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Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread
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This one .. approx. 200 50bmg.... 100 375CT and 200 or so 338 Lap..
Used the Arken on the 375CT at 2800yds yesterday... 
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Arken EP5 7- 35 .. Standing in for some Alpha Glass
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I know there has been a bit of a dust up over at DT, but credit where credit is due. I ordered a standard length handguard for my SRS and two and a half weeks later it arrived exactly as ordered. I know this is the bare minimum standard of service but I’m glad to see them met post cyber attack.
Another kitchen window whistlepig.
Hole in face is the entrance wound, no exit wound and no blood.
40gr V-max from a 16.5" SAC barrel. I figured it would do more damage....
Hole in face is the entrance wound, no exit wound and no blood.
40gr V-max from a 16.5" SAC barrel. I figured it would do more damage....
I thought he said it was a projectile DT was making.
Any one looking for an additional bolt head?
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Accessories - DTA Desert Tech standard 473 bolt head
If you've already got a magnum bolt assembly, pick this bolt head up and you can get started in the smaller calibers and save a ton of money. It is used but fully functional. Standard .473 right hand 308/6.5 Creed/260 etc bolt head. It's an extra from my SRS-A1. $40 shipped
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Just started looking at the SRS a little while ago and find it very intriguing. Part of me would like it for Montana elk hunting, but it's a bit hefty. Any way to lighten them up?
What do you guys use these rifles for mostly? (Trying to learn where they shine)
How do you carry them around over longer distances? (I heard they are awkward to carry)
Does the bolt operation take a lot of getting used to?
Appreciate any feedback!
What do you guys use these rifles for mostly? (Trying to learn where they shine)
How do you carry them around over longer distances? (I heard they are awkward to carry)
Does the bolt operation take a lot of getting used to?
Appreciate any feedback!
The versatility of the platform is the main issue, for me.
You can have one scope with many rifles, and man oh man I have had so many since 2009. I just shoot steel and paper these days, but did briefly hunt with an SRS. It’s difficult to get it trimmed down, but a Covert with 16.5-20” thinner profile barrel plus a compact scope is a handy platform. The weight is mitigated a bit by the superior balance of being a bullpup, and for long movements it can fit in or strap to a pack. You can also remove the barrel in 15 seconds to help balance out things if need be. And yes, running the bolt can feel awkward the first time you do it, but you get used to it quickly. Maybe not if you’re wanting to run it fast on scope like a PRS match.
You can have one scope with many rifles, and man oh man I have had so many since 2009. I just shoot steel and paper these days, but did briefly hunt with an SRS. It’s difficult to get it trimmed down, but a Covert with 16.5-20” thinner profile barrel plus a compact scope is a handy platform. The weight is mitigated a bit by the superior balance of being a bullpup, and for long movements it can fit in or strap to a pack. You can also remove the barrel in 15 seconds to help balance out things if need be. And yes, running the bolt can feel awkward the first time you do it, but you get used to it quickly. Maybe not if you’re wanting to run it fast on scope like a PRS match.
I hunt with mine out west. They are a bit heavy compared to a lightweight traditional setup that you could get in around 7-8#. But there is a give and take to both.
with the DT you have about 11" less length to haul around in your pack compared to a traditional rifle with the same barrel length. This makes navigating terrain and under branches and stuff much easier and also make the gun so much nicer to swing around anywhere. fits in the tent better or the truck.
The rifle is a little heavier: with a Mark5HD and a 22" standard taper DT barrel, no mono pod, no bipod. You are going to be around 10.3# ( i think with some customization there is about another 1/2# or so to be saved in the butt pad, magazine. This is something I am working on doing. So at best with a bipod your gunna be around 11#, with a can 11.5-12#
The DT is really well balanced, when you plant the rifle against something it is rock solid. Off hand shots are like shooting an AR15.
My rifle also shoots 1/4 moa with just about anything i put through it between my 6.5 PRC, 7PRC, 300 Norma, and my .308 is just under 1/2moa. Another plus. one platform many calibers. My 6.5 PRC (pictured below with my custom carbon fiber rail that i sell) is my truck gun for coyotes 18" barrel with a can. I have a 7PRC that is my back country mule deer setup and my white tail setup, then i have my 300 Norma that is my elk setup, and a .308 trainer barrel.
The bolt question. run it with a purpose and its pretty good. it's got a little more clunk to it, id say you come off target a bit more compared to a regular high end custom action but not enough to matter while hunting. For me the only thing i would see the DT struggling in is a PRS match.
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Firearms - Desert Tech SRS-A2 package (a big one)
Desert Tech SRS-A2 Long handguard with arca rail Covert handguard with arca rail 26” 6.5 creedmoor barrel (2) 6rd short action magazines (2) 10rd short action magazines (7) 5 rd long action magazines (2) 8rd long action magazines Standard bolt assembly (.473) Magnum bolt assembly (.540) Short...
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I hunt with mine. Moose, elk. Heck, tree stand for white tail deer back east. They’re heavy, but tolerable. Out west I carry a pack with a tripod too.
I patrol carry, tip down, some PRS sling, or a biathlon sling if just the rifle.
The buttock monopod is *chefs kiss* for prone shots. Covert length, carbon fiber barrel, lighter scope (nightforce NX8). I trimmed a loaded 6.5cm setup to about 11# like that. And I hunted with full length 338LM too.
It’s not super light like a skinny deer rifle on your shoulder, but, once you put glass and a bipod and stock pack on those, they stop slinging light on your shoulder too.
Find Rob at SPR
And yes you def want the 223
And yes you def want the 223
Rob and SPR; goes under PR driver here, and he’s great.
I’ve heard rumor that Short Action Customs is discontinuing the 223 conversion. Phone em up.
I have one and love it. A few light primer strikes here and there and I broke it in, but reliable now, and cheap and fun to use. Plan on 2-3 barrels and kits. I like going all the way up to 338LM, because, well, more is better.
They are all dead nuts accurate.
They are all expensive.
I still get the Ron Swanson giggles every time I break mine out, especially to real distance, and get a cold bore hit at absurd distance.
And every one of my buddies and guides has, in order, made fun of it for being tactical, questioned why I’m humping the weight, then picked their jaw off the ground when I used it to make what they felt was an impossible shot.
Everyone in this thread has probably hand loaded a pet load that just cuts a ragged hole.
Buy it!
We have the a factory complete 26” .338 LM kit. I also have 18”, 22.5”, 27”, and 28” Proof Carbon .338 barrels in stock for the SRS. In .308 we have the factory 22” kit along with 18” and 22.5” proof carbon .308 barrels.
