Alpine, Ridgeline, Mountaineer, Bigfoot & Timberline actions
General Information
These are the most accurate repeater hunting actions on the market. They are manufactured to true benchrest tolerances and yet are made to be reliable in the field. The action bodies are machined from 40 Rc 416 SS. The bolt raceways are EDM cut and are honed for precision fit and finish. The bolt bodies are made from 42 to 44 Rc 4142 chrome moly steel. The bolts are made in full hardened form and the bodies are cylindrically ground. The actions are timed to the trigger brand selected by the customer to ensure proper handoff and firing pin fall . Hunting model actions use a .02 to .03 cock on close fit which better balances bolt closing and opening cycles on hunting and field applications and targeted firing pin fall is .250 to .260 inch. Firing pin tip diameter on all of our action models is .065 inch. Effective third quarter 2022 the Remington footprint compatible actions have removable trigger hangers. (we have hangers for Trigger tech, Bix and andy/jewell). the bolt nose for the repeater actions ustilizes the Remington three rings of steel design.
The following pictures illustrate the 1)repeater bolt noses, 2) single shot bolt nose vs repeater bolt nose and 3) Bolt handle options available on Alpine, Alpine Magnum, Alpine XP, Ridgeline, Timberline, Timberline Magnum and Mountaineer actions.
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Alpine XP actions are single shot only and are designed to fit stocks made for Remington XP 100 actions. These actions still have the through pin retainers for the trigger. Please find more details under the tab below.
Alpine/Alpine Magnum actions fit stocks inletted for Remington 700 short actions with repeater models weighing 26-1/2 oz. They are available as repeater or single shot actions.
Ridgeline actions are a hybrid Remington 700 footprint. This model is intended for mid length cartridges such as the 6.5×284 Win, 257 Roberts, 6MM Remington, 300 WSM, 7 WSM, 270 WSM and the RSAUM family of cartridges. Magazine length is 3.2 inches.
Timberline/Timberline Magnum Actions fit stocks inletted for Remington 700 Long actions (Repeater action weighs 28 1/2 ounces). These actions are vailable as repeater or single shot actions.
A Magnum version of the Alpine and Timberline are available and requires lengthening port opening and the magazine well opening in the stock.
Effective September 1, 2016 we added the Mountaineer action to the lineup. It is available in short, medium or long action and is available as repeater or single shot. The action is same footprint as Alpine, Ridgeline and Timberline but do not have the lightening facets on side of action. The Mountaineer is also available with the mag well opening for AW magazines. The Mountaineer series also has Borden bump option and is referred to as Mountaineer RR. We are now taking orders for the Mountaineer Action model with integrated Recoil Lug. That model is available with two bolt fits 1) Regular Alpine 2) Rimrock
The Borden Bigfoot action is designed to be used for big magnums such as 338 Lapua Magnum and 300 Nosler family of cartridges. The action is specifically designed to take the pressures and stresses associated with these cartridges without over stretching the steel or having lug set back. The bolt is .748 in diameter with 1.093 diameter lugs that are .465 high. The action is 1.400 in diameter and utilizes a 1 1/8×18 TPI thread for the barrel tenon and the actions have an integral recoil lug. The action is designed to fit in a Remington 700 long action inletted stock that has been opened slightly to accept the larger diameter. The action is available single shot or with a mag well opening to accept the wyatt CFE12 magazine boxes or the CIP detachable magazine systems. In fact we have special CFE12 internal mag boxes made for us by Wyatt Outdoors so gunsmiths do not have to bend the ears or shorten the ears on the box to work with the larger diameter bolt.
