Long range .338 Edge rig value?

[johnl]

Hey guys, what a fair market value for a nice rifle? Trying to help out friend.

Everything is 100% New

Rifle components.
· Scope. Leupold Mark 4 Riflescope 8.5-25x50 Long Rang, M1 Mil Dot 54690
· Rings. TPS HRT 40571 30mm steel medium
· Base. Ken Farrell, INC. G-Force F-GF-REM-7L-1-20
· Action. Remington 700 SPS 300 RUM rifle was used for action.
· Barrel. Shilen Stainless Steel/Select Match Grade #7 Standard Varmint to finish at 30” .338 SS Match 1-10 twist.
· Brake. Defensive Edge Brake.
· Stock. Bell and Carlson Medalist A5 stock tan with black spider web 2098-30.

Gunsmith Work.
Everything was done by Dennis Sorensen.
· Action Truing.
· Bolt Bumping.
· Thread and Chamber.
· Bead blasting barrel finish.
· Trigger tune to 2 1/4 LB.
· Bedding action to stock.

Accessories to go with rifle.
· Cleaning rod. Dewey MFG 30C44.
· Redding Dies. 338/300 Ultra (338 EDGE) 80924.
· 50 Rounds of 300 RUM Remington brass, loaded with Sierra 300 gr HPBT, and CCI 250 Primers. loads are 25 Rounds with 92gr H1000, 25 Rounds with 91gr Reloader-25. Brass is never fired


Thanks.

 

[Dogleg]

To paraphrase John Barsness, a quick check to see if you are a good candidate for building rifles is to make a large stack of 100s. Carefully divide it into two and set one of them on fire. It quickly simulates an emotion that you might as well get used to. Plan on losing half.

If it happens to be something much out of the ordinary, or an odd-ball chambering light up both piles.

First thing you do is pull the scope and mounts off and sell those separately.

 

[johnl]

To paraphrase John Barsness, a quick check to see if you are a good candidate for building rifles is to make a large stack of 100s. Carefully divide it into two and set one of them on fire. It quickly simulates an emotion that you might as well get used to. Plan on losing half.

If it happens to be something much out of the ordinary, or an odd-ball chambering light up both piles.

First thing you do is pull the scope and mounts off and sell those separately.

I told buddy if you’re spending big money, it’s alway better to buy a known brand, ie Accuracy International, Sako, Blaser, etc etc than to sink money into a parts gun, albeit high end parts gun if you want to sell it down the road. I learnt that lesson years ago Now so did he

 

[lwing]

On a rifle like that I consider half, like the half you end up with after a divorce, ouch, the saving grace is if Dennis built it probably shoots. Those rounds hot?

 

[Dogleg]

With a rifle like that; its real value is as a shooter. A 16-17 pound .338 Edge at 1000 plus is about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on.

 

[MartyK2500]

I told buddy if you’re spending big money, it’s alway better to buy a known brand, ie Accuracy International, Sako, Blaser, etc etc than to sink money into a parts gun, albeit high end parts gun if you want to sell it down the road. I learnt that lesson years ago Now so did he

At least if dealing with prefits, you can recoup a better portion of the cost breaking it down into parts.
Ask me how I know!...

 

[coleman1495]

At least if dealing with prefits, you can recoup a better portion of the cost breaking it down into parts.
Ask me how I know!...

I couldn’t agree more. Shouldered barrels are great until you want to sell/swap things around.