Thread: Custom actions

You guys should stop buying tikkas and sakos and get brownings then you won’t have to sell them on Trademe after 50 rounds because of all your problems I have just read in this thread.
Buy anything, it’s a 223 they all work. Ammo and twist rate is usually the biggest factors in a 223.

if your looking for a "quality" true mini 0.379 boltface action the choices are few and far between. Your only choice is CZ 527 (awful clunky action) or Shultsz and Larson Legacy (beautiful 3 lug mini action). Sako 85 is not a mini action and like all other full size actions modified for the small case, then dont single feed very well. About hte only one I have found that you can drop around in the receiver and slam the bolt with it feeding into hte chamber is the X-Bolt.

Same with the howa, just drop in and and close. Works really well with electronic targets as you can get strings done before the wind shifts

Kimber 84m action works well for the 223 case. Still has the length for running long projectiles but has a reduced bolt diameter that suits the smaller case head. Also nice and light. Biggest downside to some would be its controlled round feed

Lol....that’s a little choice mate...I have four of them.....330 WNMag/30-06/270/223....no real issues with any of them,.....all of them have 200+ rounds through them........I can put it down to talking to them Nicely and kissing them occasionally .........all with Diamondback Scopes....work just fine...

Have the Browning 330 win mag as well,I’d put the Tikka up against it any day

Originally Posted by Cowboy06

You guys should stop buying tikkas and sakos and get brownings then you won’t have to sell them on Trademe after 50 rounds because of all your problems I have just read in this thread.
Buy anything, it’s a 223 they all work. Ammo and twist rate is usually the biggest factors in a 223.

Anyone actually got a S&L Legacy .223? What OAL does the mag allow?

Originally Posted by gimp

Anyone actually got a S&L Legacy .223? What OAL does the mag allow?

Pretty sure it's less than 60mm IIRC. I asked a seller on TM the same question.