NEW ACTION- Pierce Engineering Skele-Ti

[Jud96]

I have some exciting news for you guys! We have developed a new lightweight hunting action at Pierce Engineering. This action is a skeletonized version of our successful Titanium action and it incorporates a lightened steel bolt. We were able to match the weight of our Ti Featherweight action by using a steel bolt opposed to a Ti bolt. We are still working on our short action version but the long actions are ready to be ordered! The Skele-Ti long action weighs a mere 17.5oz complete with dual pinned recoil lug. This is one of the lightest if not the lightest Remington footprint long action available today! The price is $1450 and $50 more for full DLC action body.

All Skele-Ti actions will have DLC coated bolts and DLC coating can be added to the action body as well for $50 extra. The lightened bolt features extra deep flutes but still remains unfluted on the bottom to retain smooth cycling and no scratching up your brass. Our bolt handle is skeletonized as well and made of hardened steel to prevent bending. This action retains the same size bolt, action body, bolt lugs, threads, etc. as our standard long actions and material wasn’t removed in those critical areas. Another exciting thing is these actions along with all of our other standard actions will be made with integral recoil lugs in the near future! The price on the integral Skele-Ti actions will be $1550. I’ll post some photos below. I hope you guys like it! Thank you.

 

[284winner]

I have some exciting news for you guys! We have developed a new lightweight hunting action at Pierce Engineering. This action is a skeletonized version of our successful Titanium action and it incorporates a lightened steel bolt. We were able to match the weight of our Ti Featherweight action by using a steel bolt opposed to a Ti bolt. We are still working on our short action version but the long actions are ready to be ordered! The Skele-Ti long action weighs a mere 17.5oz complete with dual pinned recoil lug. This is one of the lightest if not the lightest Remington footprint long action available today! The price is $1450 and $50 more for full DLC action body.

All Skele-Ti actions will have DLC coated bolts and DLC coating can be added to the action body as well for $50 extra. The lightened bolt features extra deep flutes but still remains unfluted on the bottom to retain smooth cycling and no scratching up your brass. Our bolt handle is skeletonized as well and made of hardened steel to prevent bending. This action retains the same size bolt, action body, bolt lugs, threads, etc. as our standard long actions and material wasn’t removed in those critical areas. Another exciting thing is these actions along with all of our other standard actions will be made with integral recoil lugs in the near future! The price on the integral Skele-Ti actions will be $1550. I’ll post some photos below. I hope you guys like it! Thank you.View attachment 1314019View attachment 1314018View attachment 1314020View attachment 1314021View attachment 1314022

Love the new action. Great work. Keep it up. Confused. First paragraph says 1450.00. Second paragraph says 1550.00. Is the 1450.00 a non- skeletonized and the 1550.00 skeletonized ???

 

[Jud96]

Love the new action. Great work. Keep it up. Confused. First paragraph says 1450.00. Second paragraph says 1550.00. Is the 1450.00 a non- skeletonized and the 1550.00 skeletonized ???

$1450 is the current price with the pinned recoil lug as pictured. $1550 is with the integral recoil lug that will be available in the near future. The cost increase is due to material costs and the added machining time. Thank you!

 

[butchlambert]

I have 2 Pierce actioned customs and one is my Ti 280AI. Workmanship is great and the guys are always there if you need them.
I guess my photos are too large.

 

[Jud96]

I have 2 Pierce actioned customs and one is my Ti 280AI. Workmanship is great and the guys are always there if you need them.
I guess my photos are too large.

Can you see this one? I resized the photo. Thanks!

 

[butchlambert]

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Can you see this one? I resized the photo. Thanks!

Actually I was trying to post a photo of my 280AI Ti rifle and my 6.5x47 Lapua custom wood stock rifle.

 

[Jud96]

Actually I was trying to post a photo of my 280AI Ti rifle and my 6.5x47 Lapua custom wood stock rifle.

Oh my bad. I misunderstood.

 

[butchlambert]

I have some exciting news for you guys! We have developed a new lightweight hunting action at Pierce Engineering. This action is a skeletonized version of our successful Titanium action and it incorporates a lightened steel bolt. We were able to match the weight of our Ti Featherweight action by using a steel bolt opposed to a Ti bolt. We are still working on our short action version but the long actions are ready to be ordered! The Skele-Ti long action weighs a mere 17.5oz complete with dual pinned recoil lug. This is one of the lightest if not the lightest Remington footprint long action available today! The price is $1450 and $50 more for full DLC action body.

All Skele-Ti actions will have DLC coated bolts and DLC coating can be added to the action body as well for $50 extra. The lightened bolt features extra deep flutes but still remains unfluted on the bottom to retain smooth cycling and no scratching up your brass. Our bolt handle is skeletonized as well and made of hardened steel to prevent bending. This action retains the same size bolt, action body, bolt lugs, threads, etc. as our standard long actions and material wasn’t removed in those critical areas. Another exciting thing is these actions along with all of our other standard actions will be made with integral recoil lugs in the near future! The price on the integral Skele-Ti actions will be $1550. I’ll post some photos below. I hope you guys like it! Thank you.View attachment 1314019View attachment 1314018View attachment 1314020View attachment 1314021View attachment 1314022

I did learn a lesson on the TI rifle, it is too light for a 280AI. I had Mark Brown "Brown Precision" build a custom Kevlar-Carbon fiber LW stock for it and Stan "Douglas Barrels" made a pencil barrel for it. It has a very sharp recoil on the bench and hurts more than my 300 Weatherby. I was able to shoot some damn good groups with it though,.

 

[284winner]

$1450 is the current price with the pinned recoil lug as pictured. $1550 is with the integral recoil lug that will be available in the near future. The cost increase is due to material costs and the added machining time. Thank you!

Thanks for the clarification. Looks like another bucket list action.

 

[Earnhardt]

Any left hand models?
Build/wait/lead time?
Thanks

 

[boltfluter]

Very nice looking action! Not much more you could whittle on to reduce the weight. Almost half the weight of an all steel Remington factory action. Nicely done!

Paul

 

[Jud96]

Very nice looking action! Not much more you could whittle on to reduce the weight. Almost half the weight of an all steel Remington factory action. Nicely done!

Paul

Thank you!

 

[Jud96]

Any left hand models?
Build/wait/lead time?
Thanks

There will be left hand models. I suggest calling the shop and speaking with our shop manager Jim. He will be the best person to talk to regarding the lead times on a left hand model. Thank you!

 

[wedgy]

Very nice !
What rail does it use and what MOA ? cost ?

 

[Jud96]

Very nice !
What rail does it use and what MOA ? cost ?

We have rails available made by Talley. The rails are available in 0 MOA, 10 MOA, and 20 MOA. The rails are $90. We also have Talley rings available and Hawkins Precision Hybrid rings available. These actions use the same rails as our standard steel and Ti actions which also work with Stiller rails and rings. Thank you!

 

[nakneker]

Wow, this looks dreamy. Hope to try one when the short actions arrive.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

I wonder what it weighs with a ti bolt in it?

 

[Jud96]

I wonder what it weighs with a ti bolt in it?

I’d have to weigh one, but my guess is 15oz. We are no longer making the Ti bolts though.

 

[Jud96]

Wow, this looks dreamy. Hope to try one when the short actions arrive.

When the short actions are finished I’ll post some pictures and the weight of them. They will be identical in design and features other than being a short action.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

I’d have to weigh one, but my guess is 15oz. We are no longer making the Ti bolts though

Dont blame you, I bet the tooling and scrap costs were not profitable. Thats light with a steel bolt! Will there be a steel action version as well?