- Borden Alpine XP
- Borden Alpine /Borden Alpine Magnum
- Borden Ridgeline
- Borden Timberline/Borden Timberline Magnum
- Borden Mountaineer
- Borden Summit
- Borden Bigfoot
The Alpine XP actions are single shot actions designed to fit stocks inletted for Remington XP100 actions. We have developed 2 versions of this action. The version for rear grip stocks is full cylindrical and has a benchrest style port and 4 scope ring/rail mounting screws on top of the action. It utilizes a front and a mid section guard screw system to retain the action to the stock and the screws enter from the bottom. The other version has an XP100 style hunting port and the mid section guard screw enters from the top of the action and screws into a retainer plug in the stock–This version is typically used in center grip stocks. It has 2 front and 1 rear scope/ring attachment holes
Alpne XP with Hunting Style port for center grip stocks:
Alpine XP with Benchrest style port for rear grip stocks:
aThe Alpine and Alpine Magnum actions are designed to fit Rem 700 short action inletted stocks. They are available right hand and left hand and single shot and repeater. 223, 308 (includes ppc) and standard magnum boltfaces are available. The Alpine action has same port length and magazine well length (in repeater version) as the Remington 700 short actions. The Alpine Magnum action has a 1/4 inch longer port and the magazine well is made for Wyatt length magazine boxes (.115 longer than Remington magazine boxes). The bolt handles are straight and there are four variations of bolt handles. We have a standard long straight handle with small tear drop knob, a long Big knob handle, a shortie big knob handle and a threaded handle for use of screw on bolt knobs. Our actions do not accept Remington barrels or scope bases/rails. The actions are full round at front and rear and utilize 8×40 thread milled scope block holes with .860 spacing front and rear. The barrel tenon threads are 1 1/16×18 TPI. Bolt fit is less than .002 diameteral difference between bolt diameter and action through hole diameter (equivalent to what we and others did to put Borden Bumps on Remington and other bolts)
We developed the Borden Ridgeline actions a few years ago to better provide an action with an appropriate magazine well length for the 6.5×284, 284 Win, 257 Roberts, 6MM Remington, the WSM, and the RSAUM families of cartridges. The action is a Borden Alpine design that has been stretched in the middle by .370 inch. This results in a magazine well opeinng that is 3.2 inches. McMillan, Manners and AG Composites are currently inletting stocks for this action. We have Obendorf drop plate style trigger guard/floorplate/ internal magazine systems for this action model. We are also offering the Hawkins Hunter Medium DBM system .
aaThe Borden Timberline and Borden Timberline Magnum actions are designed to fit Rem 700 long action inletted stocks. They are available right hand and left hand and single shot and repeater. 308 (includes ppc) and standard magnum boltfaces are available. The Borden Timberline action has same port length and magazine well length (in repeater version) as the Remington 700 Long actions. The Borden Timberline Magnum action has a 1/4 inch longer port and the magazine well is made for Wyatt length magazine boxes (.115 longer than Remington magazine boxes). The bolt handles are straight and there are four variations of bolt handles. We have a standard long straight handle with small tear drop knob, a long Big knob handle, a shortie big knob handle and a threaded handle for use of screw on bolt knobs. Our actions do not accept Remington barrels or scope bases/rails. The actions are full round at front and rear and utilize 8×40 thread milled scope block holes with .860 spacing front and rear. The barrel tenon threads are 1 1/16×18 TPI. Bolt fit is less than .002 diameteral difference between bolt diameter and action through hole diameter (equivalent to what we and others did to put Borden Bumps on Remington and other bolts)
The Borden Mountaineer series of actions were designed and developed for use in single shot and detachable magazine applications. The use of detachable magazines does not require the open style port that we use on our Alpine, Ridgeline and Timberline series of actions so we opted to have the actions be full round. The use of the benchrest style port and no lightening cuts on the side of the receiver results in a stiffer receiver. It is available in short, medium or long action and is available as repeater or single shot. The action is same footprint as Alpine, Ridgeline and Timberline but do not have the lightening facets on side of action. The short Mountaineer is also available with the mag well opening for AW magazines. The Mountaineer series also has Borden bump option and is referred to as Mountaineer RR. We are now taking orders for the Mountaineer Action model with integrated Recoil Lug. That model is available with two bolt fits 1) Regular Alpine 2) Rimrock.
Actions are available standard bead blast finish or Black Nitride.
The first picture below is of Mountaineer action with optional Black nitride finish and optional pinned rail. The second and third pictures show Mountaineer action with optional Black nitride bolt and shroud and optional pinned rail.
The Borden Summit series of actions is a new series focused on using Remington or Savage prefit barrels. These are intended to be a quality action for prefits but will not offer the wide variety of options avaialbale in our Alpine, Timberline series of actions. These are not available with dealer disscounts. The bolts for these are not available with coned bolts. The Summit 16 series is available to fit short or Long Rem 700 inletted stocks and have the standard Remington bolt nose shape. The action headspace with a .25 inch recoil lug is .887 plus or minus .001. They are intended for prefit 1 1/16×16 Remington barrels. The Summit 20 series is available to fit short or long Rem 700 inletted stocks and has the “savage style” bolt nose-it is flat push feed with .120 counterbore depth. The action tenon threads are 1 1/16×20 tpi. These actions are Savage prefit barrels utilizing a retaining nut. The actions are vailable RH and LH.
The scope holes size and spacing are teh same size as our Alpine and Timberline. They do NOT accept Remington Rings, bases, rails.
