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Anyone have any experience with one? Thinking if using this action for my next setup.
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Yep...have a couple of them = AWESOME actions, you will not regret using one!!
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I have a couple on BR rifles. Not the smoothest BR actions that I have owned.
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Butch, What would you recommend for a hunting rifle?
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I have the vr, I highly recommend getting the pic rail version.
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Pierce or a Borden would be my first choice.
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I have two Bats and two Nesika. For a hunting rifle the tolerances are so tight that debris in the bolt could lock it up. Also do you really need a custom action for hunting? They are well built and very smooth. I have several 700's that are custom and are excellent to build a rifle off.
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Pierce or a Borden would be my first choice. I have never used a Pierce but my father and I have 2 Borden Timberlines and they have been great actions for us. We are pleased.
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I have two Bats and two Nesika. For a hunting rifle the tolerances are so tight that debris in the bolt could lock it up. Also do you really need a custom action for hunting? They are well built and very smooth. I have several 700's that are custom and are excellent to build a rifle off. I have a spiral fluted bat VR action. I have spent over 100 days with it in the field over the years. mostly in the fine grit of the high desert around us. tight tolerances and grit is a total and complete non issue for me. The conditions I hunt in with this gun is such that a fine grit of dust ends up covering just about everything at the end of each day. every couple of days simply wipe off the bolt and you will be fine. Its really no different than any other gun in those conditions. even on those you will probably want to wipe off the bolt. as for a custom action for hunting?? I say YES! if your spending the money for a good gunsmith, barrel, bedding etc. why put all that money into a factory action, or worse yet pay a smith to "true" it. just spend a few bucks more and have something to be proud of. and if you ever want to sell it you will get most of your money back. a trued remington might be worth even less than a non monkeyed with one.
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I just received my new custom hunting rifle in 338WM built on a BAT HRPIC action......my past experience with BAT hunting style actions is that of cumminscowboy - no issues in the field!! ![[Linked Image]](http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg66/JBL101/D2FDC438-FD69-4F60-98B6-EE6439A3B04E_zps6htr3wi9.jpg)
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