I have a Forbes in 6.5x55 that I only bought because it was cheap, $600, and have several CLR, none of which I paid over $550 for.
Folks seem to go one of two ways when they do CLR/NULA hybrids, either they do the stock and trigger upgrade or they go all out and add a new barrel.
The stock and trigger upgrade ran around $1,000 the last time that I asked and the comprehensive upgrade with a new barrel is probably in the $1,500 to $1,700 range.
I'm not significantly offended by the CLR stock or trigger, so I'm blissfully using a box stock CLR in 270 as my primary open country elk rifle.
