Re: Remington 700 bottom metal alternative
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lonely_Wolf</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jtb33</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think that the biggest draw is that this option is less than 1/3 the cost of a Badger M5. </div></div>
Saving a bit of money is great, but I wonder about service. Badger Ordnance has always been excellent to me. I have misplaced parts and when I inquired about the best way to purchase them they simply sent them my way free of charge. I wonder if the same service can be expected from Atlas? How easy and how long will it take to get service from Australia?
Of course maybe at their price point some are willing to put those questions aside. Personally I am always willing to pay a bit extra to be taken care- no questions asked. Accidents happen.
Lastly, I agree bottom metal is very over priced considering it is a machined piece of metal with few (one?) moving parts. At the same time though- this isn’t exactly a cheap past time.
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There aren't exactly a lot of part to "misplace" or break on DBM's. Yeah, I guess it's possible, but again, given that this one is less than 1/3 the cost of a Badger M5 and about half the cost of CDI's DBM, I think many people are willing to take that level of risk.
For what it's worth, the only DBM's I have (not including some AICS stocks) are CDI.
I don't have another rifle that can use a DBM, but if I did, I'd be willing to give this one a try for the price.