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Action Pool Cues
Action Pool Cues is Quarter King's largest single-brand cue category: 189 cues across 18 named series, from entry-priced Value and Starter cues up through pricier Khrome and Fractal lines. Nearly every cue here shares the same core build, a 5/16x18 joint and a 13mm classic wood shaft, with the differences concentrated in wrap type, color and a handful of heavier-duty joints on the break and jump cues. Prices run from about $20 up to about $290, with a median around $180. Specs below come from our own catalog data and the manufacturer's spec sheet.
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About Action Pool Cues
About Action Pool Cues
Action isn't an independent cue-making company. It's one of the manufacturer's own house brands, sold alongside sibling lines like Athena, Elite, Outlaw and Voodoo under the same shared house-brand lineup, and every Action cue we've checked against the manufacturer's spec sheet lists China as its country of origin.
Outside retailers place Action toward the affordable end of the cue market. One national retailer positions the brand for players "of every level" at affordable pricing and states it's used by more than 400,000 league players worldwide. A separate independent retailer puts Action's typical price in the $100-to-$300 range, calling it a common first "real" cue for someone moving up from a house cue and a fit for budget-conscious intermediates and weekly league players; that estimate tracks closely with the $20-to-$290 spread we see across this category.
Construction, in plain English
Action doesn't market a named shaft or tip technology the way some performance brands do. What you're buying, across nearly every series in this category, is a standard production build. Here's what the spec terms mean on the table.
5/16x18 joint, and its piloted version
130 of the 189 cues in this category use a plain 5/16x18 joint, and another 34 use a piloted version of the same thread, a small guide pin on the shaft tenon that centers the shaft before the threads engage. A handful of heavier-duty joints show up on the break-and-jump side of the lineup: Action's own quick-release design (10), a stainless Inox quick-release (5), and one-piece construction with no separable joint at all (7).
13.00mm classic wood shaft
170 of the 189 cues run a 13.00mm shaft, the most common size in the category, with smaller runs at 12.00mm (11, concentrated in the Junior series), 14.00mm (7, mostly on break and jump cues) and a single 13.50mm outlier. Wood is standard across the category: 188 of the 189 cues with a shaft type on file use a classic wood shaft, and one is built with carbon fiber instead.
Wrap options
Wraps split close to evenly between no wrap at all, 102 wrapless cues, and a linen wrap on 65 more, with smaller runs of sport wrap (9) and leather wrap (8). Which wrap a series uses tends to be consistent within that series: Khrome, for example, is the only series in this category where every cue carries a sport wrap, and Ring is the only one where every cue carries leather.
The 18 Action series
Each series below shares the category's core 5/16x18-joint, 13mm-wood-shaft build unless noted; the differences are mostly in wrap, color and price band. The manufacturer's own current site structure groups 11 of these, Adventure, Black & White, Economy, Exotic, Fractal, Garage, Impact, Khrome, Ring, Starter and Value, under a single "Action Playing" line, with Sneaky Pete, the break-and-jump specialty cues, and Junior kept as separate lines. Calavera, Classic, Inlay and Mayhem aren't reflected in that current manufacturer navigation at all; they exist in our catalog without a matching manufacturer category page.
Action Calavera Cues
Calavera is a 3-cue series built to a single spec: a piloted 5/16x18 joint, a 13.00mm classic wood shaft and a linen wrap, priced at about $180 each. Color options run to black, purple, blue and red, and none of the three is currently in stock.
Action Classic Cues
Classic is the one series in this list where joint and wrap both vary within the line: two of its 3 cues use a plain 5/16x18 joint and one is piloted, two wear a linen wrap and one ships wrapless. All three share the 13.00mm classic wood shaft, priced from about $150 to about $190.
Action Economy Cues
At about $60 to about $70, Economy is the lowest-priced series Action offers. Its 2 cues share a 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft, one wrapless and one with a leather wrap, in brown, black or tan.
Action Fractal Cues
Fractal's 9 cues all carry the identical build, a 5/16x18 joint, 13.00mm classic wood shaft and linen wrap, priced from about $160 to about $250. Blue and grey are the most common colors in the line.
Action Garage Cues
Garage ships all 8 of its cues wrapless on a 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft, priced from about $130 to about $160. Black appears on every one, several paired with red.
Action Inlay Cues
Inlay's 7 cues carry a piloted 5/16x18 joint, 13.00mm classic wood shaft and linen wrap throughout, priced from about $170 to about $220. Black and tan are the most common colors, with smaller runs in brown, red, grey and blue.
