GUNWERKS

[cgasner1]

It’s pretty crazy what your entry model rifle can do these days. Look what a $550 ruger American or a $650 tikka can do.

Think it comes down to either don’t have the time. Which in that case probably shouldn’t use the “system” anyways. Or some people wanna just saw they have a best of the west rifle

 

[Nick87]

It’s pretty crazy what your entry model rifle can do these days. Look what a $550 ruger American or a $650 tikka can do.

Or an old rem 700 vs.

 

[kiwi hunter]

No one menment

 

[brockel]

Or an old rem 700 vs.

Just wish everyone didn’t think their 2003 blued Remington 700 adl 30-06 with a dogshit trigger is a collectors item price wise

 

[Nick87]

Just wish everyone didn’t think their 2003 blued Remington 700 adl 30-06 with a dogshit trigger is a collectors item price wise

Agreed I'm not buying anymore. Hard to beat the one I've got though for what I payed for it.

 

[kiwi hunter]

Too many thumbs, anyway no one mentions Winchester, I find them to have best out of the box trigger,adjusts down to as light as you want. To me the trigger makes the rifle.

 

[TheTone]

Just wish everyone didn’t think their 2003 blued Remington 700 adl 30-06 with a dogshit trigger is a collectors item price wise

What about a similar age sps 30-06?

 

[Potsie]

What about a similar age sps 30-06?

Nah. You’re stuck with it.

 

[TheTone]

Nah. You’re stuck with it.

It may just take a trip to a pawn shop

 

[BAKPAKR]

What about a similar age sps 30-06?

Is it blued or stainless?

 

[TheTone]

Is it blued or stainless?

Not stainless, the matte black finish they were doing

 

[xebadir]

Is a gunwerks worth the $13,000 or can you do just as good with something else.

For that price you can buy most of an arsenal for any species, go on a hunt or few, and get a tricked out rifle. Even if it is easy mode, lot better bang for your buck out there.

 

[shb]

Ill put my Nosler Custom up against it any day 1/3 the price

I'll put my pawn shop action, internet classifieds pieces and parts, up against it any day at 1/10th the price.


FFS man, what's this world coming to?

 

[BAKPAKR]

Not stainless, the matte black finish they were doing

If it were stainless, I would suggest that you get a Peak 44 stock and a Benchmark Remington KS contour barrel, take it to Chris Brown in Post Falls, and end up with a sub-6 pound all-weather 6.5 Weatherby RPM or 280 AI.

 

[Nick87]

If it were stainless, I would suggest that you get a Peak 44 stock and a Benchmark Remington KS contour barrel, take it to Chris Brown in Post Falls, and end up with a sub-6 pound all-weather 6.5 Weatherby RPM or 280 AI.

Cerakote?

 

[BAKPAKR]

Cerakote?

That would work, but would add more $$.

 

[TheTone]

If it were stainless, I would suggest that you get a Peak 44 stock and a Benchmark Remington KS contour barrel, take it to Chris Brown in Post Falls, and end up with a sub-6 pound all-weather 6.5 Weatherby RPM or 280 AI.

It was bought originally as a donor but that was 12+ years ago. I just don’t really see it happening at this point. Maybe it will stay around as a donor action for my son someday

 

[LopeHunter]

I picked up a used one pre-Covid. Tack driver 7mm-08. I have two prior custom guns I obtained old Mauser actions then had them built. .308 and .338 Win Mag. Those shoot really nice. The Gunwerks is a bit better and I did not need to wait two years to have one built as was the case on my custom guns.

 

[belshawelk]

I'll put my pawn shop action, internet classifieds pieces and parts, up against it any day at 1/10th the price.


FFS man, what's this world coming to?

As long as it shoots under 1/2 MOA at 100 yards go for it.

 

[antelopedundee]

If you look at just the rifle price it is a bit more (in the grand scheme of high priced rifles) as any other of the premier builders with premium action, stock, barrel, gunsmith work, etc.

I’m not talking Tikka actions, which are nice, but I’m talking top of the line $1400-$1600 actions, $1000 barrel, $1500 stock, bottom metal, trigger, etc.

Their value add is out of the box readiness (scope + assembly + data package to 1000 yards) and their ammo that is supposed to shoot well out of any of their rifles. Buying a rifle you buy into their system/guarantee.

Is it necessary? No. Can you do the same with a Ruger American? Yep. Even the Gunwerks owner has said so. But, you’re paying for just better quality and someone figuring it all out for you.

What's so special about a $1000 barrel that makes it BETTER than a $400 barrel and who is charging $1000 for their barrels?

Way back Ed Shilen noticed that some barrels measured BETTER than others and in a stroke of marketing genius called them select match and charged $50 more even tho most shooters couldn't tell the difference and probably very few could shoot well enough to tell the difference. Buying a select match was no assurance that you'd get one of those "hummer" barrels.

PapaJohns says they use "better" ingredients in their pizzas. Yeah right. On his outdoor show Steve Wolfe for one of his sponsors Bergara said "it's just a better gun". OK.

I guess "BETTER" is a relative thing.