[Rick Lee]

Fast924S, I am the world's biggest cheapskate and so I probably have a lot less into this than anyone else would if they built it themselves. The best sites for this stuff are AR15.com, SIGforum.com, GlockTalk and maybe Gunbroker. I got the rifle as seen in the first photo and with a hard case in an even trade for one of my Springfield 1911's. I stole that Springfield too and had $688 into it, while they go for $850-$900. So I started out with $688 into the rifle plus shipping and the FFL transfer, call it $725. Anytime I replace parts, I eBay off the old stuff to help offset the cost of the new stuff. I probably have another $600 net into this, so $1325 total. It might be cheaper to find one already set up the way you want it, but I didn't know what I wanted to do when I got this. I just knew I had to have one before I moved to AZ, as I didn't know when I'd be changing residency from VA to AZ.

Jm, I will be adding more bolt action rifles to the arsenal soon enough, but I'm more concerned with getting as much as I can of what might eventually be banned by the next president and Congress before they take office. I doubt any bolt action rifle will be banned other than maybe .50 cals and I can't afford them anyway.