For a new guy who is not sure what he wants they are a good buy. Many won't like the stock so they want either a chassis or something like a foundation/TCS.
Its not a full custom fitted barrel, its a prefit. They are just able to order in such a volume at a time they can bring the price down, while putting their rifles out there as marketing.
Manners Mini Chassis - $1200
Triggertech Trigger - $200
Tenacity Action. $800
Bartlien Barrel - $350
Barrel Chamber/thread $300.
Its a $2900 gun for $2500 for someone who can spend 10 minutes screwing a barrel on and torquing a few screws. Assuming you love the stock its a good deal but you still need to add brake, Arca rail, weights, mags, QD cheekrest knob, ect. They also want $820 for a pre-fit replacement which is at the high end.
I almost bought one the last 2 years but decided to get what I want instead of settling for this. Plus production class is looked at as retard class to most shooters. Just shoot open with your gun.