I just don't know, my old Remington in 25/06 didn't cost me much and the tweaking I did, fiberglass stock and bedding was not expensive and it shoots like a house on fire, got my goat at the longest distance I had ever shot at when it was hunting season.
Late brother and I bought barreled actions from an guy that got them from an outfit that went out of business, it was in 243, he worked the stock and trigger over as they were mauser actions and proceeded while recovering from a dirt bike accident that almost killed him and put him in a hospital for three months to get a goat at around 500yds, with a 100 grain bullet, he never saw the need for an expensive firearm.
So I guess for those that have the money heck have at her.
I just know what works for me.
Thats for sure, 500 really doesn't generally take a custom anything to get there, thats usually close to a chip shot for a tuned factory anything, and some load work! Certainly not 6000 bucks to get to 500... I've done over 500 on a coyote with a model one sales AR in 7x62x39 and they certainly are not BR guns.
