Serious ignition issues. But, at the time, was a babe in the woods when it came to what makes custom actions work as they should. Two years of trying this, trying that. Went down some side roads with that thing.
Learned a lot, spent more money and time than any sane person should. At the end, 2 hours with some files and hones turned a turd into the most accurate rifle I'd ever owned. Just had to find someone who understood what makes a rifle shoot well. One glance at the bolt and he told me what the issue was. Didn't I feel stupid!
What people new to this need to realize is that a custom action is just an action made by someone other than a factory. What they do, how they go about it, and how "finished" the action is, will vary wildly from action to action. And each action, be it a Turbo, a 10x, a Falcon, etc can require different types of work done to them. Just depends on how they were individually finished.
An example, Tim Miller, one of the best shooters in the country uses the 10x actions. He knows what he wants, knows where to look, and how to get them working best for him. Others use the Turbo actions. Again, they know where the issues are, and how to fix them.
Some feel that this is to be expected because there's no way a person who makes one of these actions can make money if they spent the time needed to refine each to the best it can be. Personally think Jerry Stiller blew this theory out of the water with his actions. But again, it doesn't matter. You pay your money and you get what you get. Up to you to figure it out, or pay to have someone else fix the issues.
Moral of the story for those looking at these things. Choose what you wish, they all can win any match you enter. Some require more work than others to make "right". But if the ignition is correct, if you have a good barrel and good ammo, you can be competitive with anyone out there. A great barrel and great ammo makes you more than competitive.
JMPO
Kenny
