buying actions from dealers?

[StevieK]

I have tried searching online for this and have come up short, so maybe you guys can help me.

I see that savage offers their actions only for sale on their website. Are they the only company that does this or can I buy most actions from a company or through a dealer? I figured it would be possible to buy a new remington 700 action through a dealer. Am I wrong?

I see some actions come up on the EE every once in a while but most people want so much for them that I could buy a whole gun for the same price, shoot out the barrel and then use the action in a project.

 

[SuperCub]

I figured it would be possible to buy a new remington 700 action through a dealer. Am I wrong?

AFAIK there are no dealers in Canada who offer new actions from Remington.

I see some actions come up on the EE every once in a while but most people want so much for them that I could buy a whole gun for the same price, shoot out the barrel and then use the action in a project.

That's what most folk do, buy either a new or used 700, pull the bbl and stock, sell them off and go from there.


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[tiriaq]

Remington does not sell actions. Only way to get one is to break a rifle.
In general, only the high end target and semi-custom actions are available as actions only.
Apart from the Savage target actions, AR type receivers are about the only ones generally sold.

 

[Budweiser360]

Ellwood Epps usually has some Savage actions in stock, I believe they are target and varmint actions, been awhile since I looked though.

 

[badboybeeson]

Savage does sell just actions, its in there dealer book.
we just ordered one for a customer at canadain tire.
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[dan belisle]

Remington used to sell them too, you could order them from the Brownells catalogue. Sadly, they no longer do. - dan

 

[SuperCub]

Remington used to sell them too, you could order them from the Brownells catalogue. Sadly, they no longer do. - dan

I wonder why. I'd think they would sell a lot of new actions for custom work if they were available to the public instead of recirculating old guns for this. I'm thinkin' they are losing a lot of sales due to this policy.


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[tiriaq]

Remington used to sell them too, you could order them from the Brownells catalogue. Sadly, they no longer do. - dan

I believe that was one single batch of actions that was released. Pre j-lock when the j-lock action was introduced?

 

[looch]

Robertson sells Stillers. I bought one from him almost 2 years ago and the price was around the cost of a 700 plus truing.

 

[M12shooter]

Sako once sold actions as well. I believe they were in the 500 dollar range.

 

[bogie]

Suggest you try Barry Jensen at Bits of Pieces here on the Wet Coast. He has some amazing machinery and is actually a schooled gunsmith. Great guy to deal with too and I love the accent.