Pristine Action – Remington 700 Compatible Multi Caliber Action

While at Shot Show 2023, I met the fine folks at Pristine and got the run down on their incredible aftermarket Remington 700 compatible action. Pristine is now expanding the caliber options with a new .455 in bolt face.

Pristine Action – Remington 700 Compatible Multi Caliber Action

Pristine is a new company making a very interesting action. Sporting a clever way to switch between calibers, a list of upgrades over a factory Remington 700 action, and built with premium materials.

A Pristine action is designed to be a direct Remington 700 replacement upgrade. No over-size bolt issues as is common with other aftermarket actions.

CNC machined from one solid piece of pre-hardened 416 Stainless Steel
A unique quick-release bolt shroud allows easy bolt disassembly for cleaning – no tools required
Ultra-smooth bolt cycling – less than 4 pounds to lift the bolt
6-lug design, with light and quick 90° bolt lift
Dual ejectors
Bolt face diameters available for a variety of calibers
Floating bolt head allows for an exchangeable bolt head

Features

Pinned precision recoil lug included.
6 Lug floating bolt head for unmatched security and strength.
Interchangeable bolt heads for caliber selection.
Roller cocking piece for super light bolt lift that creates consistent and smooth bolt closing. No ‘cock-on-close’.
Cylindrical action designed to remove material stress
Double ejection pins for more consistent and powerful ejection
Isotropic surface finish for enhanced smoothness
Replaceable bolt knob – standard 5/16-24 thread
90 degree bolt lift.
223 caliber actions are compatible with 17, 222, 223 Remington, 204 Ruger, and 224 Wylde.
308 caliber actions are compatible with 225; 243; 308; 284; & 358 Winchester, 22-250 & 7mm-08 Remington, 6mm BR, 250 & 300 Savage, 6.5 x 284 Norma, 6.5 Creedmoor and 338 FED.

Previously available with a .223 or .308 bolt, the new release is a .455 in bolt face, giving customers even more options. If you already own a Pristine Action, you can swap the bolt as shown in the video below.

Interested in the Pristine Action, click here for the product page. Also check out their other YouTube videos here. What do you think of this new action? Would you switch calibers or build out your rifle for one? Let us know in the comments below.

Paul B.

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