I'd Call Melvin and Order a NULA Before Paying What The Fieldcrafts or Selling For..You'll Be About The Same Price Wise... While I've Had 4-5 Fieldcrafts their a Good Deal At $1500 Mark,But Those Days Are Long Gone..
Did you get that last 308 on TODT a few months back?
I'm not Mull, I don't think anyone got that one....I contacted him and let him know I'd take it. No reply.
Considering the price breakdown on a Fieldcraft I look at the following:
1. ~20 oz action (short action) = Defiance anTi = $1000
2. Light contour barrel ~$300
3. Barrel install/chamber/crown ~$325
4. Stock ~$600
5. Action bedding ~$100
So roughly $2325 can be a fair amount of +/- on all of that and I didn't look at taxes or shipping...throw those in and I'll round it to $2500 for a rough estimate. One big plus to the Fieldcraft is it's already done...no shipping back forth, no waiting for everything, no searching for stock/barrel/action....etc. I'm not saying they should be bringing $2500 but to build a rifle roughly the same with a 20 oz short action, light barrel, and light stock and all the time/effort of the build I'd call it $2500. Over that, just go custom.
