I'm toying with the idea of selling my custom rig and buying a cooper. Nothing wrong with mine at all, actually it's the most accurate rig I've ever owned. I just like switching it up. I'm wondering how much I could expect to get for this rig being 8 months old and about 250 down the pipe. I'd add pics but I'm not sure how. It's a rem 700 short action with pacific tool and gauge spiral fluted bolt with sako extractor and custom bolt knob. It's wearing a 26" Gaillard barrel in remington varmint contour, 6 flutes, chambered in 7wsm and 11 degree target crown. All of this sitting in an HS Precision tactical stock in sand colour with no adjustments but with a large free float (was made to accomodate the 1.25" barrel. It is all bedded nicely with the XL recoil lug. Also it's got one of the good old model 700 triggers. Everything but the bolt is in black duracoat. This rifle shoots 5 shot 1/4 inch groups and I have targets to back this up. (And recipe with 168gr bergers). I would also consider selling as a package deal with ken farrel 20moa base and TPS rings with a Mark 4 4.5-14 in TMR Reticle. Forster bench rest dies. I understand I would never get back what I have into her (approx. 6k) but just for anyone with some time I would appreciate the feedback. Thanks and have a great day! -matt
Sale Value?
- Thread starter matthewpauls
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Add up what you spent and subtract 25-30% and that should give you a good starting point.
If it doesn't create interest after 2-3 weeks then you may want to start looking at lowering the price or listing the parts separately.
If it doesn't create interest after 2-3 weeks then you may want to start looking at lowering the price or listing the parts separately.
The gun is likely apt to fetch 12-1500 easily. The barrel is a good 1/3 -1/2 done, so from a precision perspective it is not going to last a great deal of time... this is a fact of life with this excellent cartridge, but breaking it down as a used item...
bare 700 action - 400
Kiff Bolt + Knob 300
Stock $350
The barrel and gunsmithing are items of diminishing value as the barrel wears. Unfortunately, fluting a barrel with such poor life (due to the cartridge) is a poor investment.
Custom bedding, action truing and after-market trigger would add value
bare 700 action - 400
Kiff Bolt + Knob 300
Stock $350
The barrel and gunsmithing are items of diminishing value as the barrel wears. Unfortunately, fluting a barrel with such poor life (due to the cartridge) is a poor investment.
Custom bedding, action truing and after-market trigger would add value
Action has been trued and custom bedded. Sorry I thought that would have been a given with a rifle like this. Wow that is a little less than I thought though, I mean I was expecting to take a hit, but that sure is a good one. Thanks for your replies. I was originally thinking more on par with CyaN1de. -matt
Customized factory guns work very well, but they are like customized cars, in that you rarely recover what you put into them. I think that including the base would make it much more appealing, and with the barrel and bedding, you are up between 1500 and 1700.
It is all a question of what someone is willing to spend.
It is all a question of what someone is willing to spend.
Obtunded is totally right. I've sold several decked out guns, and was continually inundated with people either comparing the price to a new sps 
or else complaining about the round count in an uninformed manner. My theory is that most people that know what they're looking at in terms of a custom rig already have one and aren't looking to buy, whereas most buyers are newer to the game and don't know what goes into one.
In fact, I don't think I've ever successfully sold a custom bolt gun on here. In each case I ended up selling to a friend, or a friend of a friend.
or else complaining about the round count in an uninformed manner. My theory is that most people that know what they're looking at in terms of a custom rig already have one and aren't looking to buy, whereas most buyers are newer to the game and don't know what goes into one.In fact, I don't think I've ever successfully sold a custom bolt gun on here. In each case I ended up selling to a friend, or a friend of a friend.
Here is a likely candidate as a comparison but in a different caliber just to give you an idea and it has been listed since July.
Not sure on the $$ difference from B&C to HS Precision but if the B&C is more money then you can wash the cost of the custom bolt.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=490479
Not sure on the $$ difference from B&C to HS Precision but if the B&C is more money then you can wash the cost of the custom bolt.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=490479
cdnredneck_t3
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That B&C Stock is worth about $350 US new. I have seen some dealers asking around the $450 CDN mark new. They are a similar design to the HS with the aluminum bedding block.
Hope this helps you out a little more matthewpauls.
Looks like the B&C runs around $450 in the US and the HS runs $410 from the manufacturer so prices are similar.
Best you can do is label it as a Long Range Precision Tactical Sniper Rifle (Use all these keywords) then ask double what you think it should go for....I believe the words Sniper and Tactical tend to double the actual build price based on what I see on the EE.
Best you can do is label it as a Long Range Precision Tactical Sniper Rifle (Use all these keywords) then ask double what you think it should go for....I believe the words Sniper and Tactical tend to double the actual build price based on what I see on the EE.
that's remington strategy!
Remington 700 Xtreme Condition Rifle Tactical Long Range
Dang all words reunited for an extra fat bill, too bad I purchased it. Had I been on CGN for a little longer I wouldn't have bought it. Not completely unsatisfied with the purchase though, it is a fine rifle, but definitely not worth the price tag
Wow! I am by no stretch a precision shooter, but this floored me. Am I reading and interpreting this correctly? Is this barrel going to be shot-out at the 500-750 round count mark? Not interested in owning or buying this type of gun, just asking out of curiosity.
John
- Location
- In the Badlands of Alberta
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
Selling a custom rifle is hard because you are the one that wanted it the way it is. Yes, the work done is important, the parts are quality parts etc but it was you that wanted it that way, no one else.
You will find that you will be dissapointed by the outcome at the end of the sale because you will feel that you gave it away but there is not much you can do but sell it in pieces to recoop greater costs incurred.
Greg
You will find that you will be dissapointed by the outcome at the end of the sale because you will feel that you gave it away but there is not much you can do but sell it in pieces to recoop greater costs incurred.
Greg
Ian tends to compare the life of all barrels to what would be useful competitively, unfortunately not everyone on here uses their guns to shoot competitions.
If used as an F-CLass gun then yes, 1000 rounds is about all would get out of this gun. Since not everyone needs their gun to be competitive 1/4min shooters, one could get many more sub MOA rounds out of it than that.
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The one that was throated with the wrong reamer?
Not a fair comparison in all reality.
Again, it was no good for the game we play, but would have still been good for the average med/long range plinker poking at 2' gongs at 1000yds. Not everyone shoots at 1/2 min V-Bulls.
The math doesn't lie. These are an extremly overbore cartridge and this may come as a bit of a surprise - selling barrels and all, and having a vested interest in the Canadian national team's caliber choice - that I have spoken with more than one 7WSM shooter from around the world in the last little while.
This is a hunting cartridge - that in the hands of a hunter, would last several lifetimes. In the hands of a precision shooter, it's accurate life is over after 750-800 rounds. I concede, this is the same forum that considers a $350 Stevens 200 a "precision rifle", but unto thine self be true.
This is a hunting cartridge - that in the hands of a hunter, would last several lifetimes. In the hands of a precision shooter, it's accurate life is over after 750-800 rounds. I concede, this is the same forum that considers a $350 Stevens 200 a "precision rifle", but unto thine self be true.
