Av price of chamber job

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I have been wondering, what's the current price of a chamber job and the barrel threaded for a tuner?. One of the best charged me about $600. I'm not about to complain if it's high. Just wondering.

TY Don Lingenfelter.

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[joshb]

$350-400 last time I had it done. Been 2 years.

 

[Dgd6mm]

$350-400 last time I had it done. Been 2 years.

^^^^^^^^

 

[338 dude]

$350 my last time

 

[Mark W]

I recently paid a little over $500 with no complaints for minor contouring, threading, chambering with my reamer, and blended muzzle brake install.

My next one goes to the same guy!!

 

[MikeMcCasland]

A chamber job is going to be ~$300-400. Muzzle threading for the tuner, you can add on ~$75-$125.

The price you paid is maybe a little high, but nothing too out of line. Besides, the cost to chamber/thread a rifle is a drop in the bucket in this game.

 

[skeeljc]

I just paid $500 to have a Remington 700 action trued, Krieger barrel re-contoured, threaded, chambered and installed on the action.

 

[hoz53]

I just paid $500 to have a Remington 700 action trued, Krieger barrel re-contoured, threaded, chambered and installed on the action.

and for perspective since i do my own i think they are around 5000.00 each

 

[DangerRanger]

I’d rather have a 600 dollar job by one of the best than a 400 dollar job by one of the rest

 

[INTJ]

and for perspective since i do my own i think they are around 5000.00 each

Same here......

 

[Fast14riot]

Here's some average prices

 

[skeeljc]

I just paid $500 to have a Remington 700 action trued, Krieger barrel re-contoured, threaded, chambered and installed on the action.

RW Snyder Custom Guns in Manning Iowa. The only Krieger barrel I could find was a heavy bull contour. I did not realize Snyder did not have a cnc lathe to do the re-contour. He farmed it out to a machinist friend with a CNC lathe. Snyder's work is excellent. Headspace is right and rifle (.223) is sub 1/2 MOA after 40 rounds. There are small local smiths out there that are good.

 

[dolek]

RW Snyder Custom Guns in Manning Iowa. The only Krieger barrel I could find was a heavy bull contour. I did not realize Snyder did not have a cnc lathe to do the re-contour. He farmed it out to a machinist friend with a CNC lathe. Snyder's work is excellent. Headspace is right and rifle (.223) is sub 1/2 MOA after 40 rounds. There are small local smiths out there that are good.

Thanks for the info . Good to hear real world experience . Like you said many good gunsmiths out there . I don't mind not following the crowd and trying new folks . I took a gamble on a Remage barrel from a smith I saw mentioned here on the forum...despite the skeptics that just wanted to be negative for no good reason . Less than a week after my order/payment my barrel arrived, quick service for sure . I now have a hunting rifle that shoots half inch groups , 1/4 inch when I concentrate . Turned out my gamble was worth the $ 342 which included the barrel nut and threading the muzzle.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

We do our own work and since there are three of us, the Clausing Colchester lathe has paid for itself many times over already.

 

[Dessert]

A good gunsmith/machinist can do a rebarreling job in a couple of hours.
$500 is outrageous IMO. It’s not brain surgery. This is making prefits more attractive. Large and small companies like shilen with state of the art equipment are making some excellent prefits. And I doubt anyone can tell the difference.

 

[MGYSGT]

Ours does it to $150-$250 depending on work required.

 

[Liven The Dream]

My .284 Barrel Chambered installed and Bead Blasted $375.00 on a 700 Clone .

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

I do agree that is a bit high for the work you had done. When I decided to start shooting precision rifles, I shopped for a gunsmith. I wanted one within driving distance, and I particularly wanted one who understood precision shooting. This forum has many gunsmiths who know precision shooting but few who are within 100 miles of where I live. From what I have seen on this forum, all seem to be charging prices that are reasonable and most times nearly identical.

When making decisions on craftsmanship, price is the last thing I consider. I am more concerned, with the results, than price. When picking a gunsmith, I want one who takes the time to explain any questions, I may have, as well as his craftsmanship. He should show interest in my project, explain what I need for the application, I intend use it for. I've called my guy to have something done and at times he has explained, why I don't need to do it.

 

[carlsbad]

A good gunsmith/machinist can do a rebarreling job in a couple of hours.
$500 is outrageous IMO. It’s not brain surgery. This is making prefits more attractive. Large and small companies like shilen with state of the art equipment are making some excellent prefits. And I doubt anyone can tell the difference.

I could do it in a couple of hours. I never do that. I always to the $500 job, both for myself and others. It show up on paper.

 

[Evan]

I've paid 450 and 400 from two different Smith's respectively. That didn't include threading the muzzle and didn't include the barrel.

It's expensive, but I want good gunsmiths to make a comfortable living and be able to afford new equipment when they need it. I suspect that they're spending maybe 2-3hrs, meaning a fully burdened shop rate of 150-200 per hr. That pays for their rent, their equipment, their insurance, both property, liability, and health, their utilities, their shop supplies, machine maintenance and new tooling, and then their wage. That 200/hr becomes a take home of MAYBE 30/hr.