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RifleDude ![]() MODERATOR ![]() Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 15138 |
In many cases, you can get a factory rifle that will shoot with a lot of custom rifles for a lot less, without a doubt. Shooting precision vs. $ spent in rifles is a lot like engine horsepower, optical image quality, and multiple other buying decisions in life...at some point you reach the law of diminishing returns where it takes a LOT more money to eek out increasingly miniscule gains in performance. If all you're looking for is precision shooting, you don't need to spend a lot to get it, though you'll stand a better chance of getting it with a custom rifle with a good barrel, as factory rifle precision is always somewhat of a crapshoot. But of course you already know this; I'm preaching to the choir.
All that being said, there's way more reasons for building a custom rifle than just gaining greater precision, just as there are many reasons for building a custom hotrod, or anything else custom/bespoke. With a custom rifle, the options are endless. You can get the components, barrel length, twist, weight, finishes, balance, proportions, ergonomics...everything exactly as you want. This all leads to greater pride in ownership and something more pesonalized. To my way of thinking, having something tricked out just for the hell of it is all the justification I need to proceed with a project. I'm not looking to impress anyone; the journey in getting exactly what you want is half the fun. With a factory rifle, these decisions are all made for you, and you take what you get. Your rifle will then be just like tens of thousands of others, and whether that's a good or bad thing is a matter of perspective, depending on whether you're looking for a utilitarian tool like a Crescent wrench, a unique personalized piece of equipment you take pride in and extract a lot of enjoyment out of every time you use it, or somewhere in between. ...And of course, you already know this too; I'm preaching to the choir again. But it's always good to remind ourselves of why we wish to pursue something before spending $. If you just want a rifle you can toss in the truck and not care if it gets beat up, buy a Ruger American or a Savage. Either will usually shoot pretty well, especially in .223.
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SVT_Tactical ![]() TEAM SWFA - Admin ![]() ![]() Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 29684 |
I've never built a true custom rifle so that itch wants to be scratched and part my reason for wanting to put it together piece by piece......
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"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
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Bigdaddy0381 ![]() Optics God ![]() ![]() Georgia peach Joined: February/27/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 13256 |
scratch that Mofo on something other than a 223. |
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RifleDude ![]() MODERATOR ![]() Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 15138 |
Or...scratch that itch with a .223 AND something else, as having 2 custom rifles is always better than 1.
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Ted
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Bigdaddy0381 ![]() Optics God ![]() ![]() Georgia peach Joined: February/27/2007 Location: Georgia Status: Offline Points: 13256 |
after the first itch is scratched more itches poop up... you know as well as I, they move from side to side and round and round....
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Rancid Coolaid ![]() Optics Jedi Master ![]() ![]() Joined: January/19/2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8413 |
Wait,wait wait; you just moved the goal posts. This is the first custom gun? First this was "custom vs 700/upgrades", now it is "first custom ever' AND "truck gun to beat up." There are a few competing concepts here. Everything I said previously, I stand behind; and I'll add a point: first custom can be something you keep for a lifetime, or can be the learning experience that quickly leads to your second custom. In that light, 223 is either a great thing or a bad thing. At this point in the conversation, to proceed, I need a forced rank listing of needs/wants. "Truck gun" usually does not equal "custom build." I'm just say'in. |
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SVT_Tactical ![]() TEAM SWFA - Admin ![]() ![]() Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 29684 |
I have lots of guns I've customized.... but never a ground up built starting with a custom action To me it would be both a custom and a workhorse.... I'm not going to baby it or care if it gets some knicks and scratches on this gun.... adds character. Sure I could build a benchrest gun and never take it out but I want a true 'workhorse" that I can pull out shoot, and toss back in the case for then next time.... I don't ever forsee selling it honestly. a 223 bolt gun works for many uses, teaching recoil sensitive folks to shoot, all the hunting I'd need it for locally, shorter matches i do with some friends, precision urban tactical bolt gun.
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SVT_Tactical ![]() TEAM SWFA - Admin ![]() ![]() Chief Sackscratch Joined: December/17/2009 Location: NorthCackalacky Status: Offline Points: 29684 |
I guess a better proposed question would be - Would yall spend 2-3K setting up a custom actioned 223 bolt gun or Buy a factory rifle and change the parts I want changed and wait to built a custom on something else later and spend about $1500 tops. |
"Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be" - Abraham Lincoln
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Rancid Coolaid ![]() Optics Jedi Master ![]() ![]() Joined: January/19/2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8413 |
Truck guns get stolen or damaged, a custom won't do any differently than a stock gun in those regards. It might be a bit tougher, but I don't think I'd go full custom for a 223 truck gun.
Opinions will vary.
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supertool73 ![]() Optics God ![]() ![]() Superstool Joined: January/03/2008 Location: Utah Status: Offline Points: 10477 |
You could always buy a used savage for $200, screw a Critierion prefit barrel on it, and put it in a $300 stock and it would do all your asking. You would be into if for $1000 and have a real nice shooter.
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RifleDude ![]() MODERATOR ![]() Joined: October/13/2006 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 15138 |
Tell me about it, brother! I've got full tilt head to toe poison ivy rash!
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