Originally Posted By: yotebuster10A 6 creed would be nice . I love the look of that stock . I'll have to check out Rockwell for a stock ..The amount of money and labor that you put into that setup is it personally worth it to you or would you rather buy a Nosler or Remington? I am considering trying to put some money into this one if I can find a way to build a setup like yours.Figure I can try to use the platform I currently have to see if I enjoy the whole idea of the long range pistol.
Jim Rockwell retired, and his son apparently has had trouble keeping up with the business, so tread lightly. He still makes a great stock, and is really the only option for someone making Striker stocks, but he’s in transition and apparently has some production delay issues going on.
Comparing a custom Striker to a custom XP-100 is kind of a horse race. Undeniably, mid-grip Remington XP-100’s were considered the Cadillac in their day while the Strikers were lower cost, less refined options. That reputation doesn’t make them shoot any worse, it’s just reputation. The Striker’s are chunkier in the grip and stock, and action, and the repeater design means they stand taller above the hand than the XP’s. Potential for accuracy is still top notch. There are definitely more options for guys building XP stocks, but Strikers also have the option for drop-in nut-style barrels more readily than XP’s. Price wise, it’s harder to spend as much on a Striker as it is an XP-100, because Strikers are less expensive, Striker barrels can be cheaper, and Rockwell stocks are less expensive than the chassis’ or fiberglass stocks we typically buy for XP’s. So sure, building my custom Striker was worth it to me, just as much as building any of my custom Specialty Pistols or rifles has been. It shoots small and looks great doing it.
Comparing against the Nosler NCH M48 is a bit sideways also. I don’t really buy factory firearms, and comparing a custom Striker to a factory Nosler is odd. But the M48 does have the advantages of the XP-100 in lower bore-over-grip height and more svelte grip and stock. Economically, I have $650 into that barrel and $550 into the stock. I owned the Striker from way back when they only cost $350, I suppose inflation corrected that would be around $700 - but I think a guy would struggle to find a Striker on the market today at that price. I wouldn’t buy a $1000-1200 striker to rebuild it today. More likely, I’d buy an Impact 737R and start from bare action (ending up with a rear grip repeater), or I’d buy an M48. But if you have a Striker - and don’t want to sell it for $1200 and put that towards a new build, then rebuilding the Striker can make sense.
