Darryle said:

Mormons don't like the Amish

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Um... Not really. Temples in Africa.

sirhrmechanic said:

Can’t test raccoon shit for DNA.

Sirhr

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You serious Clark?

Asking for a friend

Hi All - just starting to load for my 6 ARC 18" Proof barrel with an adjustable JP Gas block.

Question 1, what speeds are a good target range with 105-108gr bullets to try to get to for general steel at 800-1K? The Hornady factory ammo I've shot through it so far seems to run in the mid to high 2500s with devcent accuracy at range. The 106gr TAP is just under 2600 and the Hornady Match 108 ELDM is about 2570. Is that the sort of speeds I should stick to or do people push it faster? My plan is to use LeverRevolution primarily but I have lots of TAC and Varget as well. My very initial test with Lever however produced underwhelming SDs and average accuracy.

Question 2, I plan to shoot 99% of the time suppressed. Would you guys suggest to do the load Dev also suppressed? Or do the laod development without the can and then tweak as necessary once I get some good loads?

Thanks!!

Milspec Longhorn said:

OK. Thanks. Not sure what would have been different in the Surgeon actions used in the milspec stuff. Be interesting to know.

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I’m no expert on Surgeon. I know they sold some rifles in the GWOT. Chamber’s may have been modified, specific triggers, etc. I don’t know.

The AW and AX series of rifles didn’t suffer from trigger failures until the appearance of the competition triggers AFAIK.

I own both and like both. Different tools for different jobs. But if I had to chose one for reliability, it would be the AI.

Don’t fixate on the failure rates, they are both incredibly low. If you want the Surgeon, get it, it’s a quality piece of kit.

coreymlh said:

Hi, I am new here. I recently got a left-handed t3x lite 300WM stainless steel. I would like to have it threaded. But the local gunsmith told me the barrel is too thin. Does anyone have any experience with any gunsmith that can do the same barrel other than buying a new barrel and installing it? I am willing to ship to any great gunsmith as well. My first goal is to thread it to patterns that can install muzzle brakes, such as silencerco ASR. I will be really appreciate if any of you can give me any advice. Thank you.

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My T3x Lite 6.5 creed was threaded by thunder beast. They can do a face mount break using the face of the muzzle as the shoulder. Threaded 9/16 underneath. Works great.

New MSP cruiser accessory…. Courtesy of our buddy!



Sirhr

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A FL bushing die so he can bump the shoulder as well as set neck tension with a bushing.

rbutcher said:

The 6 split lug design and design on the bolt of the AT/AX makes the action more resistant to debris and environmentals stopping the bolt function into battery.

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Care to explain why this is? I’m genuinely curious as I can’t picture the why / how of it. Is it as simple as there not being raceways? I’d think lugs would scrape / displace whatever they have to when going into battery be they 2 lugs or 6.

Just got one myself. .7 feels about right. I like it so far.

I've got a high quality and fairly expensive one piece BR rest that holds my BR gun perfectly still(no not the gun in the photo), and that's about as good as it will ever get, but a nice stoutly built bipod and the aforementioned pump bag is nearly as good when using my non benchrest rifles.

The trick is that the way the rifle is held, and the least offending torque imposed on it, or I should say at least imposed consistently, is what allows for the most precision. For example if you are using a squeeze bag, and it settles more and more each shot, and you are moving it around to reposition it back to POA, and the bottom of the rear of the rifle sits differently each shot, etc, etc, then some precision is lost in that process. It might not be much lost on a decent sized target but it probably won't win you a Benchrest match either.

That's not including other things affecting precision capability.

I was struggling with my tactical bags down prone, and off benches, and using pads to raise or lower them to the most optimal height(for group testing), but that's a pain, thus why I looked and found a better solution.

Of course for dynamic shooting you'll just have to use the various tactical bags the best you can to secure the most solid positioning.
I'd rather use my tripod much for that kind of stuff anyway since I don't shoot precision style matches like NRL22 anymore.

Speaking of that I gotta show off my new Skout EVO pcp air rifle on said Fat Boy tripod. I have a wind indicator hanging off the antenna about 4" up from the scopes objective.

kft101 said:

The frame is welded. I’ll take her apart and share some photos. I actually have a 2.0 that is the same (fully swept back bolt handle notch and welded frame). Did not think the 2.0 folders were released that early on to have those characteristics…

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Probably a 2.0 UK model that made it over here.

Maybe not apples to apples, but I tested some carbon removers awhile back on carboned up brakes. Kg1 cleaned the most in a set time frame, compared to some others, boretech being one of them.

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Mormons don't like the Amish

High flow rate cans like the otherwise superb HUXWRX Flow 762 Ti don't do well with subsonics.

Another thing to consider besides length is weight of can plus muzzle device.

Read up on Pew Science test results.

You'll like the CGS Hyperion in spite of the length. Direct thread and only 15.5 ounces. Quieter than even the SF SOCOM 300 SPS, plus several ounces lighter.

But, if the length is a game changer, the Hyperion K is 5 ounces lighter and over 3" shorter. Not as quiet, but still decent.