Recent content by kthomas
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action
If you think its bad here, you should look at the LRH forum...- kthomas
- Post #79
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Noveske DDF Barrels
Perhaps if one was on a rooftop in Najaf...- kthomas
- Post #59
- Forum: Semi-Automatic Rifles
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action
The current quality of actions and parts makes the reliability argument such a dumb one. Back in the day was a much different story. AI's were clearly superior to custom built rifles when it came to adverse conditions. If you didn't want to get an AI, Surgeon was really the only game in town...- kthomas
- Post #65
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Convert aero solus barrel to CDG
Sell them to our resident Solus aficionado and get some nice dedicated barrels for your CDGs- kthomas
- Post #4
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action
My understanding is that Kelbly's was the first to have pre-fit ready actions, from the mid-90's. But I could be mistaken.- kthomas
- Post #43
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action
Parts for USA based rifles will almost always be more available than their European counterparts. CS will be better too.- kthomas
- Post #41
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action
PRS is turning into a niche sport. "Custom" rifles are certainly more adaptable to thrive in the contrived conditions of PRS. AI's aren't great PRS rifles, if that's your focus. AI's are designed and built around the application of precision shooting in extreme environments, typically in...- kthomas
- Post #40
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action
To answer your original question, they are very different rifles. The Surgeon is like many other R700 "custom" actions. It's a good action, and you can build your rifle up how you desire. If you like Surgeons, build on a Surgeon - though Impacts and Lone Peaks are certainly worth a look too if...- kthomas
- Post #27
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Current Surgeon vs AI Action
Easy enough with a shouldered barrel - but not the same as an AI. As others have pointed out, it takes a few tools and a bench mounted vice, along with some time, to change shouldered barrels. I do it somewhat regularly on one of my rifles, it only takes about 5 min. But it does require the...- kthomas
- Post #26
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
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Barrel vises and cerakote
I'm one of those that considers a rifle a tool - don't really care if they get dinged up. But watching my rifle slide down a rock face and deeply scratching a new cerakoted barrel was rough :ROFLMAO: I just covered the scratches in black sharpie and carried on. But it was a good reminder why...- kthomas
- Post #21
- Forum: The Armory
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Barrel vises and cerakote
I use a viper vice in which I put a few layers of hockey tape on the jaws. Has worked well enough. The biggest factor is tightening down the vice enough so the barrel doesn't slip - barrels with more aggressively tapered contours may require more attention here. A strap of leather is likely an...- kthomas
- Post #16
- Forum: The Armory
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Barrel vises and cerakote
Until that rifle slides down a rock, like what happened to my cerakoted hunting barrel 🤣 If I was to do it all over again, I would skip the cerakote even on my hunting rifle/barrel.- kthomas
- Post #15
- Forum: The Armory
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51st state (Canada)
As a dual citizen of both countries - hard no. Canada is full of freedom hating euro wannabe cucks.- kthomas
- Post #36
- Forum: The Bear Pit
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Tempest Builds..Lets See em
I think that's been the case for quite a while, no?- kthomas
- Post #652
- Forum: Bolt Action Rifles