The Borden Bigfoot action is designed to be used for big magnums such as 338 Lapua Magnum and 300 Nosler family of cartridges. The action is specifically designed to take the pressures and stresses associated with these cartridges without over stretching the steel or having lug set back. The bolt is .748 in diameter with 1.093 diameter lugs that are .465 high. The action is 1.400 in diameter and utilizes a 1 1/8×18 TPI thread for the barrel tenon and the actions have an integral recoil lug. The action is designed to fit in a Remington 700 long action inletted stock that has been opened slightly to accept the larger diameter. The action is available single shot or with a mag well opening to accept the wyatt CFE12 magazine boxes or the CIP detachable magazine systems. In fact we have special CFE12 internal mag boxes made for us by Wyatt Outdoors so gunsmiths do not have to bend the ears or shorten the ears on the box to work with the larger diameter bolt. the action features four thread milled 8×40 scope rail/ring mounting holes and there is a front and rear 1/8 inch dowel pin hole for pinning rails/rings.
We offer the Borden Bigfoot action in two versions. One version is full round and utilizes a Benchrest style port. The second version has an open hunting style port with a lightening flat on each side of the action. the actions are available right hand, left hand, repeater or single shot and either standard magnum (.545 boltface) or Rigby magnum (.590 boltface) bolts are available. Action is available in standard beadblast finish or Black Nitride.
Borden Bigfoot with BR style port:
Borden Bigfoot LW action with hunting style port:
Detailed Specs
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Model | OAL | Diameter | Port Length | Weight | Magazine Wells | Configurations | Price |
Alpine XP with BR style Port | 6.7 | 1.36 | 2.75 | 30.4 with lug 29.12 w/o lug | Single Shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with pinned lug |
Alpine XP with conventional port | 6.7 | 1.36 | 2.652 | Single Shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug | |
Alpine | 7.85 | 1.36 | 2.4 | 30 1/2 | Single Shot | RBRP; LBLP; RBLP; LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 w/lug |
Alpine | 7.85 | 1.36 | 2.4 | 26 1/2 | Remington 223 family; Remington 308 Family; Remington Short Magnum; | RBRP; LBLP ; RBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Alpine Magnum | 7.85 | 1.36 | 2.75 | 30 | Single Shot | RBRP; LBLP; RBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Alpine (setup for Hunter Benchrest- has coned nose and mag well-will not feed) | 7.85 | 1.36 | 2.4 | 26 1/2 | Remington Standard | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP; LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Alpine Magnum | 7.85 | 1.36 | 2.75 | 26 | Wyatt Length Repeater | RBRP; LBLP; RBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Mountaineer Short Action (Alpine bolt fit) | 7.85 | 1.36 | 2.75 | 29.5 with lug | Remington short 223, rem Short STD; Rem Short WSM;Wyatt Short STD; Wyatt Short WSM; AW; Single shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Mountaineer Short Action (Rimrock bolt fit) | 7.85 | 1.36 | 2.75 |
29.5 with lug | Remington short 223, rem Short STD; Rem Short WSM;Wyatt Short STD; Wyatt Short WSM; AW; Single shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1350 w/o lug $1415.00 with lug |
Mountaineer Short Action with integrated Lug (Alpine Bolt fit) | 8.1 | 1.36 | 2.75 | 29.5 | Remington short 223, rem Short STD; Rem Short WSM;Wyatt Short STD; Wyatt Short WSM; AW; Single Shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1,325 |
Mountaineer Short Action with integrated Lug (Rimrock Bolt fit) | 8.1 | 1.36 | 2.75 | 29.5 | Remington short 223, rem Short STD; Rem Short WSM;Wyatt Short STD; Wyatt Short WSM; AW; Single shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1,500 |
Ridgeline Action | 8.22 | 1.36 | 3.12 | 27 | Medium Length Standard Medium Length WSM | RBRP; LBLP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Mountaineer Medium Action (Alpine bolt fit) | 8.22 | 1.36 | 3.12 | 27 | Single Shot medium Length Standard Medium Length WSM/RSAUM | RBRP; LBLP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Mountaineer Medium Action (Rimrock bolt fit) | 8.22 | 1.36 | 3.12 | 27 | Single Shot Medium Length Standard Medium Length WSM/RSAUM | RBRP; LBLP | $1350.00 w/o lug $1415.00 with lug |
Mountaineer Medium Action Integrated Lug (Alpine bolt fit) | 8.45 | 1.36 | 3.12 | 27 | Single Shot Medium Length Standard Medium Length WSM/RSAUM | RBRP; LBLP | $1,325 |
