Hey guys, been looking at selling one of my Borden rifles and starting a switch barrel rig based on the deadline short action. This would give me interchangeable bolt heads and an integral recoil lug, which would be an ideal set up for a switch barrel rig with a 6mm creedmoor and 7 SAUM. I was talking to a distributor for a lot of actions in Canada and when I mentioned I was looking at the Deadline, he didn't have a whole lot of good things to say about it. The one thing that would concern me the most is that he stated that they lightened the trigger spring in order to make bolt lift easier and that by doing so some people get light strike issues that cause accuracy problems.
What has your guys impressions of this action been? Has there been any major functionality issues with the action? I'm not concerned too much with some of the minor inletting things as they are just that, minor. I'm leery of trusting everything he says as he really pushes the brands he sells hard. He doesn't have anything good to say about any of the Canadian rifle component manufacturers, including MDT, but MDT has created a good name for themselves on SH and their customer support is top notch. He mentioned the Bighorn Origin as a better alternative to the deadline, but it has a pinned lug and I would want to get the Big Horn TL3 if buying from them. That would cost about $700.00 more than the deadline.
Overall, how happy have people been with the Deadline as a precision rifle action and are there any alternatives that compete besides the BigHorn?
What has your guys impressions of this action been? Has there been any major functionality issues with the action? I'm not concerned too much with some of the minor inletting things as they are just that, minor. I'm leery of trusting everything he says as he really pushes the brands he sells hard. He doesn't have anything good to say about any of the Canadian rifle component manufacturers, including MDT, but MDT has created a good name for themselves on SH and their customer support is top notch. He mentioned the Bighorn Origin as a better alternative to the deadline, but it has a pinned lug and I would want to get the Big Horn TL3 if buying from them. That would cost about $700.00 more than the deadline.
Overall, how happy have people been with the Deadline as a precision rifle action and are there any alternatives that compete besides the BigHorn?