Tactical Rifle Actions

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1	Footprint:		Remington 700 Clones & Related
2	Action Size:		Short Action
3	Style/Use Case:		Tactical or Practical or Medium/Long Range (MR/LR) Shooting
4	Design Notes:		Heavy Rifle (>15 lbs. Total Weight Common and Often Desired)
5	Ejector Styles:		Plunger = Spring Loaded Remington or Sako Design \| Mechanical (In Bolt) = Kelbly's TG or Similar Design (No Pressure On Chambered Cartridge) \| Mechanical (On Receiver) = Springfield/Winchester M70/ARC Fixed/Pivoting Blade Design
6	Optic Rail:		Assume all non-integral optic rails are screwed in. If it is pinned/lugged, that is listed only. If it is not, then the screw quantity is listed. Most custom actions use #8 screws.
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8	Brand	Model	Feed	Ejector	Extractor	Bolt Head Type	Bolt Throw	Lug Design	Trigger	Optic Rail	Recoil Lug	Bolt Fluting	Mag Well	Material	Finish	Weight	Tenon	Prefit (Timed)	Quick Change	Other/Unique Features	Notes
9	American Rifle Company	Nucleus Gen2	Controlled	Mechanical (On Receiver)	Claw (ARC Design)	Interchangeable	80°	3 Lug (Torodial)	Direct Mount	5-Screw (Top)	Keyed	No	AICS	Steel (nondescript)	Nitride	30 oz	1.055"x20 TPI	Yes	No
10	American Rifle Company	Archimedes	Controlled	Mechanical (On Receiver)	Claw (ARC Design)	Interchangeable	75°	3 Lug (Torodial)	Direct Mount	5-Screw (Top)	Integral	No	AICS	Steel (nondescript)	Nitride	33.6 oz	1.055"x20 TPI	Yes	No	Pivoting bolt handle (see notes).	Pivoting bolt handle strengthens ejection (to eliminate stuck cartridge risk). Light bolt lift for 3-lug because bolt rotation is only cocking the striker, not doing the primary extraction also.
11	American Rifle Company	Mausingfield	Controlled	Mechanical (On Receiver)	Mauser	Interchangeable	83°	2 Lug (Torodial)	Direct Mount	5-Screw (Top)	Integral	No	AICS or AW	Steel (nondescript)	Nitride	30.8 oz	1.055"x20 TPI	Yes	No	Mix of best of Mauser and Springfield designs.
12	Badger	M2013 (SA Standard)	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	60°	6 Lug (Dual 3)	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral (Dual)	No	AICS or AW	Steel (4143)	Unknown	37.7 oz	1 1/16"x16 3A	Yes (See Notes)	No	Bolt locks into receiver using a breach ring.	Prefit tolerance but prefits aren't commonly found (like they are for an Impact action, for example).
13	BAT Machine	Igniter	Push	Plunger	Sliding Plate	Interchangeable	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS	Chromoly	Blued	32 oz	1.062"x18 TPI	Unknown	No		Lowest cost BAT action.
14	BAT Machine	Model TR	Push	Plunger	Sliding Plate	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Hanger	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Nitride	33.4 oz	1.062"x18 TPI	Unknown	No		There are other BAT actions that could be called "tactical" but this is the main one.
15	Curtis Custom	Vector	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	60°	3 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	DLC	TBD	Unknown	Yes	Available
16	Curtis Custom	Valor	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	60°	3 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Nitride	TBD	Unknown	Yes	Available
17	Curtis Custom	Axiom	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	60°	3 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Pinned	Yes	AICS	Stainless	See notes	TBD	Unknown	Yes	No		Must order DLC coating if you want it (extra cost).
18	Defiance Machine	Deviant Tactical	Push (Controlled Available)	Plunger (Mechanical Available)	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Polished	TBD	1.0625”x16 TPI	No	No	Recessed, flat, or cone bolt nose available.	Bolt body is 4320 chromoly steel.
19	Defiance Machine	Deviant Elite	Controlled	Mechanical (On Receiver)	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Polished	37 oz	1.0625”x16 TPI	No	No	Enhanced firing pin design vs. regular Deviant.	Bolt body is 4320 chromoly steel.
20	Defiance Machine	Rebel	Push (Controlled Available)	Plunger (Mechanical Available)	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Pinned	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless or Chromoly	Polished	24-43 oz	1.0625”x16 TPI	No	No	Integral recoil lug available for extra cost.	Bolt body is 4320 chromoly steel. Weight depends on options.
