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<blockquote data-quote="Kennibear" data-source="post: 960606" data-attributes="member: 51650"><p>To me this boils down into three parameters:</p><p></p><p>1) How much does the original action cost?</p><p></p><p>2) How much machine work is needed to bring that action up to expectations and what is that cost?</p><p></p><p>3) Action/magazine length and bolt face of sufficient diameter.</p><p></p><p>The Savage is pretty true out of the box but has a limited magazine length. Savage uses a floating bolt head so trueing is not generally needed. Savage does not have a wide selection of triggers but I personally find the Accutrigger acceptable having put up with DCM AR-15 triggers for so many years. Since I've switched to Talley one-piece lightweight rings that are lapped strait after install the top of any action is a mute point. The lock time of the Savage is super fast and that is very important. Most other actions cannot be made that fast.</p><p></p><p>The Remington is the Small Block Chevy of rifle actions. The SB Chevy is short for it's stroke and has cooling issues with Siamesed bores and large over - bores. But somehow the Hotrodders get 700 - 800 horsepower out of it. Aftermarket parts, newly engineered, are still being made 20 years after they quit making the motor! The Remington has the aftermarket depth no other action has. Most gunsmiths know what to do to make it shoot. This counts.</p><p></p><p>All the above being said, reworking a factory action and the cost thereof makes the Stiller and others <em>VERY</em> attractive!</p><p></p><p>My first choice is the Savage if the magazine length is acceptable for the intended use.</p><p></p><p>KB</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kennibear, post: 960606, member: 51650"] To me this boils down into three parameters: 1) How much does the original action cost? 2) How much machine work is needed to bring that action up to expectations and what is that cost? 3) Action/magazine length and bolt face of sufficient diameter. The Savage is pretty true out of the box but has a limited magazine length. Savage uses a floating bolt head so trueing is not generally needed. Savage does not have a wide selection of triggers but I personally find the Accutrigger acceptable having put up with DCM AR-15 triggers for so many years. Since I've switched to Talley one-piece lightweight rings that are lapped strait after install the top of any action is a mute point. The lock time of the Savage is super fast and that is very important. Most other actions cannot be made that fast. The Remington is the Small Block Chevy of rifle actions. The SB Chevy is short for it's stroke and has cooling issues with Siamesed bores and large over - bores. But somehow the Hotrodders get 700 - 800 horsepower out of it. Aftermarket parts, newly engineered, are still being made 20 years after they quit making the motor! The Remington has the aftermarket depth no other action has. Most gunsmiths know what to do to make it shoot. This counts. All the above being said, reworking a factory action and the cost thereof makes the Stiller and others [I]VERY[/I] attractive! My first choice is the Savage if the magazine length is acceptable for the intended use. KB [/QUOTE]
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