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Are there any GOOD custom rifles say under $1200?

Roderick WhiteRoderick White Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
Hello all, I know very little about custom rifles... but would love one... in the $1200 range?

Thank You ALL for your time! Rod
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,569 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If you shop around it can be done I just picked up a coustom built on a mauser action for 400.oo pawn shop didn't know what they had chambered in 280 rem jewell trigger shillen barrel and stock looks like it was hand made out of some of the best walnut that i have seen
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  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You can get some darn nice artillary for $1,200.
    The "custom" part is what's hard.
    A true custom rifle, made for you, will cost well over that.
    When you look at used custom rifles you might do better on price, but you have a rifle that has been customized for someone else. I've also found it's common, and understandable enough, that when someone has pumped several thousand dollars into a custom rifle, they expect to get it all back and then some, when they sell.
    Bottom line? You can get damn near anything if you're willing to pay the price; and, you can get some good deals if you're willing to settle for someone else's idea of the ideal rifle. If you can be patient you might find a decent custom rifle that will fill your needs for less than $2K, but patience would definately be the operative word here.
    Good luck.
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,569 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RCrosby
    You can get some darn nice artillary for $1,200.
    The "custom" part is what's hard.
    A true custom rifle, made for you, will cost well over that.
    When you look at used custom rifles you might do better on price, but you have a rifle that has been customized for someone else. I've also found it's common, and understandable enough, that when someone has pumped several thousand dollars into a custom rifle, they expect to get it all back and then some, when they sell.
    Bottom line? You can get damn near anything if you're willing to pay the price; and, you can get some good deals if you're willing to settle for someone else's idea of the ideal rifle. If you can be patient you might find a decent custom rifle that will fill your needs for less than $2K, but patience would definately be the operative word here.
    Good luck.
    +1 that's what I meant to say
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  • carbine100carbine100 Member Posts: 3,071 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    And may I add...keep looking for what you want on GunBroker if used will do. I took a chance on a poorly descrided, low starting price Mauser 98 .284 with a small very fuzzy picture for practically nothing, and have been offered a profit of over 1K for it since!
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  • jtmarine0831jtmarine0831 Member Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Good Luck! If you get a barreled action that is custom for under $1200 let me know!
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  • Turbo72Turbo72 Member Posts: 432 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been looking into a custom rifle also. Check out Montanarifleman.com, I have been looking into this company. I talked to the guy today and he quoted me $1100 for the complete barreled action with floor plate & trigger guard in stainless steel. I already posted another thread here to try to get some more info on them.quote:Originally posted by Roderick White
    Hello all, I know very little about custom rifles... but would love one... in the $1200 range?

    Thank You ALL for your time! Rod
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  • skyhigh_sellerskyhigh_seller Member Posts: 167 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This Q is way too open ended, but for ~600 you can get a rebarrel job (including action work) from Hart. And for ~250-400 you can pick a stock. So you to buy a wasted gun with a good action and yeah for ~1200 I think you can have a custom gun with the components you want.
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  • XP100XP100 Member Posts: 435 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a 6.5 x 284 Built on a Commercial Magnum Action. Receiver, trigger guard and foreplate engraved. Bolt and shell follower are engine turned.Shilen fluted barrel, Timney trigger, bolt trued and squared, Really nice tiger strip stock with ebony grip cap and fore end 1500.00 + actual shipping. A really nice looking gun.
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  • poshposh Member Posts: 360 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've been very satisfied with the performance of the 6.5x284 I had built by these folks http://www.sharpshootersupply.com/index.html

    It cost a few hundred more than $1200 but I went whole hog figuring this was a once in a lifetime thing for me.
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  • jptatumjptatum Member Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yes you can if it is a used rifle. I have bought more than one on GB. The chances that you will get what you paid to have a rifle custom made are slim and none.
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  • longgunner4725longgunner4725 Member Posts: 20 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I GOTA 6MM X 284 MCMILLEN STOCK SHILEN BARREL INTERARMS ACTION BUILT FOR LIGHT WEIGHT 1000 YD COMP I PUT A 36br LEUPOLD AND I HAVE 1600 IN IT FAIR PRICE FOR CUSTOM GUN AND SCOPE
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