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converting a bolt face.
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<blockquote data-quote="Hired Gun" data-source="post: 1249007" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>To get close to the performance of the custom action don't forget to include the following.</p><p>Truing: $250</p><p>M-16 Extractor: $125</p><p>Tactical bolt handle: $50 for just a knob-$100 for straight handle</p><p>Pic rail: 45-130</p><p>.250 Hardened lug pinned to action: $50 </p><p> </p><p>After all that, the bolt to action fit is sloppy to the tune of .006"-.009" slop. This causes the bolt to rest on one lug until it is fired and the bolt snaps to rest on the lugs causing a vibration to be sent the length of the rifle much like a diving board. An oversized PTG bolt will cure this as will bushing the bolt. Both of which add even more cost making the custom action a bargain from every angle. A 700 repeater is flimsy foundation. Look at the lack of mass between the feed port and ejection port. There is near nothing there. The lower lug has very little support. Any leaked gas is steered down the firing pin right directly to your face. The only thing they really have going for them is the simple design.</p><p> </p><p>For myself, the factory action I prefer most, for a personal build on a budget would be a Weatherby Mark 5 action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hired Gun, post: 1249007, member: 1290"] To get close to the performance of the custom action don't forget to include the following. Truing: $250 M-16 Extractor: $125 Tactical bolt handle: $50 for just a knob-$100 for straight handle Pic rail: 45-130 .250 Hardened lug pinned to action: $50 After all that, the bolt to action fit is sloppy to the tune of .006"-.009" slop. This causes the bolt to rest on one lug until it is fired and the bolt snaps to rest on the lugs causing a vibration to be sent the length of the rifle much like a diving board. An oversized PTG bolt will cure this as will bushing the bolt. Both of which add even more cost making the custom action a bargain from every angle. A 700 repeater is flimsy foundation. Look at the lack of mass between the feed port and ejection port. There is near nothing there. The lower lug has very little support. Any leaked gas is steered down the firing pin right directly to your face. The only thing they really have going for them is the simple design. For myself, the factory action I prefer most, for a personal build on a budget would be a Weatherby Mark 5 action. [/QUOTE]
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