AbD 18M3L80 ACTION DESIGN FEATURES designed for F Class and similar target shooting.
- Base design: Single shot, cock on opening of the bolt handle, fully machined one piece bolt, 3 lug, 60 degree bolt throw, 25 degree coned bolt nose,102mm bolt travel.
- 18mm bolt diameter with bolt face any size you want up to 14mm (0.551”). .384”, .455”, .480” and .55” are the most common. (.223Rem, 6mmPPC, 308W, 7mm SAUM.)
- Removable bolt handle allowing different profile and different length bolt handles to be fitted.
- Sako style extractor.
- Conventional coil spring firing pin. Different spring weights available.
- Available with or without the bolt face ejector pin. Three different ejector spring strengths available.
- R/H or L/H bolt handle, single or dual ported.
- Action overall length 210mm (8.26”).
- 80mm (3.15”) load port opening.
- Action body diameter 34.3mm (1.35”) with three M6mm hold down screw threads.
- Remington 700 compatible trigger utilising adjustable trigger hangers. (trigger not included)
- Single port action and bolt weight is 1.009kg (2.204lb) without trigger.
- Barrel tenon 1.0625” x 16tpi or 18tpi, cut to relevant international thread standards.
- Action body top face tapped with four, M4mm threads for rail mounting and four, 2.5mm dowel pins. This twin dowel setup will guarantee correct alignment of the two individual scope ring short rails or one long rail.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SECTION
- Bolt material is Australian made 4140 alloy steel stress relieved, hardened and tempered to 40/42Rc before machining. Ground finish on bolt.
- Action material European made 630 Stainless Steel (17-4PH) stress relieved, hardened and tempered to 40/42Rc before machining. Action body ground finish.
- Action design has been tested to 139,400psi chamber pressure with no damage or deformation to the action.
- Over 900 rounds of 7mm SAUM and 308 Winchester have been fired through the test actions during pressure and function testing with no measurable enlarging, elongation, malfunctioning, cracking or other damage to the action.
- Laser engraving of all model and serial numbers.
- An Action bedding block kit manufactured from 7050 series high strength aluminium and including a steel recoil lug and pillars is available if required. Stainless steel or aluminium pillars also available.
- The 16tpi tenon will accept correctly machined Barnard barrels and the 18tpi tenon will accept correctly machined Bat barrels. Head space to be checked if swapping barrels.
- Standard PIC/NATO and 12mm dovetail long or short two piece rails available in a range of MOA tapers with jacking screws for removal from the action. Rails are manufactured to NATO/Stanag dimensions and are fully interchangeable with all Picatinny mounts.
- Every part of this action is designed and manufactured inhouse by Armaments by Design Pty Ltd except for the screws, springs and dowel pins. Supply and the heat treatment of the raw material is the only manufacturing process that is outsourced.
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