Steven,
I guestimated $2.5k for the action, $1k for the barrels, $500 worth of fitting and finishing the barrels and action, $3k for stockwork/checkering, $1k for wood, $2k for engraving. That's $10k. Granted, some can get the work done cheaper and many have a stockblank already, but $2500 for the action and $1000 for barrels is optimistic I think. Some will do their own stockwork and barrel fitting, but I was just tossing out guestimates. I don't think that'll be too far off one way or the other by more than a couple grand if the work is farmed and my estimate of the barrels and action aren't too far off. Actually, $2500 seems a bit low for the action and I think barrels will be closer to $1.5-2k fitted and finishing/casehardening/blueing could run a bit more.

Anyone going into this project that will farm out everything ought to be prepared for something like $10-15k, depending lots of variables.

Last edited by Chuck H; 03/19/07 02:04 PM.