Action Khrome Cues
Khrome is the only series here where every cue wears a sport wrap instead of linen, leather or none at all. All 3 use a piloted 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft, priced from about $260 to about $270, the highest band of any Action series.
Action Mayhem Cues
Mayhem's 4 cues split evenly on joint type, two plain 5/16x18 and two piloted, while every one shares the same 13.00mm classic wood shaft and linen wrap. Prices run from about $150 to about $240.
Action Ring Cues
Ring is the only series here where every cue, all 6 of them, wears a leather wrap. Each uses a piloted 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft, all priced at about $200.
Action Adventure Cues
Adventure runs 15 cues on a 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft, 13 linen-wrapped and 2 wrapless, priced from about $140 to about $220. A separate retailer markets part of this line under its own name, including at least one tattoo-inspired design.
Action Black & White Cues
Black & White keeps its 9 cues inside three colors only, black, white and grey, the tightest color range of any Action series, priced from about $130 to about $220. Every one ships wrapless on the standard 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft.
Action Break & Jump Cues
Break & Jump serves a different purpose than the rest of the category: 21 cues built for break or jump play, nine on Action's own quick-release joint, five on a stainless Inox quick-release, and the remaining seven on standard 5/16x18. Six run a wider 14.00mm shaft and one uses carbon fiber rather than classic wood, priced from about $150 to about $290, the widest range in the Action lineup.
Action Exotic Cues
Exotic spans 10 distinct colors, the widest color range in the Action lineup, across 25 cues that all share a 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft. Seventeen wear a linen wrap and eight ship wrapless, priced from about $130 to about $250.
Action Impact Cues
Impact is Action's largest series at 26 cues, mostly on a plain 5/16x18 joint with five piloted, split between wrapless (14) and linen wrap (11) plus one leather-wrapped cue, priced from about $130 to about $240.
Action Junior Cues
Junior is the only Action series built entirely around a 12.00mm shaft instead of the 13.00mm standard used everywhere else in the category. All 11 cues ship wrapless, nine on a plain 5/16x18 joint and two piloted, priced from about $100 to about $200.
Action Sneaky Pete Cues
Sneaky Pete sticks to natural wood tones across its 8 cues, tan and black most common alongside single zebrawood and cherrywood finishes. All eight ship wrapless on a 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft, priced from about $110 to about $180.
Action Starter Cues
Starter's 12 cues land in one of the two lowest price bands in the Action lineup, about $100 to about $140. Eight ship wrapless and four carry a linen wrap, all on a 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm classic wood shaft.
Action Value Cues
Value is the only Action series where every cue, all 23 of them, ships wrapless. Eighteen use a plain 5/16x18 joint and five are piloted, all on the 13.00mm classic wood shaft, priced from about $110 to about $130.
Joint, shaft and compatibility
Taken together, the standard 5/16x18 joint (130) and its piloted cousin (34) cover 164 of the 189 cues in this category, so a 13.00mm replacement shaft with that same joint spec, our shafts category carries a small selection, will thread onto most Action cues here. If you want to see every other cue on the site sharing the same joint or shaft size regardless of brand, our 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm shaft size pages list them, and 12.00mm covers the narrower shaft the Junior series uses.
Who Action Pool Cues suits
This category is built for players who want a dependable stick without cue-collector pricing. One retailer's positioning, "every level" of player, lines up with the fact that this single category spans 18 different series at price points from about $20 to about $290. Another retailer's narrower read, a first real cue for someone leaving a house cue behind, a fit for budget-conscious intermediates, and standard equipment for weekly league players, matches the bulk of what's here: wrapless and linen-wrap playing cues priced well under $250.
Warranty and what to know before you buy
Coverage across this category follows the same pattern the manufacturer's own spec sheet shows for Action generally: most SKUs fall under a broad "Limited" warranty, with a smaller share flagged "Limited-1 year," and the sheet doesn't spell out exclusions or a registration step. A published retail listing states the policy more plainly, a 1-year warranty against defects on every Action cue, though the manufacturer's own documentation doesn't itself confirm that duration. If a specific warranty term matters to your purchase, confirm it on the listing or ask us before you buy.
What players say
AzBilliards forum threads about Action describe build consistency as a mixed bag: posters say hit and construction "can vary a lot from cue to cue," landing anywhere from a nice player to what one poster called a total dud.
In the same thread, a player using Action cues as house cues for a pool room called them durable enough to "take a beating" and playable as long as the tip isn't worn, but ranked them below Players and Elite cues and cautioned against paying full retail for several rather than buying used or going custom, worth keeping in mind if you're comparing this category against pricier brands we carry.