Mountaineer Medium Action Integrated Lug (Rimrock or bolt fit) | 8.45 | 1.36 | 3.12 | 27 | Medium Length Standard Medium Length WSM Single Shot | RBRP; LBLP | $1,500 |
Timberline | 8.69 | 1.36 | 3.25 | 34 3/4 | Single Shot | RBRP; LBLP ; RBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Timberline | 8.69 | 1.36 | 3.25 | 29 | Remington Std Mag and 30-06 Family; Remington Ultra Magnum | RBRP; LBLP; RBLP; LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Timberline Magnum | 8.69 | 1.36 | 3.5 | 34 1/4 | Single Shot | RBRP;LBLP ; RBLP; LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Timberline Magnum | 8.69 | 1.36 | 3.5 | 28 1/2 | Wyatt Std Magnum; Wyatt Ultra Magnum | RBRP;LBLP ; RBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug |
Mountaineer Long Action (Alpine Bolt fit) | 8.69 | 1.36 | 3.5 | Remington STD LONG; Rem ULTRA; Wyatt STD LONG; Wyatt LONG Ultra Single Shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1200.00 w/o lug $1265.00 with lug | |
Mountaineer Long Action (Rimrock bolt fit) | 8.69 | 1.36 | 3.5 | Remington STD LONG; Rem ULTRA; Wyatt STD LONG; Wyatt LONG Ultra Single Shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1350.00 w/o lug $1415.00 with lug | |
Mountaineer Long Action Integrated Lug (Alpine bolt fit) | 8.94 | 1.36 | 3.5 | Remington STD LONG; Rem ULTRA; Wyatt STD LONG; Wyatt LONG Ultra Single Shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1,325 | |
Mountaineer Long Action Integrated Lug( Rimrock bolt fit) | 8.94 | 1.36 | 3.5 | Remington STD LONG; Rem ULTRA; Wyatt STD LONG; Wyatt LONG Ultra Single Shot | RBRP;RBLP; LBLP;LBRP | $1,500 | |
Borden Bigfoot Action | 8.94 | 1.4 | 3.5 BR style | 34 | Wyatt CFE 12 or single shot | RBRP, RBLP, LBLP, LBRP | $1,325.00 |
Borden Bigfoot LW (has hunting port and side flats) | 8.94 | 1.4 | 3.5 Hunting style | 32 | Wyatt CFE 12 or single shot | RBRP, RBLP; LBLP; LBRP | $1,375.00 |
- Action Footprint designed to be drop in for stocks inletted for Remington 700 (standard action now has straight machined handle and McMillan offers that inletting-Rem 700 handle still available for those that want to fit stocks already inletted for Rem 700 with Rem 700 handle)
- Hardened Stainless Steel Action Body(40 Rc)
- Hardened and ground 4140 Bolt Body (44 Rc)
- Alpine Class Bolt Body to Action Body clearance <.002 inch
- Rimrock bolt fit: Borden bumps Bolt body to action body clearance in front of handle <.0015 inch, remainder <.002
- Bolt Face perpendicular within .0002 inch -This is best in industry
- Manufactured Right Hand or Left hand
- Bolt Head and lugs designed to smoothly fit action raceway so that “anti-bind rail” is not needed
- 1 1/16 x 18 TPI Threading for barrel tenon
- Neatly executed spiral fluting on bolt body
- Silver brazed on Borden Machined Bolt Handle
- 4 Boltface Sizes (Dakota, magnum, 308, 223) the 308 boltface extractor can be set to be able to successfully extract and eject ppc cases
- all bolts use Sako style extractor
- Double blind pinned recoil lug is available as an option
- There are NO TAPS used in the manufature of these actions
- Thread Milled 8×40 Blind Scope block holes
- Thread Milled 1/4×28 Guard Screw Holes
- Standard and “Magnum” port length available for Alpine and Timberline.
- Remington and Wyatt magazine wells available Mountaineer, Alpine and Timberline. The Ridgeline has has either a WSM well or standard well. Both use custom magazine boxes and floorplate systems as well as Hawkins DBM systems available from Borden Accuracy.
- Single shot and repeaters available in each model
- Proprietary feed rails designed to smooth feed even Short Magnums and Ultra Magnums
- Sako style Extractor
- Borden Standard Machined Handle Standard on Right or left hand actions
- Borden “Big Knob” Handle, “Shortie Big Knob Handle or threaded handle Available on Right or left hand actions
- Threaded bolt Handle available with thread on knob
- Remington style nose (three rings of steel) on repeaters and thirty degree coned nose on single shots

Maintenance Schedule
Follow the following timeframes for optimal performance
- Replace firing pin spring – Every 5,000 Rounds
- Use Mil-Com bolt lube after every cleaning behind the lugs
- Do Not use acid to clean carbon debris
Get In Touch
(570) 965-2505
Location
1325 Sheldon Hill Rd
Springville, PA 18844
bordenrifles@gmail.com
Lobby Open Hours
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Tue: 9am - 5pm
Wed: 9am - 5pm
Thur: 9am - 5pm
Fri: 9am - Noon
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed
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