Hoping to learn from those of you who built your own (or had built) a custom lightweight hunting rifle. I've narrowed things down to a manners stock (not sure which), 24" threaded proof carbon barrel, a bighorn or impact action, bottom metal I am not sure, triggertech trigger. I like the Proof Elevation MTR and Nosler M48 LR Carbon (if it were 24"), those two tick many of the boxes for me but both are close to or over $3,000. I'm unsure at that price if it would be better to build or buy a custom rifle that has exactly what I want. Buying all the parts and then working with a reputable gunsmith I think will probably be much more, I wrote to a number of well-known builders and got quotes running between 4-6k. I know that I will get what I pay for and in the future I hope to go that way. For now I am struggling with those numbers and would rather have things be under 3k. I get the feeling that some parts are easier to put together than others, but I have no illusions about my gunsmithing skills. Thanks for any thoughts or advice about how you approached your first custom purchase or build