Re: rebarrel cost?
Don't knock the guys price. Not all barrels come off in ten minutes. There are always risks that a gunsmith takes when working on someone's gun. There are also the heat and lights to consider. If he can't make a living doing it, there is no point in having a shop. A guy has to eat. If you don't like the price, get your own tools and do it yourself. And really, ten minute??? How many of you have actually taken a Strangers rifle, given it a good once over to make sure it's not already buggered up, pulled the scope off(can't get the wrench on with the scope attached), taken it out of the stock, got it clamped in the vise, broken the old barrel off, Cleaned The Action Threads and The Nut Threads(you are cleaning the threads aren't you?),lubed the threads, screwed on the new barrel,inserted gauge, took bolt apart to remove cocking pin(you don't have to, but it's a WAY better feel so you do not have the cocking force messing with you when you are trying to just get a go gauge to close with minimum/tight chamber clearence), maintain headspacing while tightening nut, double check with No-Go, reassemble bolt(cleaned and lubed it while you were at it right?, dry fired for function, put back in stock, put scope back on, wipe all your paw prints off it, write up a ticket for it etc... Did you just do all that in TEN minutes without scratching the thing all up?......BS if you think you did. It is a simple nuts and bolts job but it still requires attention to detail and some time and that IS something worth paying for.
