I built one a year or so ago. I used a Savage Axis rifle I bought new and an E.R. Shaw barrel I bought from Midway on sale - $137, if memory serves. I had to buy the barrel nut wrench from Midway as well. Had a gunsmith buddy screw on the new barrel and headspace it up for a few bucks. I could have done it myself if I had a barrel vise. Cost me $700-800 because I had to pay New Jersey prices for the rifle. I also put together another Axis with a 257 Roberts barrel. That barrel cost me over $300 as I special ordered it from Shaw. I bought the second rifle on sale at Cabela's in PA and it was about $150 cheaper. Both rifles shoot very well. My 250 Savage with 24" barrel drives a 100 grain bullet to 3,000 fps with no pressure pains. That's 257 Roberts territory. The Roberts rounds feed just fine from the 243 magazine, but I had to buy a 22-250 Savage magazine for the 250 Savage to feed properly.
