Quote Originally Posted by Ol' BW View Post
So basically you only need minimal tools after you take the factory barrel off and get the gunk cleaned out of it? That is what I gathered from the reading I've done. So there is really no need in investing in a bunch of tools if you have a smith you trust to remove the factory barrel.

I looked up the prices on Midway for the needed tools and the barrel I want at E.R. Shaw and it would be over $450 for it all together. For that price I could just buy another gun! I'd have to do a lot of barrel switching to recover that cost. That's when I hit on the idea of letting someone else do it that has the tools!

BW
The cool thing about doing it yourself is after the initial purchase of tools you can often build a better rifle for cheaper than factory. Plus if you spend 400 or so on a nice barrel...it will most certainly out shot most factory rifles.