21	Defiance Machine	Ruckus	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Polished	28 oz	1.0625”x16 TPI	Yes	No	Only the Ruckus, anTi, and Tenancity (latest model) are prefit timed.	Bolt body is 4320 chromoly steel.
22	Defiance Machine	Tenacity	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Polished	32 oz	1.0625”x16 TPI	Yes (See Notes)	No	Only the Ruckus, anTi, and Tenancity (latest model) are prefit timed.	Bolt body is 4320 chromoly steel. Latest model as the integral recoil lug and prefit tolerances only.
23	Falkor	7EVEN	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS	Stainless	Nitride	32 oz.	1 1/16”x16 TPI	Yes	No	Self-leveling scope system included. Vertical bolt release.	Comes with a snazzy hard case.
24	GA Precision	Templar	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	4-Screw (Top)	Pinned	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	TBD	TBD	Unknown	No	No		Manufactured by Defiance Machine. Bolt body is 4320 chromoly steel.
25	GA Precision	Templar V2	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS	Stainless	TBD	TBD	Unknown	Yes	No		Manufactured by Defiance Machine. Bolt body is 4320 chromoly steel.
26	GA Precision	Tempest	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	60°	3 Lug	Direct Mount	4-Screw (Top)	Integral	Yes	AICS	Billet	Polished	TBD	Unknown	Yes	No		Manufactured by Horizon Machine. Apparently very similar to Badger M2013.
27	Gunwerks	GRB	Push	Plunger	20° Extractor (Proprietary)	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Keyed (Tri-Lock)	Yes	AICS	Stainless	Raw/Tumbled	27.5 oz	1.062"x18 TPI	No	No	Tri-Lock™ recoil lug locking tabs. Borden bump.	Proprietary horizontal ejection system. Bolt has an NP3 low friction coating.
28	Gunwerks	GLR	Push	Plunger (Dual)	20° Extractor (Proprietary)	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS	Stainless	Raw/Tumbled	29 oz	1.062"x18 TPI	No	No	Lowered ejection port (prevents cases hitting scope). Borden bump.	Proprietary horizontal ejection system. Bolt has an NP3 low friction coating.
29	Impact	737R	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Hanger	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Steel (nondescript)	Nitride	37 oz	Unknown	Yes	No		Have to specifically order an AW-cut receiver for AW compatibility.
30	Kauger Arms	PRS	Push	Plunger (Dual Optional)	Sliding Plate	Interchangeable	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	4-Screw (Top)	Integral	Yes (See Notes)	AICS	Stainless	Nitride	Unknown	1.0625"x16 TPI	Yes	No	Bayonet-style 1/4 turn bolt shroud.	Multiple bolt fluting options (diamond, chain link, various spirals, etc.)
31	Kauger Arms	PRS 2	Push	Plunger (Dual Optional)	Sliding Plate	Interchangeable	90°	2 Lug	Hanger	4-Screw (Top)	Integral	Yes (See Notes)	AICS	Stainless	Nitride	Unknown	1.0625"x16 TPI	Yes	No	Bayonet-style 1/4 turn bolt shroud.	PRS 2 has trigger hanger (that's the difference from the PRS). Multiple bolt fluting options (diamond, chain link, various spirals, etc.)
32	Kelbly's	Atlas Tactical	Push	Mechanical (In Bolt)	Sliding Plate	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Hanger	Pinned	Pinned	Yes	AICS	Steel (nondescript)	Nitride	29.5 oz	Unknown	Yes	No		No ejector pressure on chambered round.
33	Kelbly's	Blackbear Tactical	Push	Mechanical (In Bolt)	Sliding Plate	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Hanger	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS	Steel (nondescript)	Nitride	40.5 oz	Unknown	Yes	No	Square, 1.4” wide flat-bottom design.
34	Kelbly's	Prometheus	Push	Mechanical (In Bolt)	Sako	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Hanger	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Steel (nondescript)	Nitride	31 oz	Unknown	Yes	No		Newest Kelbly's action (first with integrated recoil lug); uses Atlas pre-fit barrels.
35	KS Arms	SAR	Push	Plunger	Sako	Fixed (Coned)	60°	3 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Nitride	TBD	Unknown	Yes (See Notes)	No	Fluted firing pin.	Apparently can only get the prefit barrels from KS Arms, though. Canadian company.
36	KS Arms	Wolverine	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	DBM (See Notes)	Stainless	Nitride	TBD	Unknown	No	No	Fluted firing pin.	Don't directly claim AICS magazine compatibility (only state "DBM"), but I'd assume this is the case. Canadian company.
