One and Done Action.

[Chris in TN]

I'm a coonass hillbilly, I know I'm a cold booger in a dixi cup, and find other boogers pretending to be hot snot in a champagne flute rather amusing.

*golfclap*

 

[DavidReed]

Satterlee Arms Titatium Mauser….

This.

 

[hand skills]

Some people just want to voice their opinions even if it doesn’t pertain to the topic….welcome to the forum world I suppose.

This is perhaps the greatest irony of all.

Many of we "Tikka fanboys" (probably 'most' who have replied in this thread) have actually been down the custom road. We have shared our experience as it pertains to the topic,

You appear to be missing that subtlety.

To be fair 'science' these days seems to be going the same way. If the conclusion does not match the hypothesis, then something must be wrong with the experiment.

Maybe this is bigger than just ignorance on your part, perhaps it's a cultural problem and you are just the victim

There are lots of great actions out there, and its easy to get lost in a sea of choices. Clearly defining one's priorities can help to narrow it down.

If you are looking for more than an adult fidget toy, carefully consider the person assembling it. When it comes to 'feel', their understanding of ignition timing, and their ability to fit parts together might have more effect on the whole than the parts themselves.

Enjoy the journey, it is what you make it

 

[DangerRanger]

I don’t think he’s being a guard dog, he is probably just tired of the useless BS like so many of us are.

Maybe when you get fed up enough you’ll actually list what you want in an action choice in the original post?

 

[WildBoose]

Maybe when you get fed up enough you’ll actually list what you want in an action choice in the original post?

And miss out on your super insightful replies….not a chance!

 

[Treelineasassin]

Big fan of the bat bumblebee short action, runs 3.250 internal mags from unknown for the 7 saum on a shorty. I have a 65saum built on it, 156s at 3.100 coal.

 

[Mhahn2]

I would love to know some real world responses as well. I want to know things like:
- Is it worth spending $200 to upgrade from a Zermatt Origin to a TL3?
- Will I really noticed a difference between the Impact 737 vs 707?
- Is the Impact 707 worth spending more for than an Origin?
- The Mack Bros Evo II is really cheap $775, is it a down grade from the others mentioned? Are there inlet issues with it? I've seen some talk of that eventhough it's Rem 700 footprint allegedly


You're looking at some different actions than I mentioned, but you may get some better responses after doing a bit of research to narrow your search down to a few actions you're interested in. Then ask some direct questions around people's experiences to help you get a more refined answer to some of the holes in your understanding of each action. Otherwise, since it's more hunting focused forum, the information you're going to get for a question this general is more about "gittin'r dun" with "what's best and most cost effective" kind of efficiency. The answers will also be personal to each user instead of how things really compare, or serve your needs.

Also, ask chatgpt or some other AI for people's real world reviews of the actions you're interested in. Make sure you prompt it with how you intend to use it. It will look through some forums and give you some general feedback it's seeing. It's not an exhaustive approach, but it will get you to the point of having some informed questions you're looking to answer based on how you plan to use your setup. I ask it so much that it's now tailoring answers to the type of user I am. "Since you're focused on detail, like shooting for precision, but lean more hunting heavy mainly in South Texas with high heats and low elevation, and you reload, you should consider..." It's not always right, but it can help.


Also, people just love their Tikkas, myself included. It just works. It's hard for people to not give that advice when it works so well. I'm a recent convert, and I'm telling all my friends that have been sleeping under the same rock as me. All that being said, I want to build a bespoke dream gun at some point , and it will be different most likely. Although, with the Raven coming out and being on a Tikka footprint it's going to make the modularity hard to pass up.

I have the impact 707 and 737. The 737 is a nicer action but the 707 is great for what I use it for. I had an origin and sold it and would do the same thing today again. It’s nice having the same barrel tenon on both actions if I was at match and my action or bolt crapped out I could switch my barrel to my other action/ bolt and keep moving.

If it was me I would get new lighter weight impact NBK in medium action for the 7saum paired with an Ezekiel foundation stock. That is actually in contingency for my next build I cannot decide on 7ss or 7saum but either way it will be an impact action.

 

[joemax55]

I just went TL3 and got a short and long action. The long action TL3 has the same tenon as the origins. But they all take savage small shank prefit barrels if you use a barrel nut. I got bolt heads to swap between them if I want to. Origin will take the same bolt head as the tl3. So starting with a short action origin and later a long action will let you use the same barrel. I'm actually in the process of attempting a 243 long action build to shoot some free brass and bullets I got. We'll see if it feeds tomorrow.

 

[vonb]

In my experience, it wasn't one and done as they are like Lay's potato chips. You can't just have one. My experience is with Surgeon 591, Borden Alpine, Bighorn/Zermatt Origin, Defiance Deviant. All of them are great actions but if I had to choose one, it would go to the Defiance for feel, fit and finish. If I wanted something modular to use for as many different calibers as possible, it would go to the Zermatt with the ability to swap bolt faces. However, it is the least favored of all of them mentioned in feel. That's my $.02.

 

[JohnJohnson]

I'm starting to get more rounds on my Lone Peak and I'm becoming even more impressed with it. It'd be really hard for me to spend money on another action if I was doing it over.

 

[wind gypsy]

I'm starting to get more rounds on my Lone Peak and I'm becoming even more impressed with it. It'd be really hard for me to spend money on another action if I was doing it over.

I'm partial to them as well. If looking for a little lighter weight the falkors are intrigueing to me.

 

[JohnJohnson]

I'm partial to them as well. If looking for a little lighter weight the falkors are intrigueing to me.

I got a Mausingfield as my first custom action and had unfair expectations for how light/smooth the bolt manipulation would be. The Fuzion is everything I (unfairly) wanted the Mausingfield to be. And also nicer than my Tikka.