Custom rifle cost going to the moon , when does it end ?

[25WSM]

Most tikkas out of the box shoot great. I think they are the most accurate factory rifle you can buy. Including Cooper's and CA and other semi custom rifles. Tikkas can really shoot amazing.
Shep

 

[Coldfinger]

I don't buy the idea one needs to "put twice the glass you can afford on it" to have a good shooter. When I purchased a Savage heavy varmint .223 rifle for $200 and a $400 Burris 8-32X It didn't group well. I replaced the Burris with a $100 Tasco 6-24X and the worst five shot group it ever fired was .494".

Now I buy a scope for better glass and better low light ability, which cost more than a Tasco, but not for more relaibility.

A lot of older tasco's really heals their zeros! I've never looked through one that wasn't like looking thru a window screen on a rainy day but they held their zero's. I've had a cracked lens and broken crosshair while mounted on a 300 Wby. I haven't heard that name in years. Reminds me of when I baled hay all summer to buy a new tasco to brag about in school in the fall!!! Oh the youthful years, before internet and videogames!!!

 

[Paper boy]

Tikka talk, I'm interested! I have been shooting both Sako and Tikka for years and have never had one that wasen't top notch. I am a left handed shooter so the pikins are small. Sine I started shooting these, everything else seems of lesser quality. My opinion of course.

 

[CTK]

Sako and Tikka magazines are too short for loading close to the lands. Luckily with the 7-08 you can purchase a m+/ Creedmoor mag that gives you all you need with non VLD bullets. Considered a discontinued Sako A7 in 7RM. The magazine barely fit a Sammi 7RM cartridge. Could be that they do great with long jumps but lack flexibility.

 

[Paper boy]

Fixed all that with a file and a dremel tool. I shoot 6.5 CM out of my Tikka T3x. or, re-barrel a 7mm mag T3x. 2 approaches, same results. In theroy, Tikka only uses long actions. With a little hand work.

 

[zog]

I wonder if ol Almondgrower knows how much almonds are marked up compared to a Gunwerks rifle?

If you wanna talk about overcharging...lets talk about a can of Blue Diamond Almonds!!!!

I've done a few seasons of frost protection with helicopters on almonds, I know there's a lot of money that goes into producing a can of almonds...…

You kinda contradicted yourself here - you say Blue Diamond is overcharging, but then you say a lot of money goes in to producing a can.

To me this is right on point - Is Gunwerks overly marked up, or do they cost a lot to build?

 

[Recon$$]

What I am going to say is not directed at you but personally I can't imagine spending almost 13G's on a rifle. If a guy want's one that bad hey go for it, since that's what life is all about but $13,000 will buy you a really nice Plainsgame Safari in Africa, a top shelf Indian Res Elk Hunt, or an Ibex Hunt in the Himalayas.

I know a guy who has been dreaming of hunting Africa his whole life but he always ends the conversation by saying, "I can't afford it, I'm not rich like you." This is a guy with a custom Gunwerkz rifle and a $70,000 pick-up that will be a bucket of rust in 10 years.

To each his own I guess but I'm a blue-collar working man and I have been to Africa 5X already and have another one in the works.

That said, if money was no object to me, I would definitely buy that $13,000 rifle myself

PS: I just read my post over guys and the first thing I thought was, "What was the point of my post and how does it apply to the original post" LOL I have no idea!

I guess I'm bored with the CV shutdown and giving you some of my thought for what it's worth

Exactly. I have dumped alot into shooting, scopes, always looking for something better. I realized why am I doing this. Buy two good rifles and scopes that cover 99 percent of game and dump the money into the hunts. You'll remember the hunts, not the rifles. As the topic, there are so many semi custom rifles you can buy for 1800-3000 that shoot exactly the same. The biggest thing is load development. Give me a 800 dollar Savage and I'll find a load that outshoots half the custom rifles out there shooting factory. But hey, people like nice things and I'm guilty myself.

 

[Deleted member 103481]

Give me a 800 dollar Savage and I'll find a load that outshoots half the custom rifles out there shooting factory. But hey, people like nice things and I'm guilty myself.

Holy snot the cost of savages is going to the moon these days

 

[Holycity73]

Holy snot the cost of savages is going to the moon these days

They're actually putting thought into them these days. The Axis still exists, but their other lines are far better than even a few years ago.

 

[25WSM]

If you think savages are better read the thread about the savages with bad Chambers going back to Savage 3 times. Lots of others talked about how bad theirs were too.
Shep

 

[Holycity73]

If you think savages are better read the thread about the savages with bad Chambers going back to Savage 3 times. Lots of others talked about how bad theirs were too.
Shep

Yeah, I've read it. Now wage the number of members in here with bad experiences against those with good as well as those who aren't on a forum. My 112 LPV DBM shoots sub .5" edge to edge with American Gunners.
The loudest voices get the most attention and complaints are generally shouted from the mountain tops.

 

[zog]

I agree with the fun of watching those folks pull out their $5,000-$10,000 "systems".

They talked trash about my "cheap" rifle, but I took their money home. It was fun.

I hope guys like that are few and far between. I am one of those $6K folks, but that doesn't make me anything special. It only makes me a guy who wrote a big check.

Maybe from being raised with very little and taking a lot of pride in doing more with less, I'm frankly a little sheepish about pulling out my champagne setup, and I never display logos. I don't want anybody to notice that my rifle cost as much as a decent used car.

I hope you LOL - out loud! - at anybody who talks trash about your setup. Most of us $5K -$10K folks wouldn't think of trashing anyone's setup.

 

[Mram10us]

The name calling wasn't cool, I shouldn't have called him a D bag I'll own that.

My interaction with him has not been good though.. I addressed that in another post on this thread

I will second that I got along fine with Jeff until we disagreed on where to zero a rifle. Long story, but I understand why you would have a problem. Maybe I caught him on a bad day ....

 

[CTK]

You can have a heck of a custom rifle built by a good gunsmith for less money than most spend. Dialing down the parts saves a lot of money. 800.00 round Remington footprint custom action, 350.00 non- fluted/threaded/cerakoted barrel, 100.00 bottom metal, 125.00 trigger, 350.00 production stock. 750.00 for good gunsmith to chamber, bed, crown, and put together. $2575.00 So basically the price of a Cooper but you picked the twist, contour, brand, length, and throat length of the barrel. You picked the style and color of the stock. I am not saying that this example will necessarily outshoot a Cooper or other 2500.00 semi factory guns But with a good and reasonably priced gunsmith you will have a hell of a rifle almost exactly how you want it. Also not saying that this is an inexpensive rifle. Just a lot cheaper than some of the named "turnkey" builders. To me, load development is part of the fun of a new rifle. Below is an example of a "turnkey" build that has the advantage of being available right now. I am guessing that it is an impressively well built rifle. It is just more expensive than I would want to pay.

1.6.5 PRC $5895 6.5 PRC on Custom Stiller action bearing our name, Brux #5 contour 1 in 8″ twist Straight fluted 24″ + custom Hawkins 3 port/side muzzlebrake. Apex LR Edge stock custom painted in Subliminal lichen, Flat Dark Earth cerakote on all metal. Obendorf custom bottom metal. Trigger Tech custom trigger @ 1.5 lbs. Rifle weighs just 7 lbs 2 oz and is perfectly balanced. Rifle shot .309″ avg with 135 grain Berger Classics. All of our rifles Guaranteed 1/2 MOA.