A few more thoughts:
Let's say the barrel on the factory Model 70 the OP is thinking about goes 1000 rounds before accuracy isn't acceptable anymore. (My experience is the typical .264 will last longer, but let's just say 1000. It might last twice as long.)
At that point it can be sent back to the factory for another barrel at a price far less than the typical $500-$600 "custom" barrel. Or it could be sent to E.R. Shaw and rebarreled for around $300, and in my experience Shaw barrels shoot better than all but the best factor barrels.
At that point the shooter has already spent over $400 in components, plus whatever cleaning supplies. Yet for some reason some shooters are worried about having to spend MAYBE that much more to replace the barrel.
