What custom actions are a good value? I saw the features of a bighorn, savage barrel threads, rem footprint, changable bolt head. Sounds great, I like all the features, but not sure what else I should be looking at. I dont have never seen any of them in person. Looking at possibly building a 270win repeater with med contour barrel amd i want as many options for stocks and barrels as possible.
Custom action for a deer rifle
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Terry
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Just bought one for me. Did a 7 SAUM for a customer. Was so impressed that I bought one.
Borden Alpine Stiller Bat, You get the idea. Tommy Mc
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One Eye Pete
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I have a Bighorn TL3 action. It is smooth and It has a lot of great features especially the controlled round feed. It will feed and eject just about anything.
The only drawbacks to it are 1) using a Triggertech trigger (great trigger) I was only able to get 0.175 in. Firing pin fall. Normally a Remington style action requires 0.240 pin fall. I didn't get misfires but I don't think that is the best thing for top notch accuracy. 2) It doesn't use a trigger hanger so their is no easy way to make adjustments to increase pin fall / or reduce cock on close. I don't think either of these make issues make too much difference for a hunting rifle.
My other custom Remington clone action is a Kelbly Atlas. The Atlas is less expensive than the TL3 (about the same as the Bighorn Origin) it is just as smooth and it comes with a trigger hanger. If you install your trigger and it doesn't have adequate firing pin fall (.240 required for top accuracy) or you have too much cock on close you can contact Kelbys and they will set you up with the proper trigger hanger to correct the problem. It's hard to beat Kelbly's service. Also Kelbly's can chamber a barrel for it without having your action. My Atlas isn't a repeater so I can't comment on feeding from a magazine but it has a mechanical ejector that works just fine.
The only drawbacks to it are 1) using a Triggertech trigger (great trigger) I was only able to get 0.175 in. Firing pin fall. Normally a Remington style action requires 0.240 pin fall. I didn't get misfires but I don't think that is the best thing for top notch accuracy. 2) It doesn't use a trigger hanger so their is no easy way to make adjustments to increase pin fall / or reduce cock on close. I don't think either of these make issues make too much difference for a hunting rifle.
My other custom Remington clone action is a Kelbly Atlas. The Atlas is less expensive than the TL3 (about the same as the Bighorn Origin) it is just as smooth and it comes with a trigger hanger. If you install your trigger and it doesn't have adequate firing pin fall (.240 required for top accuracy) or you have too much cock on close you can contact Kelbys and they will set you up with the proper trigger hanger to correct the problem. It's hard to beat Kelbly's service. Also Kelbly's can chamber a barrel for it without having your action. My Atlas isn't a repeater so I can't comment on feeding from a magazine but it has a mechanical ejector that works just fine.
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Just bought one for me. Did a 7 SAUM for a customer. Was so impressed that I bought one.
I just bought one also.
Barrel is at the GS and in line for fitting and chambering.
Gonna be a 6-BR
Edd
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My choice would be a Defiance Rebel.
drop_point
Silver $$ Contributor
I'm quite a fan of Big Horn TL3 actions. I have two of them, no problems so far. Controlled-round feed, mechanical ejector, floating bolt head, shouldered pre-fits, etc. What's not to love? I haven't measured firing pin protrusion, but no problems from my Trigger Tech Diamonds.
A great action at a fair price!
NC/Br Shooter
Silver $$ Contributor
Can you tell us any more about your build, Interested in the Kauger Br action.
Dusty Stevens
Shiner
Stiller was my choice back when stiller owned it. Kelblys and defiance rebel are my current choices
nmkid
Gold $$ Contributor
That's what we are using for my new 243AI. IF we can find one.
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