The reason I started making rifles is because I couldn't afford what I really wanted. My suggestion is to buy a kit or buy what parts you want with a pre-carved stock and go to town. Do it like Johnny Cash's Cadillac and get a piece at a time and spread the cost out over a period of months. That's what I usually have to do. :thumbsup:
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OK, Who Makes Good, Inexpensive Rifles?
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Josh,
Another option, considering you have a rifle that shoots well already, is to restock it.
Like most, I am thin on funds and couldn't run out to buy another rifle but I am currently restocking my own bobcat. A nice half stock blank is pretty inexpensive, and I would have never believed I could do it, but it is coming along with just a few hand tools and lots of research on this forum and my local library.
Here is where it is at. I have a ways to go but it is coming along.
Another option, considering you have a rifle that shoots well already, is to restock it.
Like most, I am thin on funds and couldn't run out to buy another rifle but I am currently restocking my own bobcat. A nice half stock blank is pretty inexpensive, and I would have never believed I could do it, but it is coming along with just a few hand tools and lots of research on this forum and my local library.
Here is where it is at. I have a ways to go but it is coming along.
A quality used rifle IMHO is better than a crappy new rifle of the same price.
I just purchased a near mint condition Thompson Center Renegade .50 Cal rifle for $190. The awesome thing about T/C is you can buy those Green Mountain replacement barrels for them for $100 - $200 and you instantly have 2 calibers in 1 gun.
I just purchased a near mint condition Thompson Center Renegade .50 Cal rifle for $190. The awesome thing about T/C is you can buy those Green Mountain replacement barrels for them for $100 - $200 and you instantly have 2 calibers in 1 gun.
