I`ve got a chance to buy a couple of BBK-01 actions,and was wondering,whats a good price for these actions,the person wants.$1400.00 for 2 stocked actions, Thanks. John
Now which BBK-01 are we talking about. I bought one about 20 years(?) ago that was a two digit serial number and as I remember I bought it from Royal Arms. I talked to a Mr. Brill about it, (one of the "B's" in BBK). It is highly polished and I think of much higher fit and finish than what is offered as a BBK-01 today. It is actually polished quite nicely. Just my .02 worth.
Posts: 1678 | Location: Colorado, USA | Registered: 11 November 2002
I bought a BBK-01 action from Olympic Arms, or rather a dealer. Right about $600.00 10 months ago. Pretty rough, took quite a bit of work to knock the rough edges off it. Has a timney trigger, a Model 70 type safety. John Ricks is making a rifle with it. He says it's a strong action.
Posts: 253 | Location: Alaska | Registered: 22 May 2003
I've considered buying one for a project. Two experienced gunsmiths I know who have used them tell me they require a lot of hours of polishing (internally and externally) and work on the feedrails, extractor and ramp to get them to look good and function smoothly. Having done that, they make pretty fair rifles however. They question whether one really saves any money in the end after the additional manhours to clean one up versus the higher initial cost of other magnum actions.
Posts: 9487 | Location: Texas Hill Country | Registered: 11 January 2002