If i had it to do all over again i never wouldnt have bought a custom rifle and just bought a savage or vanguard.

It's still cheaper to buy a Remington and have it blue printed. All my customs have Remington actions. Another action you might look at is a Montana. My gunsmith loves them. Similar to a Winchester Mod 70.

There is not much of a price difference between buying a R700, parting it out, and replacing parts, when compared with custom actions done right the first time, especially such as the Stiller Predator action.

Check Surgeon, Stiller, or Defiance actions for tactical actions which are true, but have more clearance for use in the field than benchrest actions.

Even on a trued R700 action, the screw holes for the bases may be out of alignment and typically those will not be trued up by a gunsmith.

On the custom actions, they will be straight. With an action such as the Surgeon with an integral picatinny rail, it will be very straight and a very solid action.

one of the reasons i like stiller is that they are made in wylie texas where i grew up.