8k to spend on a rifle: high end custom rifle or blaser R8?

[Cyres]

Sounds like a Steve Bowers job to me.
D

 

[75]

you dont say what you intend to do with it

Plinking deer at 1,000yds in Italy if memory serves me from previous posts.

I don't like blasers so my question was a bit salty ahah

The custom is just a better rifle overall in my opinion

Why did you even start this pointless thread if you've already made up your mind?

 

[randello88]

As you don’t like Blasers, and you have the money, it seems you question is rhetorical.

Of course, that's why i didn't ask a suggestion, i just wanted to talk with fellow hunters about an interesting (to me at least) topic

 

[randello88]

Precisely the type of "custom" rifle that has little 2nd hand value and is only worth the initial expenditure to the person commissioning it.

K

As it should be if someone buys something for himself and not for the next owner

 

[randello88]

Plinking deer at 1,000yds in Italy if memory serves me from previous posts.


Why did you even start this pointless thread if you've already made up your mind?

Since you are interested:
1) my average hunting shot is at 120 yards and 95% of shots are inside 300. Never shot at 1000 anything breathing
2) if it is pointless, why did you read all the messages before the one where i stated i already made my mind up?
3) i never asked a suggestion, i just wanted to have a talk. Not only i made up my mind, i already have athe custom rifle in my safe

 

[sauer]

I went years again Russel Gall custom build ….
I have T3 thst do same job
And still you can customise them

Personally always hankered after a Blaser R8,

Personally I’d go 2nd hand R8 and get it way you want

Easy to say ignore full custom itch when you’ve already scratched said itch

Paul

 

[paulbshooting]

Go Blaser - great kit and holds value if or when you part with it. Assuming you have got the £8k and a decent optic for it then buy new.

 

[Dunwaters]

What exactly do you want?
Because that’s the whole point of a custom build, you get to specify what you want.
A small bit of advice, the Buddhist rifle, the one with everything firearm, is a compromise and doesn’t really exist.
Define your operational requirement first and the build will specify itself.

 

[kenbro]

That was not the question!

It certainly looked like your question in your header.
Kb.

 

[JH83]

Something like that and you’d have some change….not much mind
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I’m struggling to imagine a rifle I would choose over this. Cracking bit of kit.

 

[VSS]

I’m struggling to imagine a rifle I would choose over this. Cracking bit of kit.

This one, perhaps?

Sold: - Borden Timberline - Full Custom 7x57 - REDUCED

Following on from the article in Shooting Times yesterday, I feel that it might be generate some interest to repost the sale with enhanced offering and reduced price As part of the "wind down" of my stalking kit, I wish to sell my 'Ronin' built custom 7x57 rifle The spec is as follows: Bespoke...

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

 

[JH83]

This one, perhaps?

Sold: - Borden Timberline - Full Custom 7x57 - REDUCED

Following on from the article in Shooting Times yesterday, I feel that it might be generate some interest to repost the sale with enhanced offering and reduced price As part of the "wind down" of my stalking kit, I wish to sell my 'Ronin' built custom 7x57 rifle The spec is as follows: Bespoke...

www.thestalkingdirectory.co.uk

Sweet Jesus that’s a stunner.

 

[Ronin]

Just go custom (they aren't custom but it's what everyone calls them for some reason

Clearly just another plumbing buikd then ,,,

Sweet Jesus that’s a stunner.

Get it bought

You’d have 4 k change for a scope and garron

 

[viking90]

Clearly just another plumbing buikd then ,,,

A part time plumbing build probably

 

[Ronin]

A part time plumbing build probably

Ja

Part time is good

Allows plenty of free time for other things

Pick and choose clients - filter out work or people I’d rather not engage with

 

[viking90]

Ja

Part time is good

Allows plenty of free time for other things

Pick and choose clients - filter out work or people I’d rather not engage with

Great stuff

 

[75]

3) i never asked a suggestion, i just wanted to have a talk.

The title of the thread is a question. It has a question mark at the end.

 

[randello88]

The title of the thread is a question. It has a question mark at the end.

Man, that's getting difficult. A question can be asked in order to look for an advice or just to know what the opinion of other people is, for curiosity. Not a difficult concept

 

[randello88]

It certainly looked like your question in your header.
Kb.

Sorry for that, most people here seem to have understood

 

[DavyG]

Man, that's getting difficult. A question can be asked in order to look for an advice or just to know what the opinion of other people is, for curiosity. Not a difficult concept

Pal…you asked a question, “Custom or Blaser R8. You then go on to say”I don’t like Blasers”. Maybe you don’t like customs either? (That’s a question mark, ergo…I’m asking a question).
Buy a Tikka.
DG