A single, older AzBilliards post described an Action cue playing "just as good" as nicer cues without the worry of damage, though that's one voice from a 2007 thread, not a broader consensus.
See the full Action lineup, including cases and its solitary shaft listing, on the Action brand page, or step back to Quarter King's complete pool cues category to compare Action against every other brand we carry.
Action Pool Cues Specs at a Glance
- Joint Type: 5/16X18, 5/16X18 Piloted, Action Quick Release, One-Piece
- Shaft Size: 13.00mm, 12.00mm, 14.00mm, 13.50mm
- Wrap Options: Wrapless, Linen Wrap, Sport Wrap, Leather Wrap
- Shaft Material: Classic Wood
- Colors: Black, Blue, White, Tan
What Action is known for
Action is the house cue brand of CueStix International, and it exists to cover the entry and budget end of the market properly. This is where most people buy their first cue that is not a wall rack — a real maple shaft, a real joint, a finish that survives a season, at a price that does not sting if it gets knocked over. The range is enormous and deliberately so: plain players, bright graphics, sneaky petes, break and jump cues, and junior sizes all sit under the same name.
We currently stock 142 Action items, from $21 to $293.
| Line | Typical price | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Value / Starter | $60 – $110 | First cue money; straight maple, no-frills |
| Sneaky Pete | $90 – $150 | Looks like a house cue, plays like yours |
| Adventure / Exotic | $130 – $250 | Graphics and inlay work for the money |
| Impact | $150 – $280 | The upper end of the Action range |
| Break & Jump | $120 – $260 | Dedicated break and jump/break builds |
| Junior | $60 – $95 | Short cues for younger players |
The Action lineup
Action Break & Jump Cues $152–$293
Break and jump cues do a different job than a playing cue, and Action builds this 21-cue line around that difference: nine of the twenty-one use Action's own quick-release joint and five use a…
Action Value Cues $116–$134
Action's Value series is one of the largest lines in the brand's catalog where every single SKU is wrapless: all 23 run on a 13.00mm classic wood shaft, with joints split between a standard…
Action Impact Cues $132–$242
With twenty-six SKUs, Impact is the largest single series in Action's pool cue catalog. Most of the line, twenty-one of the twenty-six, uses the standard 5/16x18 joint, with the other five stepping up to…
Action Exotic Cues $224–$248
Exotic is Action's biggest single playing-cue series after Impact, twenty-five cues built on the standard 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm shaft, split mostly between a linen wrap (seventeen of twenty-five) and wrapless (the other eight).…
Action Adventure Cues $215
Action's Adventure series is the brand's biggest single playing-cue line by SKU count, fifteen cues built on one consistent spec: a 5/16x18 joint, a 13.00mm hard rock maple shaft, and, on all but two…
Action Junior Cues $104–$197
Action's Junior series is the one line in the brand's catalog built around a smaller shaft rather than a smaller price alone: all 11 SKUs use a 12.00mm shaft, thinner than the 13.00mm standard…
Action Starter Cues $104–$143
Action's Starter series is one of the two lowest price bands in the brand's entire catalog, running from about $100 to about $140 across 12 SKUs built on a standard 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm…
Action Black & White Cues $206–$224
Action's Black & White series takes the opposite approach from the brand's graphic Adventure and Exotic lines: nine cues, all wrapless, all built on the same 5/16x18 joint and 13.00mm shaft, and restricted to…
Action Sneaky Pete Cues $112–$179
Action's Sneaky Pete series keeps every one of its eight cues on the same plain build: a 5/16x18 joint, a 13.00mm classic wood shaft, and no wrap at all, finished mostly in natural wood-tone…
Action Fractal Cues $233–$248
Action Fractal is a 9-cue series built entirely on one spec: a 5/16x18 joint, 13.00mm classic wood shaft and linen wrap on every cue, priced from about $160 to about $250. Six of the…
Action Ring Cues $203
Action's Ring series is the most uniform line in the brand's catalog: six cues, one build. Every RNG-numbered cue uses the same 5/16x18 piloted joint, the same 13.00mm hard rock maple shaft, and the…
Action Khrome Cues $260–$269
Action Khrome is the priciest series in the Action Pool Cues lineup: 3 cues, all sharing a piloted 5/16x18 joint, a 13.00mm classic wood shaft and a sport wrap, the only Action series where…
Action Mayhem Cues $150–$242
Action Mayhem is a small, mixed-joint series: 4 cues, all sharing a 13.00mm classic wood shaft and a linen wrap, split unevenly between a piloted 5/16x18 joint, used on three of the four cues,…
What joint does Action use, and which shafts fit?
