I think your approach should be what you want to do long term as well as what you enjoy short term.
While there are some variables and some ways to save money, the basic tools to do the work are going to cost about $150.
To me that is the action wrench (NSS is the best in my view) go gauge (more on that latter) and some odds and ends tool wise as well as the nut wrench.
So if its a one off project, its a fair amount of money to do it. If its a monetary decision then the cost of the stealth is adjusted according to that.
If you enjoy doing it yourself and find satisfaction in it (I do) then that's a personal assessment.
I planned on dong two and have done 3 and I have what I call my test rifle setup that I am going to do one more on and the barrels will go back and forth on that ones (two for sure, maybe 3)
If you have done an AR then this is very much in line with that. Same aspect of if you are careful and follow the steps right its very doable.
Barrels can be had from EA Shaw for $150 (with a wrench) to cut rifled that the pros use for $400, in between is the button rifled that shoot better than most of us can take advantage of.
Setup wise I have gotten my builds down to as low a 1/4 inch, pretty often under 5/8. You can build a solid shooter. I think the mechanical setup is good to 3/8 and the occasional quarter inch is just luck of getting 5 to cross the same. I hand load so I can tune mine. I have shot a bit of match factory in the 308 and its not as good as what I can do.
So yes you can, its all readily available and you just would have to make the decisions on which barrel mfg and type as well as stock type and mfg.
If you have segmented nut you don't have to get one of those nor the lug. I did, I wound up needing a nut anyway so no setback.
I am not sure those pay unless you are getting under 1/2 MOA. Doesn't hurt, adds another $50 or so to the price.
Tool wise I also go with NSS wrench, it has square cutout and that's handy for a 1/2 inch breaker bar if you nut is tight. I am not a hammer on the tool type of guy, it works, just not me.
I also like a Toqrue wrench, I have done too many engines and its ingrained. I also own several so I did not have any out of pocket for that (nor the breaker bar).
If you are experience you can save a bit of money with a Go Gauge. You can put tape on the back and set headspace that way or you can use it and have a tight match chamber.
CBI makes good barrels and they stand behind them so that is a good choice. I prefer to have it all done at one place, if there is any question its not a disagreement between the gun smith who put the threads on and did the chamber and the barrel maker who supplied a blank. NSS is a Criterions rep and they have the rest of the basic tools (not the go gauge). Jim is very good to work with.
One stop barrel done and that's just me, there are some good reliable gun smiths that do that work that stand behind it.
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