37	Lone Peak Arms	Fuzion	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Nitride	TBD	1 1/16”x16 TPI	Yes (See Notes)	No	Multi-flat (not round) receiver design.	Apparently earlier versions are not pre-fit capable. Unsure of when the “cutoff” is.
38	Lone Peak Arms	Razor	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Nitride	26 oz	1 1/16”x16 TPI	Yes (See Notes)	No
39	Mac Bros	Evo SS	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Interchangeable	90°	2 Lug	Hanger	4-Screw (Top)	Keyed	Yes	AICS	Stainless	Nitride (Bolt)	28.5 oz	Unknown	Unknown	No		Lowest cost action on this list (when available). Apparently an OEM action for a number of high-end semi-custom factory rifles. Mac Bros = Horizon Machine.
40	MESA Precision Arms	SUMMIT Stainless	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	75°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes (Hex)	AICS	Stainless	Nitride (Bolt)	TBD	Unknown	No	No	Skeletonized bolt handle.	Screw hole spacing works with Talley, Nesika Bay, Hawkins Precision LR Hybrid Rings.
41	Pierce Engineering	Steel Action	Push	Plunger	Sako (223) / M16 (Rest)	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Pinned	Yes	AICS	Chromoly or Stainless	Cerakote or Blasted	Unknown	16 or 18 TPI	Unknown	No		Nitride or polished stainless finish available for extra cost.
42	Pristine	Bolt Action Receiver	Push	Plunger (Dual)	Sake (Larger Design)	Interchangeable	90°	6 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Pinned	No	AICS	Stainless	"Isotropic"	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Roller cocking piece. No cock on close. Vertical bolt stop.
43	R Bros	Rogue	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Raw/Tumbled	Unknown	Unknown	No	No		Probably can't actually buy this action separate from an R Bros complete rifle.
44	Seekins	Havak	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Interchangeable	90°	4 Lug	Direct Mount	Lugged	Integral	Yes	AICS	Stainless	Blasted	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	No	Helical extraction cam.	Proprietary tool steel bolt and breech plug with anti-galling properties.
45	Stiller	Tac 30 / 300	Push	Plunger	Sako (223) / M16 (Rest)	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	4-Screw (Top)	Pinned	Unknown	AICS or AW	Stainless	Oxide	TBD	Unknown	Yes (See Notes)	No		Do not advertise prefit-capable but they are available. Have to order AW cut if you want it. Can't tell if the recoil lug is keyed or pinned (or not).
46	Surgeon	591	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS	Chromoly	Unfinished	37.6 oz	1 1/16”x16 TPI	Unknown	No	Square, 1.27" wide flat-bottom design with two recoil lugs.	You have to have the action finished yourself.
47	Terminus	Zeus	Push	Mechanical (In Bolt)	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	60°	3 Lug	Direct Mount (Threaded Pins)	Integral	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	DLC	37.76 oz	1.0625”x16 TPI	Yes	Available	Threaded trigger pins.	Apparently same thing or a next generation of the Curtis Vector.
48	Terminus	Apollo	Push	Mechanical (In Bolt)	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	60°	3 Lug	Direct Mount (Threaded Pins)	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS	Stainless	DLC	32.48 oz	1.0625”x16 TPI	Yes	No	Threaded trigger pins.
49	Tuebor Precision	Legion	Push	Plunger	M16/Mini M16	Fixed	75°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS	Stainless	DLC (Bolt)	TBD	Unknown	Unknown	No	Flute designed to not damage brass in magazine.
50	Ultimatum Precision	Deadline	Push	Plunger (Dual)	M16/Mini M16	Interchangeable	60°	3 Lug	Hanger	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	Nitride	TBD	1 1/16"x20 TPI	No	No	Minimally-sized ejection port to maximize stiffness.	Apparently not a true 700 drop in. Designed more for Savage pre-fit barrels.
51	Zermätt/Big Horn	TL3	Controlled	Mechanical (On Receiver)	Sliding Plate	Interchangeable	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Integral	Yes	AICS or AW	Stainless	See notes	TBD	Unknown	Yes	No		Bead blasted stainless available. DLC-coated on receiver and bolt head. Nitride on bolt body only.
52	Zermätt/Big Horn	Origin	Controlled	Mechanical (On Receiver)	Sliding Plate	Interchangeable	90°	2 Lug	Direct Mount	Pinned	Pinned	Yes	AICS	Chromoly	See notes	TBD	Unknown	Yes	No		DLC-coated on bolt head only. Nitride on receiver and bolt body.
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