ALivin[/USER] just now, and I realized that with this build I could likely build a high quality precision 762x39 AND one of the first 9x39 bolt guns that I’ve ever even heard of. Those are two things you cannot buy.</p><p></p><p>it all breaks down to money though. For $4000 I could build a custom tailored platform that COULD (but probably won’t) replace several basic/affordable firearms that together would cost much more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HoLeChit, post: 3741919, member: 35036"] Just under 900 for the action I’m considering now. Less than a worked over rem700 action, about the same price as buying a pacific tool blueprinted rem700 action. it’s definitely pricey, and the cost of entry has me hesitating, but buying one action, one stock, one trigger, and one optic is going to be much cheaper in the long run than buying those things for most rifles I buy. Instead of buying a whole new everything each time I want a different platform/caliber, I just have to buy a $500 prefit barrel and maybe a new $125 bolt face. If I build a custom rifle in the way I’m thinking, it’s likely going to run me $3500-4000 all said and done with an optic, 4 barrels, and 3 bolt faces. That’s roughly 4 rifles custom fit to what I need/want. On the other side of the coin, when I buy a new platform, I typically buy repair parts as well. This would not only reduce the cost/stockpile of repair parts, but also reduce the number of accessories purchased. My cheap PSA AR fully set up for predator hunting with a cheap scope cost me $1000. My Ruger American Ranch in 762x39 has about $1000 end price tag. My Howa 308 represents about $1700 in cash out of my pocket, my Howa 223 is another 1400, and so on. None of these are particularly fancy rifles, but when buying parts, accessories, mags, optics, and the like the price really adds up. And I don’t even buy expensive optics. My top 2 most expensive optics cost me $500 and $700. And the thing you can’t put a price on: uniqueness. I was talking with [USER=2106]@CutBaitNBlowSh*tUp4ALivin[/USER] just now, and I realized that with this build I could likely build a high quality precision 762x39 AND one of the first 9x39 bolt guns that I’ve ever even heard of. Those are two things you cannot buy. it all breaks down to money though. For $4000 I could build a custom tailored platform that COULD (but probably won’t) replace several basic/affordable firearms that together would cost much more. [/QUOTE]
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