Kelbly vs. Stiller for .308

[Cold_Bore_88]

Tell me which you prefer/reccomend and why? I don't see huge differences and both are in the top.


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[Fursniper]

I have a Kelby on my 260 and love it. I also have a Stiller that's going on a .338lm. The main difference between the two is the ejector. On the stiller, the ejector is spring loaded which keeps pressure on the case head, just like a remington action. The Kelby has a mechanical ejector which exerts no pressure on the case head. Some people feel a mechanical ejector is preferable for case alignment as there's nothing putting unequal pressure on one side of the case head and therefore possibly adds to accuracy. All I can say is my kelby gun shoots 5 shot ragged holes all day and I'm very happy with it. The other thing I really like about it is how it ejects brass. Because there is no spring pressure I get a nice neat little pile of ejected brass right next to the gun right in front of me....no lost brass at matches lol! The only other difference I can think of is the tenon is a little shorter than on some actions like remington or stiller. Both actions are very smooth. I will say the Kelby is much faster to cycle than any of my remington actions.

 

[jwood1284]

I have a Kelbly Atlas Tactical in 6.5x47 and can't find anything I don't like about it. I have 322 rounds through it and it has broken in quite nicely. It feeds flawlessly from AICS mags, and it will take AW mags, but I had to fiddle with them to get 100% feed reliability.

 

[SuperSneakySniper]

Ill vote Kelbly as well. I dont own either but ive felt both and shot both. The stiller was good, but i prefered the Kelbly. I doubt youd be dissapointed with either though.
The Kelbly had the TG ejection, i thought that was cool, they just upgraded he bolt stop too (its stronger. Not hat its needed but why not) and it felt faster than the Stiller. I cant really explain why, maybe it was worn in better. The stiller was smooth but not as smooth