How did strasser handle the cocking on these? Are they 100% cock on open when the bolt handle pivots, 50% when the bolt handle pivots open and the other 50% on bolt close, or does the bolt handle pivoting rearwards only unlock the collet style locking lugs and it's 100% cock on close when you push the bolt back into battery? The strasser video makes it looks like 100% cock on open because he pushes the bolt closed with one finger.
I see strasser says they work with AICS mags only... will an AW mag even fit into the action? Wondering if there's a way to make them work, but I'm guessing strasser says AICS only for a good reason.
Either way, I've always thought the RS14 was a very nice design, and I'm tempted to try one of these RS700s...
Edit: just read the manual and it appears to be a 100% cock on open action, which makes sense. I wonder if the lever pivoting open also serves to provide the primary extraction force.
Also, if there was one thing I'd like to see on future versions, it would be adding shear pins or a recoil lug/key for the scope rail as well as a change from 6-48 to 8-40 screws for the scope rail (those who have had the 6-48 rail screws on their R700 fail and then remachined the action to 8-40 will understand)-- or an option of a receiver with an integrally machined in scope rail. A well designed detachable rail gives you options for different cant as well as allowing for an extended rail for oddly proportioned or long eye relief scopes, so there's arguments for both the removable or integral rail.
Still, it's a very neat action and I'll probably be trying one for my next build...