I found one for $600 (synthetic stock version), which didn't seem too bad given inflation and that these don't seem to have been imported in around 10 years. It was at a Cabelas, so there weren't any additional shipping/FFL fees. Guns International basically lets you hit on all the Cabelas used guns, which has been one of the better ways I've found to find obscure things without having to comb your local gun stores (I know, I know, some of you think that is half the fun).
But in the other thread on this, the crew at Patriot Valley Arms is talking about making Rem 700 9mm and .45 kits that would work off an Origin, or Nucleus. So depending on how those run, you could be in at a relatively lower overall cost, especially if you already had the action. I'll be interested in feeding, because that and extraction were the failings in the Curtis design, but PVA is already looking at a vastly superior extraction method, so I'm really excited to see what they put together.
9mm and good .22 just aren't that far apart in pricing these days, and so I've wanted this type of platform for a long time.
