For the ultimate in lightweight actions, we designed the all-steel Deviant Ultralight with integral scope base and recoil lug to allow top loading of BDL-style magazines and to remove maximum weight, while offering one slot on the rear bridge and one in the front.

Specifications

  • Receiver made of pre-hardened aircraft-certified 416 stainless steel
  • One-piece bolt made of pre-hardened aircraft-certified 4340 chrome moly
  • Receiver barrel threads are 1.0625” X 16 T.P.I. (Rem. 700 thread dia. and pitch)
  • Actions available in:
    • Short (Rem. SA)
    • XM (3.200″ max cartridge length) requires XM BDL KIT
    • Medium (Industry Standard Medium, previously named XM Plus)
    • Long (Rem. LA)
  • Integral skeletonized 0 or 20 MOA scope mount
  • Scope slot spacing (center to center)
    • Short: 4.657”
    • XM: 3.820”
    • Long: 4.420”
  • Integral recoil lug
  • Works with hinged floorplates, detachable magazines, or single shots
  • Short length (Rem. SA) offered with AW magazine cut
  • Average configuration weighs 26-28 oz. depending on length

Manufacturing

  • Close tolerance preserved: All material pre-hardened prior to machining to prevent changing tolerances during heat treat.
  • Receiver machined from one piece of pre-hardened 416SS.
  • Wire EDM-cut, full-length lug ways result in smooth bolt operation.
  • Bolt machined from one piece of pre-hardened 4340 chrome moly, and threaded for interchangeable knobs.
  • Primary extraction design significantly increases initial extraction and ensures smooth bolt cycling.
  • Bolt face diameters available for all standard and wildcat cartridges.
  • Extractors are M-16 type.
  • Designed for hinged floor plates, as well as detachable magazines and single shots.
  • Multiple magazine well cuts available for all of today’s popular magazine types including hinged floorplates, detachable boxes or single shot.
  • Our sales team will assist you in choosing from among our many options.
  • Right and left-hand configurations available.

Everything Included

  • Receiver body
  • Repeater or single-shot style magazine cut
  • Bolt stop/side bolt release, spring, pin
  • One-piece bolt
  • Bolt fluting (option not available on control-round feed)
  • Extractor
  • Bolt knob
  • Firing pin/spring
  • Cocking piece
  • Bolt shroud
  • Trigger pins
  • Integral rail and recoil lug

Pricing

SHORT ACTION (Model 700™ SA Length) – $1,745

XM ACTION (Proprietary Intermediate Length) – $1,745

MEDIUM ACTION (Industry Medium Length action – works with Hawkins Medium bottom metal. Previously called XM Plus) – $1,745

LONG ACTION (Model 700™ LA Length) – $1,745

Extra bolt $495 complete with extractor, ejector, and fire control assembly

The Deviant is available to send out for Nitride coating

The Defiance Guarantee

We want all of our customers to be 100% satisfied with the quality of our product. Within 30 days after receiving your action, if you don’t like it, we’ll change it, swap it, or refund your money. No questions asked. We’ll even pay for the return shipping.

Your action has a lifetime performance guarantee against cracking, warping, or breaking. If such an issue occurs, the action will be replaced. If your specific model is no longer available we will replace it with an similar action or provide a refund of the purchase price.

 

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Deviant Ultralight