a double can be had if you look and be patient a Baikal for under 1000.a valmet,i saw a 45 70 pedrasoli go for less than 2000.but if you have the tooling and knowledge and time the satisfaction of seeing your own talent is priceless it will cost more if you count your time but the pleasure is a memory,good luck keep us posted.build the gun for the game you intend to hunt