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<blockquote data-quote="Tex_Hunter" data-source="post: 1944765" data-attributes="member: 31749"><p>Archangel covered all the ones worth mentioning in the post immediately after yours. Prices listed were MSRP I think (at least for the Kelbly and ARC)... either way all of those are good actions that can be had for under $1000, some even take pre-fits so you dont have to pay a smith to put it together for you.</p><p></p><p>There are a few others that are escaping me right now, google is your friend here.</p><p></p><p>$800+ for the action alone seems like a lot until you add up all the machine time required to make a box stock Rem700 comparable to one of those:</p><p></p><p>- True/Blueprint: $300</p><p>- M16/Sako extractor: $100-150</p><p>- Open scope base holes up of #8-40 (this is usually needed because the factory Remington holes frequently dont line up with the center line of the action): $100</p><p>- new recoil lug: $50+</p><p>- 20 MOA rail: $75-100</p><p>- Oversized bolt knob: $100+</p><p></p><p>Thats $700-800 worth of machine work before you even add in the cost of buying a donro R700 action. You can obviously skip some of those steps, but then you no longer have something comparable to what you get on even the cheapest custom action.</p><p></p><p>For my money, I'd go with either the Big Horn Origin or the Defiance Tenacity. Those look like they are the best value/features combo.</p><p></p><p>I just had a rifle built on a Stiller Tac-30, and other than being $150 more expensive than the Tenacity and having a slightly different ejection port, there's literally nothing different between the two. Both come with a one piece fluted bolt with a side bolt release, extended/oversized bolt knob, M16/Sako style extractor, 20 MOA rail with shear pins and #8-40 screws and a pinned oversized recoil lug.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tex_Hunter, post: 1944765, member: 31749"] Archangel covered all the ones worth mentioning in the post immediately after yours. Prices listed were MSRP I think (at least for the Kelbly and ARC)... either way all of those are good actions that can be had for under $1000, some even take pre-fits so you dont have to pay a smith to put it together for you. There are a few others that are escaping me right now, google is your friend here. $800+ for the action alone seems like a lot until you add up all the machine time required to make a box stock Rem700 comparable to one of those: - True/Blueprint: $300 - M16/Sako extractor: $100-150 - Open scope base holes up of #8-40 (this is usually needed because the factory Remington holes frequently dont line up with the center line of the action): $100 - new recoil lug: $50+ - 20 MOA rail: $75-100 - Oversized bolt knob: $100+ Thats $700-800 worth of machine work before you even add in the cost of buying a donro R700 action. You can obviously skip some of those steps, but then you no longer have something comparable to what you get on even the cheapest custom action. For my money, I'd go with either the Big Horn Origin or the Defiance Tenacity. Those look like they are the best value/features combo. I just had a rifle built on a Stiller Tac-30, and other than being $150 more expensive than the Tenacity and having a slightly different ejection port, there's literally nothing different between the two. Both come with a one piece fluted bolt with a side bolt release, extended/oversized bolt knob, M16/Sako style extractor, 20 MOA rail with shear pins and #8-40 screws and a pinned oversized recoil lug. [/QUOTE]
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