I had a Pierce, and I really liked it. When I changed calibers, I chose to sell it and start over with a different action, the Defiance AnTi. I'm really pleased with the Defiance, but I regret letting the Pierce go, it was a great action. My only complaint seems to be common with titanium actions, they just don't have a smooth bolt motion. It looks like they include the lightweight bolt mod as standard now. I got the integral lug option just to make things simple, and I'd go for the DLC finish to see if that helps smooth things out a little. Mine had the M-16 extractor. The AnTi only weighs about 2oz more than the Pierce.