One of the more interesting parts of Stuart Ottesons book on bolt action rifles was the part where he describes craftsman taking Ruger 77 actions out of the mold, placing them in a jig with dial indicators and then beating the hell out of them until they are straight.
I never really cared for the brick of steel look, the crude unfinished action rails or the wacky bottom metel, but reading about the actions being pounded on sealed the deal for me.