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<blockquote data-quote="MarcS" data-source="post: 797153" data-attributes="member: 64399"><p>Bart that is phenomenal shooting sir. That target would certainly crush the entire field at any F class national championship match. Thirty consecutive shots with two different loads in what appears to be about a 6" circle at 1K is nothing short of amazing. I've never seen that done before so kudos to you. Hopefully someday I'll be lucky enough to be on the range when the air is so still lol. </p><p></p><p>As to the original posters question about the differences between custom and factory, I think there's more to it than just bottom line accuracy. I build rifles for competition and hunting using trued/squared Remingtons and Winchesters all the time and they do shoot very tight, but they are not the same as a custom action. I'll explain. First of all I'll throw in my two cents on the worn out old argument between 70's and 700's. Much of it is personal opinion ;-)</p><p></p><p>I much prefer the 700 for a number of reasons. Most machinist gun builders who decide to venture into making custom receivers generally feel the same way and go with the 700 style or design as a base or starting point. </p><p></p><p>-I like the push feed more than the controlled feed design for throwing another round in and slamming the bolt closed. It doesn't need to be stripped up from the magazine. </p><p>-I like the recessed bolt nose counter bore style of a 700 and the "3 rings of steel" concept as opposed to the flat bolt head and flat breech chamber opening of the 70.</p><p>-I prefer the larger diameter threaded barrel tennon of the 700. </p><p>-I prefer the 700 trigger.</p><p>-I prefer the 700 round design when I'm doing a pillar bedding job but this is really not important.</p><p>-I don't like the large notch cut into the barrel threads and partially into the chamber of the 70 for that giant claw extractor. I don't like anything about the claw extractor for that matter. The 700 extractor is also not very impressive so I like to have a little m-16 style claw extractor installed. </p><p></p><p>The 70's are more popular in across the course high power rifles but 700's and custom actions based on the 700 design absolutely dominate tactical/practical/field rifle competition.</p><p></p><p>If one has the ability to pay for a custom action then it's certainly a better way to go. They dominate the field of high level accuracy games such as F class and bench rest competitions. The only reason not to shoot one is to save money on a budget based build. (I have to say that I have a 700 being used right now in 6 Dasher that has set some records in the past 6 months. It dominated F-open class at the Sacramento Canadian/American championships last month with multiple wins over the course of several "March Madness" matches. Again, I'm not saying they don't shoot! See the current gun article in the "Accurate Shooter" website under bulletins for the story.) </p><p></p><p>Look at the new Defiance Deviant for example. It's hardened stainless steel and the entire action, recoil lug and scope rail are all machined from one solid block of steel with the bolt raceways being wire EDM cut. The bolt is one piece with a screw on knob. It is absolutely bank vault solid. The quality of the steel and the precision and consistency of the machining is as good as it gets. When you handle one and start to look at it closely and compare to a factory action the differences are clear. There is also a pride of ownership involved when you know that you have something so precise and of the highest quality from a custom shop as opposed to an off the shelf action.</p><p></p><p>It's like comparing quarter mile drag strip numbters from the latest Corvette to a Ferarri. Just because the actual bottom line speed numbers are similar doesn't mean that those to cars are anything close to being similar. </p><p></p><p>Marc</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MarcS, post: 797153, member: 64399"] Bart that is phenomenal shooting sir. That target would certainly crush the entire field at any F class national championship match. Thirty consecutive shots with two different loads in what appears to be about a 6" circle at 1K is nothing short of amazing. I've never seen that done before so kudos to you. Hopefully someday I'll be lucky enough to be on the range when the air is so still lol. As to the original posters question about the differences between custom and factory, I think there's more to it than just bottom line accuracy. I build rifles for competition and hunting using trued/squared Remingtons and Winchesters all the time and they do shoot very tight, but they are not the same as a custom action. I'll explain. First of all I'll throw in my two cents on the worn out old argument between 70's and 700's. Much of it is personal opinion ;-) I much prefer the 700 for a number of reasons. Most machinist gun builders who decide to venture into making custom receivers generally feel the same way and go with the 700 style or design as a base or starting point. -I like the push feed more than the controlled feed design for throwing another round in and slamming the bolt closed. It doesn't need to be stripped up from the magazine. -I like the recessed bolt nose counter bore style of a 700 and the "3 rings of steel" concept as opposed to the flat bolt head and flat breech chamber opening of the 70. -I prefer the larger diameter threaded barrel tennon of the 700. -I prefer the 700 trigger. -I prefer the 700 round design when I'm doing a pillar bedding job but this is really not important. -I don't like the large notch cut into the barrel threads and partially into the chamber of the 70 for that giant claw extractor. I don't like anything about the claw extractor for that matter. The 700 extractor is also not very impressive so I like to have a little m-16 style claw extractor installed. The 70's are more popular in across the course high power rifles but 700's and custom actions based on the 700 design absolutely dominate tactical/practical/field rifle competition. If one has the ability to pay for a custom action then it's certainly a better way to go. They dominate the field of high level accuracy games such as F class and bench rest competitions. The only reason not to shoot one is to save money on a budget based build. (I have to say that I have a 700 being used right now in 6 Dasher that has set some records in the past 6 months. It dominated F-open class at the Sacramento Canadian/American championships last month with multiple wins over the course of several "March Madness" matches. Again, I'm not saying they don't shoot! See the current gun article in the "Accurate Shooter" website under bulletins for the story.) Look at the new Defiance Deviant for example. It's hardened stainless steel and the entire action, recoil lug and scope rail are all machined from one solid block of steel with the bolt raceways being wire EDM cut. The bolt is one piece with a screw on knob. It is absolutely bank vault solid. The quality of the steel and the precision and consistency of the machining is as good as it gets. When you handle one and start to look at it closely and compare to a factory action the differences are clear. There is also a pride of ownership involved when you know that you have something so precise and of the highest quality from a custom shop as opposed to an off the shelf action. It's like comparing quarter mile drag strip numbters from the latest Corvette to a Ferarri. Just because the actual bottom line speed numbers are similar doesn't mean that those to cars are anything close to being similar. Marc [/QUOTE]
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