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My experience with the pivoting handle and a BnA TacSport Pro set around 11oz is that one Jews not run the bolt like a raped ape to get the pin to fall on closing.

Raped ape combined with a scaled dog could not get the fixed handle to make the striker pin fall.
 
A diamond one pound and under can experience the dead trigger with the pivoting handle. Ask me how I know. I switched to non pivoting and the problem solved. I’m at 13oz on my diamonds. Owning several Archimedes and starting with a pivoting cdg I can honestly say I’m not sure I’ve ever truly needed the function. I don’t load high pressure nor am I running crazy calibers. Op of asking this question if you want to run under a pound I wouldn’t be worried about getting the non pivoting one.
 
A diamond one pound and under can experience the dead trigger with the pivoting handle. Ask me how I know. I switched to non pivoting and the problem solved. I’m at 13oz on my diamonds. Owning several Archimedes and starting with a pivoting cdg I can honestly say I’m not sure I’ve ever truly needed the function. I don’t load high pressure nor am I running crazy calibers. Op of asking this question if you want to run under a pound I wouldn’t be worried about getting the non pivoting one.
I like the pivoting handle of the Archimedes because it allows for a fairly light bolt lift with a super strong striker spring (I think they’re 26lbs). My Nuke 2.0 I run a 19lbs and it still doesn’t even come close to it.
I run trigger tech 2stage on both my Arch and my CDG at sub 1lbs and never had an issue and I run the bolt really hard. The single stage diamond I run on the Nuke at 6oz, never had an issue either.
I’m still not 100% sold on the CDG vs the Arch … I can’t exactly explain it …
 
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One more for you CDG owners, specifically anyone with the lightweight version. Why is the rear pic rail in such a unique (forward) location? Most split rail actions that I have seen have it located further back, aft of the ejection port. I have to imagine that was a very purposeful design decision for ARC but I haven't read comment about it anywhere.
 
One more for you CDG owners, specifically anyone with the lightweight version. Why is the rear pic rail in such a unique (forward) location? Most split rail actions that I have seen have it located further back, aft of the ejection port. I have to imagine that was a very purposeful design decision for ARC but I haven't read comment about it anywhere.
Good question. It looks like that would push your scope way too far forward. That’s what steered me away from it for a lighter weight hunting build and towards defiance anti x with the 75* bolt even though they are a bit overpriced imo.
 
I run the hunter on my my light rifle. With the Hawkins light rings I have to have the rear ring almost touching the turret housing area on my zco to get it back enough. Still need it back a little more and can’t unfortunately. Wish someone would make a light ring with 10mm of offset then it would be perfect.
 
I like the pivoting handle of the Archimedes because it allows for a fairly light bolt lift with a super strong striker spring (I think they’re 26lbs). My Nuke 2.0 I run a 19lbs and it still doesn’t even come close to it.
I run trigger tech 2stage on both my Arch and my CDG at sub 1lbs and never had an issue and I run the bolt really hard. The single stage diamond I run on the Nuke at 6oz, never had an issue either.
I’m still not 100% sold on the CDG vs the Arch … I can’t exactly explain it …
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If they still made the Archimedes I wouldn’t own any cdg. I always hope if a short action Archimedes pops up in the px I am the first to see it!!!