Hello, is the Remington Custom Shop still a thing?
Can you still order a nice 700 from them?
I don't know what your criteria for "nice" is. I am quite confident that for the money spent in the custom shop, you could get a whole lot nicer elsewhere.I would like to find a nice Remington 25-06 but may have them build one for me.
Ok. Blueprinted action. Thats worth $75. Match grade barrel is a very broad statement. It might be a $75 blank or a $500 blank. 3 lb trigger? About everything made today is adjustable down to 3lbs. The Bell and Carlson stock is nice.OK, please elaborate
Listed Custom shop features:
Blueprinted 700 action
Match grade barrel.
Bedded to a Bell Carlson stock.
3 lb. Tuned X Marks-the-spot trigger.
Bell and Carlson is a nice hunting stock.By "nice" I was thinking you wanted something with nicer wood, better bluing and possibly some engraving.
For what you want to do you're better off buying a used donor rifle, or simply an action if you can find one, with the proper breech face and sending it to a gunsmith for the work. You'll get better performance, a better barrel and probably less cost.
You can do a lot better than a B&C stock on a "nice" rifle and if you're looking for performance there are a LOT better options than 25-06. The 25-06 is an acceptable deer hunting cartridge and would be a good match in a classy looking walnut stocked hunting rifle. Sounds like you want a precision rifle and there are much better options for that.
My buddy blueprints for $75. I personally wont do them for that, so he does all mine for me. If I had his setup, I probably would. When he does them, they are right. He keeps one lathe set up just for blueprinting 700.Bell and Carlson isnt terrible, like their Customer Service, but theres many better options to be had for a 700.
If I were to build on a 700, Id pick cartridge, action and Gunsmith in that order.
Then barrel maker, trigger, bases rings, scope, then stock.
If synthetic, Manners first, whoever next, because theres three stock makers that run behind the best, and their cheaper.
P. S. Have no idea who Id trust for a 75.00 blueprint, just throwing that out there.... ������
Aye, there's the rub! I get customers who say "nice" and mean "cheap". Others who say "nice" and mean "I just have to figure out how to hide the bill from my wife".Define "nice".
Not even close. I charge $175 for blueprinting, takes about 2 hours to go through an action and true it up. And your friend who keeps a lathe set up for it is doing you a huge favor by charging you so little. Or, of course, he's just in it as a hobby, in which case it doesn't matter what he charges anyway.Ok. Blueprinted action. Thats worth $75
Again, we are getting into definitions of "nice". B&C does not make a nice stock, IMO. "Nice" to me involves a wood stock with a century of growth in a windy environment and lots of figure. To others it means polyester resin and an aluminum bedding block. Either way, B&C makes stocks from junk to jewels, so choose wisely.Bell and Carlson is a nice hunting stock.
What are you doing to a Remington action that takes 2 hours? Align the threads to the centerline, square the face oo the action to the centerline, lap lugs, square bolt face. Takes me about hour and a half and he is way faster than I am because he stays set up and he has done hundreds as opposed to my 7 or 8.Aye, there's the rub! I get customers who say "nice" and mean "cheap". Others who say "nice" and mean "I just have to figure out how to hide the bill from my wife".
Not even close. I charge $175 for blueprinting, takes about 2 hours to go through an action and true it up. And your friend who keeps a lathe set up for it is doing you a huge favor by charging you so little. Or, of course, he's just in it as a hobby, in which case it doesn't matter what he charges anyway.
Again, we are getting into definitions of "nice". B&C does not make a nice stock, IMO. "Nice" to me involves a wood stock with a century of growth in a windy environment and lots of figure. To others it means polyester resin and an aluminum bedding block. Either way, B&C makes stocks from junk to jewels, so choose wisely.
Hooligan1's list of how to build a custom rifle is pretty good. First decide what you want, then put it together in your mind, then find the best smith to put it together in real life.
But back on topic, if you want a nice rifle, the Remington Custom Shop can make it happen, but it won't be any nicer than another skilled craftsman would turn out. But, it does come with the Custom Shop name on it, so if you were to decide to sell it you can get an extra few $. I used to have a Remington 700 from the Custom Shop, and it was very nice.
takes about 2 hours to go through an action and true it up
Close enough. Actually, the most stressful part is putting the extractor back in and making sure it works.Takes me about hour and a half