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PRS Talk What’s your favourite backpack

Emerson0311
Rodney65 said:
I know you didn't ask me but I put a length of 4" sewer pipe in my Eberlestock X1 scabbard and I'm going to strap another one to the side of my Fac Track. The rubber parts don't stick and it doesn't need straps unless you tip your pack upside down. It looks a little silly but I plan on painting them.
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Looks good. Could even strap it on the outside for taller 2 section tripods.
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Federal does it again 😅

Emerson0311
epeet said:
I think the barrel length thing was an interesting marketing choice. This is just a "super magnum" with another 20K PSI being delivered, allegedly safely, at a high cost per round, and more expensive/challenging to reload. That is still a pretty interesting proposition, and I'll be excited to see this shrunk down. I'd love to be able to push a bonded, high BC, 80+ grain .224, .244, or .25 caliber projectile at 3500 FPS +, while still having okay barrel life, and a short action. I have been reading articles that say "no recoil!", but I'm skeptical. Energy is energy.

This feels like a great North American and African big game cartridge.
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I’m still unclear how launching the same weight bullet with more pressure(because the brass can take it) to go faster somehow does not impact barrel life in a negative way. Take a 28 Nosler and cut the 24” barrel down to 16”. Speed for the same bullet will be very close to 7 BC, but somehow barrel heat and recoil are magically lower?
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action

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Only failures I've seen in AI have been from competition triggers or people running a BR cartridge without a mag kit and getting feeding issues.

As mentioned both are good. If you don't like the AI chassis then no downside to a surgeon or similar premium action.

I've owned and still own quite a few rifles and have a AI and TRG. They all work and I've had no failures with the 700 style actions with regular maintenance
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Neck Tension and Pressure Signs

ReaperDriver
SoYoCo said:
Rusty

Sorry to dig up this old thread, but I’m currently experiencing this same issue. Rusty, any chance you found a remedy
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I had all the same issues.... I was blowing primers and getting swipe at loads that had previously shot well and were definitely not super hot. My eventual remedy was two-fold. I found the necks in my Lapua brass were a bit tight in my match chamber (drop in Proof barrel for an AI-AT). So I turned the necks of all my 6CM lapua brass.

I also attacked my carbon ring with CLR as nothing else I tried touched it. I did CLR for about 15-20 min max on a soaked patch in just the chamber and then thoroughly cleaned any CLR out.

Both of those together seemed to do the trick. The rifle shoots the same loads now with no signs of pressure and is still a hammer. I was banging a 1300 yd plate with it just a few days ago.

to edit: I also went back and rechecked my headspace and realized I was probably bumping the shoulders back a bit much. I went from about 3-4 thou down to about 1 thou. I bump them just enough so that the case chambers easily but no more.
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6 ARC Gas Guns

ReaperDriver
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!!
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Firearms FS: American Rifle Co. CDG 6.5CM

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Thinning the gun safe and selling the "guest" competition gun. It has 200-240rds downrange, and shot 140gr Hornady BTHP with excellent results.

- ARC Coup de Grace SA/RH 20MOA rail
- Triggertech Special Flat 2-stage
- MPA 26" MTU barrel with APA LB brake (cerakoted silver/gray)
- Foundation stock, with Arca plate, Hawkins M5 DBM (both short and long magazine latches) and Wiebad cheek pad
- no bipod is included

Asking $2999 for the rifle
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action

Long Range 338
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.
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Tikka T3 Thread

LeftyJason
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.
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