I realize this is off-topic from the original post, but I wanted to ask a few other things, and figured it didnt call for a new thread.
Has anyone here seen/handled the CG Actions? Obviously, they come from the same line as the rest of the CG actions; Millennium, RPA Qaudlite/Quadlock, etc. The older ones are mostly 4-lug while the newer stuff is 3:
http://www.actionclear.com.au/product_list.php?page_id=2
The newer ones especially incorporate some very interesting features, for instance, the CG INCH is rear lug action. The Delta is 3 front lugs. What is pretty cool is the lug design on the Delta almost completely surrounds the bolt head, forming something similar to a truncated triangle with concave sides around the bolt head. It certainly looks like a strong design. All of the CG-design actions are some of the most prevalent custom actions when it comes to Palma and Int`l Fullbore shooting competition, as well as some of the more popular Euro competitions, like 300m, Prone, etc. Obviously though, I havent seen many at all in F-Class/Benchrest use. Here is an article on the older Millennium though, as you can see its a very good shooter as well:
http://www.accurateshooter.com/guns-of-week/gunweek065/
What is yalls thoughts on these actions?
Also, instead of having a traditional flat 90 degree back side on the bolt lug, would there be any advantage to having the contact area of the lug sloped at an angle for more contact surface area with the lug abutment? Or maybe a semi-spherical contact area on the contact side of the lug ala the American Rifle Co.`s M2 action? Just wondering if there is maybe possibly a way to shape the lugs for more consistent extremely-close fit without sacrificing strength.
Another interesting feature is that on the CG actions, they use a Belleville washer spring instead of a coil spring, so the lock time is very very fast.
On a BR rifle though, I cant help but to question exactly how useful small improvements in lock time would be? Certainly I could see it help Palma/High Power shooters, but for BR I dont think you would really notice any improvement, as with the right setup the rifle shouldnt be moving much, if at all, anyway. Then again yall would be in a better position to speak on that. Overall though, I could definitely see the CG actions being very successful in short range Benchrest, but maybe not so much with the heavy stuff because I doubt the CG`s are going to be as stiff as, say a Hall Model B or BAT M 1.55".
With all that said, what do yall think of the CG/RPA design actions? Is there anything in the design of them that would lend themselves to better accuracy than the more traditional stuff?
Thanks everyone.
