Received my new Pierce receiver today. It is a LA repeater.



The receiver, bolt and Ti recoil lug weigh 1lb and 4 oz.
I'm thinking 280AI on a carbon fiber-balsawood laminate stock.

Very cool, keep us posted.

Very cool

Butch, quite elegant looking....what are you planning to turn it into?

Jon,
As stated above. A 280AI that hits hard on both ends. We probably have somebody on this forum that needs or think they need a 5 1/2 pound sheep rifle. Why is it all light rifles are built for a sheep hunt?

After seeing your new action. I now know what my next build is going to be, I plan to purchase one of those actions and with the new McMillan edge stock i already have on hand along with the 30 caliber blank that is with it I will make me a 300 Winchester Mag I have always wanted. I plan to use it from the bench for load development and practice with a suppressor so the recoil should be very light and noise and muzzle blast should easy on the guys next to me.

mb,
Good luck with it. It should be a fun build.

Nice looking action, Since remington quit making their Titanium actions I noticed a few companies have come forward to fill the void like Extreme actions out of Ohio. My titanium strata came in a 4 lbs 13 oz. in 280 AI topped with a Swaro Z3 3-10x42 still under 6 pounds.

What barrel and contour and stock did you use?

Is the bolt smooth sliding back and forth across the Titanium receiver or are there galling friction?

Nothing grabby at this time, but it will be PVD coated by BALZAR to prevent that problem.

I don't suppose you could do those wild heat colors on a titanium action, without messing with the strength? Or could you?

You could anodized it. There's dozens of colors but it does wear off. The knife guys know about it.

The vapor dispersion is the only permanent treatment that I know of for titanium. New Guy used it on his and it really makes ie slick.

How much does it weigh? I've wanted something like this with a #1 barrel in 6.5-06 or 6.5x65 RWS.

BTW - I think the 280AI is a great choice, but I already have a few different 7mm rifles.

As shown in the picture with the titanium recoil lug. 1 lb 4 oz.

very nice. Can't wait to see it completed!

[QUOTE] Dandy quality there Butch. I think it has more pop than the one on their website actually. Darn near rifle porn. If only they built a Mauser style. CB

Who offer's vapor dispersion?

Check with Balzer.

Got any pictures of the completed rifle?

Curious what the gain, or loss there of, from one of Mel's action?

I have 2 customs in work now. Need to finish and pay for them first.

You'll be happy with Balzars PVD coating. TiCN, if I remember right Balzars offers a couple types. They are a "cheaper" coating place and we use them frequently at work. Sorry I should clarify, less expensive, by comparison. I like the color of Phygen and always wanted to do a gun with that but the temperatures are so high and the cost is likewise high! But it is an amazing coating.

If you polish it up to a mirror (yellow/white diamond), coat it, then do a post polish, it looks GREAT! I can put a picture of a die detail w/Balzars if you want and if I can get time next week.

Cool action Butch! Please don't send it to James, I need him to finish my .300 H&H first!

Well!!!!,
I'm doing all the metal work on this one and the stock. I will farm out the metal coatings to Balzar, the stock painting, and have Dan Armstrong in Alaska do a nicer looking bolt handle and knob.
It ain't going to be one of those butt ugly tacticool knobs either!!!
I have a single shot 40X rimfire that I need to finish. I am waiting on Dean Zollinger to finish the stock and rust bluing on the Mini Mauser that he has. It is chambered in 220 Russian. I really should have in in a few weeks.

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Originally posted by butchlambert:
The vapor dispersion is the only permanent treatment that I know of for titanium. New Guy used it on his and it really makes ie slick.

It is slick but still not like a traditional steel action.

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Originally posted by butchlambert:
Received my new Pierce receiver today. It is a LA repeater.



The receiver, bolt and Ti recoil lug weigh 1lb and 4 oz.
I'm thinking 280AI on a carbon fiber-balsawood laminate stock.

Are the bolts titanium on these as well?

I didn't know that you have operated New Guy's receiver. No longer titanium bolt.

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Originally posted by butchlambert:
I didn't know that you have operated New Guy's receiver. No longer titanium bolt.

I bet I have operated it more than New Guy has.

I guess that you are qualified to make that assessment then. When I operated it, it was very smooth.

It's a great coating no doubt. However in a mauser there is a bit more contact area between the bolt and the receiver that causes more drag. I bet with 700 clone action it will be just awesome with the limited contact areas when operating. Especially with the fluted heavier bolt. With the titanium Satterlee action the bolt is so damn light that it is like it does not have enough mass to keep momentum during operation. Definitely need to have some very light lube on the bolt to keep it operating smoothly. Its a bit grabby when run dry.

Will you be making the balsawood - carbon fiber laminate blank yourself?

I will not.

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and have Dan Armstrong in Alaska do a nicer looking bolt handle and knob.

JMO but I like the bolt design as it is.

Show us the pictures?

composite metal barrel next?

I have one more rifle just shipped out for stocking. The Ti receiver is next. Checked on some different types of light barrels. I would never use a carbon fiber barrel. Main reason for me is a lack of accuracy and a real light barrel is hard for me to shoot offhand. The aluminum barrels with a steel liner never appeared.

Butch, thanks to you I have two of these in the safe waiting for me to screw barrels on also. One is a LA mag bolt face ant the other a SA standard bolt face. One all-around rifle for out west and the other for all medium game. Seriously thinking on a 25-284 as the one I have shoots lights out and has proven to be a great caliber for deer on down. The other has me in a quandary. Initial thoughts were just a good 300 win mag but a friend recently relieved me of a 7mm Dakota before I really got to play with it and I'm thinking it would be a little better in the recoil and trajectory department w/ a lighter rifle and still offer plenty of performance for elk sized critters... Still have brass, dies, and the chamber reamer for it too...decisions decisions....

What ever happened to Chuck (the pistolsmith) and his barrel project