I've had both actions in the shop at the same time. I've had a total of two Alpines and a Timberline, and two short action Predators and a long. In my opinion they are like apples and oranges.
The Predators seem almost as loose as 700's, and don't seem to be much truer than an untrued 700 as well. The Alpines and Timberlines on the other hand seem much more refined, have much tighter tolerances, and seem to function much smoother than the Predators.
If it were me spending my hard earned money, I would definitely spend a little bit more to get the Borden action.
