Life expectancy....

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gpoldblue

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With reasonable care,i.e._keeping the action clean,bolt lugs greased,not overloading,etc,what do you think the life expectancy of a CUSTOM action(for a 6PPC) is OR do they EVER wear out? Has anyone kept an action long enough and used it to the point that it needed replacing...5yrs...10yrs...15yrs...20yrs...or more?? Thank you...gpoldblue
 
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Custom actions have not been around long enough to really tell how long one will last.

There's an old joke - A Stolle action is like a woman's #%@. It never wears out. ;)

Ray
 
I bought a well used Panda in 1999. From what I can tell it is now almost 20 years old. I have worn out 6 barrels and the 7th just gave me a .157 group at 200 yards at this year's Cactus Classic. If you take proper care of an action it should outlast the shooter.
 
I ask that same question to Tom Griffin and Carl Phipps at Kelblys several years ago. They have had Pandas in that were over 500.000 rounds and still going strong. I do take my Pandas every 2 years at the Super Shoot and Carl puts new springs in them, just as a precaution.

I got a new one today from the FedEx girl that has what I call the "Tommy Kicker". Tom Griffin designed a manual ejector, no springs. I ran about 50 through it about 2 hours ago. Never a miscue. Kelblys calls it a Panda TG. I had this one made with the ejection port long enough to handle a 6/284 case. Since it handled the 220 Russian brass with ease it sure should handle 6BR and 6/284 brass.
 
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