Geno said:
Surgeon action w/ integrated 20 MOA rail
AI stock
AI bottom metal
AI 10-round magazine (several)
Nightforce 30mm Low rings X4 (2 sets) <<luuuust>>
Nightforce 3.5-15X56 scope with NP-R1 reticle
Krieger barrel (.260 Rem, straight with no taper) STS tube, at 21.75"
Williams' tactical muzzle break
Timney 4 ounce trigger
Sounds a lot like my latest build ...
Badger Ordnance M2008 action with 20 MOA rail
Krieger #9 MTU fluted stainless barrel chambered in .260 Rem
AICS 2.0 stock (with either AW or AICS mags ... undecided at present)
CG X-Treme two-stage Mod22 tactical trigger
Premier Reticles Heritage 5-25x56mm with Gen 2 XR illuminated reticle
Seekins rings
AI bipod
The scope and trigger will be here next week but everything else is here already.
As for the OP's original question, I don't need "a truly unlimited 'equivalent to the GDP of a small nation' budget?" for what I want. Basically, every rifle I could ever want is under $10,000 which includes top-of-the-line optics. I'd love an AW and AWM from Accuracy International, a Kimber Caprivi in .454 Lott, a Kimber 8400 Advanced Tactical, a Thomspon Center ICON Warlord, Precision Hunter and Weather Shield and a Barrett 98B. That's all I can think of right now. Of course, if I were to buy all of those and fit them with high-end optics, I'd probably be looking at $35,000 to $40,000 ... a lot of money but still not the GDP of a small nation.
If you include semi-auto rifles and handguns on the "wish list", I could easily get the price tag into six figures!!