About 68% of the Action cues we stock use the 5/16X18 joint. The joint is what decides shaft fitment — thread and face both have to match, so a shaft cut for a different pin will not thread on no matter how good it is.
Shafts that fit most Action cues
Everything with a 5/16X18 joint · Joint & pin identifier · Shaft fit finder
Action technology, in plain English
- Hard rock maple
- Standard shaft material across the range — easy and cheap to re-tip and maintain.
- 5/16x18 brass joint
- The common pin on Action shooting cues; widely used, so replacement shafts are easy to find.
- Implex and linen wraps
- Both wrapped and wrapless builds, depending on the line.
What players say about Action
Consistently praised for
- Honest value — for a first cue or a knockaround cue, very little competes under $150.
- Enormous choice of designs, so a beginner can pick something they actually like the look of.
- Straightness and finish quality are consistently better than house cues at the same money.
- Easy to service: standard maple shaft and a common pin mean any repair shop can work on it.
Common criticisms
- These are production import cues — do not expect the hit or the inlay precision of a $600 cue.
- The range is so large that model names blur together, which makes comparison shopping harder than it should be.
- Break and jump models vary in pin type, so check the joint before buying a spare shaft.
- Higher Action models start to overlap with better cues from other brands on price.
Who makes Action?
Action is a brand of CueStix International. CueStix is the distributor behind a whole family of billiards brands, which is why an Action cue, an Outlaw case and an Athena cue often arrive in the same box.
Brands under the same roof:
- Outlaw — Country and americana graphics, same price territory
- Athena — Designed for women players; lighter builds and distinctive artwork
- Eight Ball Mafia — Cases and cues with the loudest graphics in the family
- Griffin — Budget cues with a cleaner, plainer look
- Voodoo — Dark, occult-themed graphic cues
- Made in: Imported
- Warranty: Covered against manufacturing defects and warpage through CueStix; claims go through the selling dealer.
Also worth a look at this price
If you like where Action sits on price but want to compare before you commit, these land in the same range:
Brand Compatibility
The joint is what decides whether a shaft fits, and most cues in Action Pool Cues use the 5/16X18 pin. That is the same 5/16X18 pin used across Meucci, Players, Rage, Valhalla and Xcel, so shafts move between them — always confirm the exact pin before buying.
Browse Action Pool Cues
- Action Break & Jump Cues 21
- Action Value Cues 18
- Action Impact Cues 15
- Action Exotic Cues 15
- Action Adventure Cues 13
- Action Junior Cues 11
- Action Starter Cues 11
- Action Black & White Cues 8
- Action Sneaky Pete Cues 8
- Action Fractal Cues 7
- Action Ring Cues 6
- Action Khrome Cues 3
- Action Mayhem Cues 2
- Action Inlay Cues 1
- Action Classic Cues 1
- Action Economy Cues 1
Brands in Action Pool Cues
Shaft Type in Action Pool Cues
Guides & buying advice
- Pool Cue Purchasing Guide
- Aiming Systems That Survive Contact: Ghost Ball, Fractions, and the Deflection Problem
- Aiming Systems in Pool: Ghost Ball, Fractions, and the Equipment That Makes Them Work
- How to Aim in Pool: Ghost Ball, Fractional, and Contact Point Systems That Actually Transfer
- Soft Case, Hard Case, or Leather: Action, Lizard, and Instroke Cue Cases Compared
Frequently asked questions about Action Pool Cues
How many Action pool cues does Quarter King carry?
This category currently lists 189 Action cues across 18 named series, priced from about $20 to about $290, with a median around $180.
What joint and shaft do Action pool cues use?
Most use a 5/16x18 joint (plain or piloted) and a 13.00mm classic wood shaft; a few break and jump cues use heavier quick-release joints and a wider 14.00mm shaft.
What warranty comes with an Action pool cue?
The manufacturer's spec sheet classifies coverage broadly as "Limited"; one retailer separately advertises a 1-year warranty against defects on every Action cue.
Which Action series is the cheapest?
Economy is Action's lowest-priced series in this category, running from about $60 to about $70, followed by Starter at about $100 to $140.
Is Action a good beginner pool cue?
Outside retailers position Action as a fit for players of every level, including beginners moving up from a house cue and budget-conscious intermediates, per multiple published retail listings.
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