Altus put together a Impact 737 and a proof barrel in 6.5 CM M24 for me, and I had it in my hands in less than 10 days. It is by far the best rifle I've owned so far. Put it in a Manners TCS i got from them as well, and I couldn't be happier. Will be my go to from now on. It shoots better than...
The only Savage bolt actions I've tried felt like they had sand as a lubricant in the action. I'm sure there are some good ones though. One bonus of 700 or clones is so many great trigger options. I personally shoot an Impact Precision, with Proof SS barrel and I can say I haven't cycled a...
Seems like you are happy with the Mcree, if you are looking to try something different, the Manners TCS is good. A little more information would help us point you in the right direction.
One mans opinion but MPA has bed the action, not the barrel. you should be able to put barrel on and torque action to spec, and be all good. You will have to re-zero scope to new barrel. Others may know more than me.
Everything I’ve ever seen from Tac Ops tells me you will begetting a rifle at the top end of accurate. Hope you get a great rifle who ever you go with. Other great smiths would be LRI, SAC, GAP.