Completely off topic, but if you can live with a reduced magazine capacity compared to R700 based platforms; the Blaser R8 will go from 22LR to 500Jeffery in less than a minute.
Many Actions coming to the Market. Which one to pick ?
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Pick an action that has been around a long time without problems made by dudes who know the old ways.
I guess you'll just have to call the action mfg. and ask if they know... the old ways...
Sure ya can. You can type out some examples of "the old ways". Shouldn't take any longer than it did to type your first response.
I'll wait as I'm in the market for a new action and I want to be sure it doesn't have any of those new fangled "new" ways being manufactured into it...
To the OP. I have a love hate relationship with switch barrel rigs. My entire family shoots. I have 2 TL3s, an Origin, and a Nucleus. We have modified the lug thickness on the origin and the Nucleus to utilize TL3 prefits so we can all use barrels interchageably. We practice with no brake with 223 Wylde chambered CBI Savage prefits with the barrel nut red loctited in place. We compete with 6 Dashers in PRS and hunt with 22/250, 243, and 243 Ackley. I use a rear entry action wrench and a Ross Vice to change barrels. The optics stay on the gun and the action stays in the stock/chassis. The TL3 is the easiest action to change calibers on. It has an integral lug and the system to change bolt heads is simple. The bolt heads on the Origin are the same process. The Nucleus is more difficult to change barrels. You have to remove the ejector to get the action wrench inserted and the bolt head swaps aren't quite as easy even though I have an in between version of the Nucleus with the bayonet shroud. Also the bolt lift on the Nucleus is heavier than the TL3.
We simply record the offset for our 100 yard zeros with different barrels. Normally when we switch barrels we can dial the scope to the recorded offset and be within .2 mils. It takes me about 15 minutes to transition calibers and confirm zero on the new barrel.
It makes it a breeze to shoot the cheaper 223 loaded on a progressive press vs. single stage loading 6 Dasher for 4 people to shoot. Also, the barrels are cheaper and the barrel life is a little better. We get to conserve barrel life on our best 6 Dasher barrels for match shooting vs. wearing them out in practice.
I COULD buy the stuff to have identical setups for everyone to have in 223 and 6 Dasher, but I would like to retire before I die, so right now it is worth it to me to swap barrels back and forth. If I win the lottery or grow my business more I will consider building duplicate rifles. Right now I am having enough trouble keeping up with reloading components and replacing shot out barrels. That's not to mention match fees.
Switch barrel guns allow us to shoot multiple calibers on the same setup that we are used to shooting. We only have to buy barrels and bolt heads to change calibers. We don't have to buy multiple actions, stocks, triggers, scopes, bases, rings, bottom metal, etc. With four people shooting it literally saves me tens of thousands of dollars.
If money is a concern, you will want to buy an action with interchangeable bolt heads. Buying a new bolt it a lot more expensive typically.
We simply record the offset for our 100 yard zeros with different barrels. Normally when we switch barrels we can dial the scope to the recorded offset and be within .2 mils. It takes me about 15 minutes to transition calibers and confirm zero on the new barrel.
It makes it a breeze to shoot the cheaper 223 loaded on a progressive press vs. single stage loading 6 Dasher for 4 people to shoot. Also, the barrels are cheaper and the barrel life is a little better. We get to conserve barrel life on our best 6 Dasher barrels for match shooting vs. wearing them out in practice.
I COULD buy the stuff to have identical setups for everyone to have in 223 and 6 Dasher, but I would like to retire before I die, so right now it is worth it to me to swap barrels back and forth. If I win the lottery or grow my business more I will consider building duplicate rifles. Right now I am having enough trouble keeping up with reloading components and replacing shot out barrels. That's not to mention match fees.
Switch barrel guns allow us to shoot multiple calibers on the same setup that we are used to shooting. We only have to buy barrels and bolt heads to change calibers. We don't have to buy multiple actions, stocks, triggers, scopes, bases, rings, bottom metal, etc. With four people shooting it literally saves me tens of thousands of dollars.
If money is a concern, you will want to buy an action with interchangeable bolt heads. Buying a new bolt it a lot more expensive typically.
I would pick either a Tikka or Kelbly action. The price ends up being pretty close, because I like the Sterk bolt handle on the Tikka, the KRG Midas trigger, and a KRG Bravo stock. The Kelbly gets a Remington clone trigger (TT Diamond or Bix n Andy), and a KRG Bravo stock. A barreled action from Kelbly is around $1900, trigger and stock puts you around $2500. A Tikka is around $750 currently, $450-600+ for a barrel, $250 trigger (or the factory trigger with a $10 spring), $65 scope rail, $100 bolt handle, $350 stock. $ 1750-2100 depending. Plus a brake, bipod, scope, rings, etc... Custom Kelbly is not that much more in the end, plus they nitride their barrels, so they might last longer. Considering you will spend at least $2500 in ammo wearing out the barrel, the cost of the action is a small fraction.
Hey, Get a American Rifle Company Rifle... way better then anything above... $2,500 complete best feature on action since
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