Starting this thread to help fellow forum members with their custom rifle projects.
One of the most difficult aspects of building a custom rifle is not being able to get hands on with the action before you purchase it.
I thought it would be very helpful for those of us that have only been able to read about these actions to see them in action.
First up is the new American Rifle Company's Coupe De Grace chambered in 223 Wylde in an MPA Vanquish Rifle:
Second is a Terminus Apollo Lite/Ti Action in an XLR chassis:
Takeaways about these two actions:
- The force required to open the bolt on the Terminus compared to the ARC CDG is significant.
- There is a smoothness difference; the DLC coating on the Terminus makes a difference, but there also are underlying design decisions that impact this(?)
- The ARC CDG can "bind" more than the Terminus especially when angled force is applied to the bolt
- The ARC CDG likes to be run more forcefully than the Terminus.
This isn't to say that one or the other is necessarily better, but rather to show the impact of the underlying engineering decisions on the final product.
I'd like to get the following actions documented as well:
- Impact Precision
- Kelbly
- Lone Peak Arms
- Falkor
- Zermatt Arms
- Defiance
- BAT
- Curtis
Any other ones I'm forgetting please feel free to add.
One of the most difficult aspects of building a custom rifle is not being able to get hands on with the action before you purchase it.
I thought it would be very helpful for those of us that have only been able to read about these actions to see them in action.
First up is the new American Rifle Company's Coupe De Grace chambered in 223 Wylde in an MPA Vanquish Rifle:
Second is a Terminus Apollo Lite/Ti Action in an XLR chassis:
Takeaways about these two actions:
- The force required to open the bolt on the Terminus compared to the ARC CDG is significant.
- There is a smoothness difference; the DLC coating on the Terminus makes a difference, but there also are underlying design decisions that impact this(?)
- The ARC CDG can "bind" more than the Terminus especially when angled force is applied to the bolt
- The ARC CDG likes to be run more forcefully than the Terminus.
This isn't to say that one or the other is necessarily better, but rather to show the impact of the underlying engineering decisions on the final product.
I'd like to get the following actions documented as well:
- Impact Precision
- Kelbly
- Lone Peak Arms
- Falkor
- Zermatt Arms
- Defiance
- BAT
- Curtis
Any other ones I'm forgetting please feel free to add.
