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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 800213" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>I guess I'm not sure what I misunderstood man - I was actually thinking of a Shilen or Broughton when I said $350. I'm not sure what about that means cheese parts but I would consider either a Broughton or Shilen to be decent entry-grade barrels.</p><p></p><p>McMillan stocks are nice, but they're not required for a build - I'd almost always go with a Manners or cheaper stock if I wasn't going to get an AICS or wait on the JAE 700. I've just never seen anything that justifies the price in a McM stock (don't get me wrong, its nice and lots of folks swear by them, but there's no way an A5 is worth that). </p><p></p><p>A $200 B&C would work fine if you were on a budget. Same with an action - you could easily find a factory take-off action and get it blueprinted by a quality smith and then add a heavy recoil lug for well less than the Badger action and still have a very nice shooter with one of the above barrels. </p><p></p><p>I think $2k is doable for a pretty nice entry-grade built .338LM (probably not with glass). Especially if you wait patiently at places like the hide for good deals on used parts. </p><p></p><p>Decent trigger shouldn't be more than $75 used</p><p>Good L/A bases are like $100-$125 used</p><p>Broughton Barrel is $380</p><p>B&C stock is $200</p><p>I have no idea on a .338 action, but I'll guess at $600-$800 tops for a used action (any more than that and you should just get the Badger)</p><p>Probably want some decent rings $75-$100 used</p><p>Gunsmithing shouldn't be anymore than $250</p><p>Good used Harris bi-pod for like $50</p><p></p><p>That's under $2k without glass there. If you don't need a mil-dot scope at first, you can get a decent Leupold or Burris for like $300 and play with it until you can upgrade later.</p><p></p><p>If you want a break, that's going to be extra, but if you're on a budget, then just be a man <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Then you just have to spend like $2k on ammo and you can begin shooting <img src="/images/smilies/thumb.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thumb:" title="Thumb :thumb:" data-shortname=":thumb:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 800213, member: 229"] I guess I'm not sure what I misunderstood man - I was actually thinking of a Shilen or Broughton when I said $350. I'm not sure what about that means cheese parts but I would consider either a Broughton or Shilen to be decent entry-grade barrels. McMillan stocks are nice, but they're not required for a build - I'd almost always go with a Manners or cheaper stock if I wasn't going to get an AICS or wait on the JAE 700. I've just never seen anything that justifies the price in a McM stock (don't get me wrong, its nice and lots of folks swear by them, but there's no way an A5 is worth that). A $200 B&C would work fine if you were on a budget. Same with an action - you could easily find a factory take-off action and get it blueprinted by a quality smith and then add a heavy recoil lug for well less than the Badger action and still have a very nice shooter with one of the above barrels. I think $2k is doable for a pretty nice entry-grade built .338LM (probably not with glass). Especially if you wait patiently at places like the hide for good deals on used parts. Decent trigger shouldn't be more than $75 used Good L/A bases are like $100-$125 used Broughton Barrel is $380 B&C stock is $200 I have no idea on a .338 action, but I'll guess at $600-$800 tops for a used action (any more than that and you should just get the Badger) Probably want some decent rings $75-$100 used Gunsmithing shouldn't be anymore than $250 Good used Harris bi-pod for like $50 That's under $2k without glass there. If you don't need a mil-dot scope at first, you can get a decent Leupold or Burris for like $300 and play with it until you can upgrade later. If you want a break, that's going to be extra, but if you're on a budget, then just be a man :D Then you just have to spend like $2k on ammo and you can begin shooting :thumb: [/QUOTE]
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