C. Sharps Arms in Big Timber, MT is about your only choice for a new 1885 complete build. You should be able to get one for ~$2K with your choice of barrel configuration. CSA offers both Low Wall & High Wall rifles in .22LR. 

CSA & MVA (also in MT) will sell you a compete 1885 action you can then have barreled with your favorite barrel and wood of your choice. Unless you have 'sources' of work that are well below the normal 'going rate' for the assembly and metal & wood finishing, that will end up running well over your ~$2K budget (especially if that is $2K CDN). 

The alternative is used. For instance, there is an original Winder Musket for sale locally that is in excellent condition with a Parker-Hale liner, which the Brits did to all the Winders they bought. P-H liners are considered by many to be the best and the Brits thought them better than the Win barrels of the era. Purchase and shoot "as is" for well under $2K and have a competitive rifle. You can eventually change or modify the wood and the trigger parts to make it a DST with Helm lever with parts from MVA and still be around your $2K budget. Nothing like having an original rifle.

Consider the CPA with unfinished wood. If you take your time, you can make as beautiful as you want. Aside from the CPA reputation for after sale service and supreme accuracy potential (with the right ammunition) and chambering by Paul Shuttleworth (an undisputed master gunsmith - particularly with the 22RF), consider that you'll have a "switch barrel" rifle which can also become a super accurate center fire (caliber or calibers of your choice) with the addition of suitable barrels, breech block assemblies & extractors.
I vote for CPA! Good Shooting! (assured)

JD,

Welcome to the maddness.

From your prior posts you mentioned you had been thinking of a CF chambering as well as a 22 rimfire.

IF I were in the same boat as you, I'd strongly lean towards the CPA.
Modern mterials, Fantastic maker, etc , etc.

Talk to Paul Shuttleworth, he s a straight up guy and will discuss anything you'd come up with.
And being a manufaturer he can ship to Canda or know who could I'd bet.

The change barrel option is the Cat's behind, Hard to go wrong with CPA.

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RayH wrote on Dec 20^th, 2015 at 7:54am:


Sound advice! 

I recently had CPA build me a bench rifle with plain wood sanded ready for finishing. It was within the 2k range.   

Having the option to go CF in the future will be well worth the initial investment. 

Bob

Thanks Guys,

The CPA it is.  Buy once cry once, though my reading makes be believe that CPA offers great value for the money.