New numbers:

Big bores:

Back action: 22
Bar action: 6

Ratio: 79% back action; 21% bar action.

Small bores:

Back action: 3
Bar action: 4

Ratio: 43% back action; 57% bar action.

When I get too bored for this I'll post a table with makers in a new thread. One noteworthy observation is that I've yet to come across any maker with rifles both bar action and back action.

JPK