Which action to build off

[Sneuses]

good morning everybody im going to build a 28 sherman using the 195 bergers but have no clue what action to use. ive been looking at bighorn origin or tl3 or the kelby atlas or if you guys think something else would be better thank you for the help

Was getting a custom build going and started researching myself.

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the build ended up getting specked with a defiance with regard to weight.

 

[Unoboats]

Terminus actions. Joel is a great guy to work with. And for a lightweight option his Apollo lite Ti action is the bomb.

 

[Lenwood901]

I was looking at that prb article about actions too thanks again for all the input I just need to pull the trigger on one of these actions and get this gun built already

 

[matt_3479]

I have defiance, terminus, zermatt, kelbly and stiller. For budget the kelbly is amazing! Full featured, super smooth, runs flawlessly!! For jam packed features the zermatt is loaded! Very user friendly and would also consider the sr3 for bdl style in a hunting rifle unless you wanted dbm as some do. Terminus is wicked!! Super smooth, Joel is amazing, threaded trigger pins are great!! You'll be happy any route you go!

 

[Jud96]

Pierce Titanium

 

[MtnMann]

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Wow that's a pretty nice weight! Is that the short action?

 

[Jud96]

Wow that's a pretty nice weight! Is that the short action?

Yes that's a short action. The same configuration is available in a long action I believe but would only be a tad bit heavier. I know for sure we make long action titanium actions with steel bolts, they are around 19oz if I'm remembering correctly. I haven't made a long action titanium with a titanium bolt yet, so I would have to check with the guys and see if that's something we indeed make. All of the titanium actions with titanium bolts I've made and handled have been short actions.

 

[Deleted member 103481]

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Is this actually black or is it the lighting?

what coating?

 

[Jud96]

Is this actually black or is it the lighting?

what coating?

Yeah it's actually black. It's DLC coated

 

[MontanaJack]

I thought montana rifle went out of business after the remington debacle.

Man, you're right. That sucks. Was planning to use them for a 416 Rigby build......

 

[highdrum]

Light rifles are cool, but they require the utmost discipline to shoot well, consistently especially at long distance. A kelbly atlas is where I'd start, as I'm not a big fan of zermat actions, kelbly is arguably the best budget option. I have 3 terminus actions and they're excellent as they should be for the money. I don't much care for feeding off the action rails so I'd run a cfe box. Bat hr is also an excellent choice. Get an action that offers zero tolerance headspacing from manufacturer.

 

[Alex Wheeler]

You can build them light, and they will shoot so long as you keep the caliber selection in mind. I do think the ultralights are cool when done right, but they will have limitations.

 

[Scott E Ames]

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You can build them light, and they will shoot so long as you keep the caliber selection in mind. I do think the ultralights are cool when done right, but they will have limitations.


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I think that scale needs to be re-zeroed 413 OZ is over 25 pounds???

 

[Deleted member 103481]

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I think that scale needs to be re-zeroed 413 OZ is over 25 pounds???

4lb 13.9 oz