I have looked quite a bit at the granite mountain actions lately and feel they are very good quality and done really well which is why the cost is quite a bit higher..having said that..you can get a model 70 action to really "trick" up nice with your gunsmith spending some time on it.. I would not hesitate at all using a model 70 action..and actually plan to build a custom using one soon..

There is another firm called Montana Actions...which are good also but really rough when they first show up..again can be smoothed up...but require some work..

Finally there is Dakota Actions which are also very nice when you get them..but expensive --around $2500 on up...also not sure how they are doing now financially..know they were experienceing problems earlier...

Ripp