First hunting rig, taking it out later this month to hopefully christen it:
Black Creek Canyon Customs 7prc
Terminus Kratos Action
ZCO 4-20 in ARC Rings
Manners Pro Hunter stock with mini-chassis
Proof 20in barrel
TT Flat shoe
TBAC Bipod and 338SR
10.0lbs mag loaded without bipod and can, 12lbs with those added.
Black Creek Canyon Customs 7prc
Terminus Kratos Action
ZCO 4-20 in ARC Rings
Manners Pro Hunter stock with mini-chassis
Proof 20in barrel
TT Flat shoe
TBAC Bipod and 338SR
10.0lbs mag loaded without bipod and can, 12lbs with those added.
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Ok, I think this is very interesting.
I’m reformatting @Strasser USA ‘s reply to @Zane777 because I think some people will miss this as Strasser USA accidentally replied inside a quote box instead of in the main body of the message.
I know I missed it the first go-around.
Strasser’s reply:
@Strasser USAAre the two rifles you pointed out above the RS 700 model (R700 footprint)? Yes
Can you buy just a barreled action? Yes
Is there an available 223 boltface? Don’t see one on your site. Maybe in the future?
Will the action work with a Bix n’ Andy Tacsport Pro two stage trigger for the R700? I imagine it will.
Are their prefits available? If not, are there published drawings that would allow a gunsmith to spin up a barrel? Or will you chamber a blank in other calibers?
Any thoughts of eventually supporting the AW mag? It is becoming more prevalent in custom actions and I use them for 6br.
Thanks.
I’m reformatting @Strasser USA ‘s reply to @Zane777 because I think some people will miss this as Strasser USA accidentally replied inside a quote box instead of in the main body of the message.
I know I missed it the first go-around.
Strasser’s reply:
Correct. There are a total of 4 locking lugs on the bolt face. Each of the 4 locking lugs can handle more than 84k PSI at minimum. (84k x4 = 336k PSI in total) The tests were conducted by a 3rd party proof house in Germany and they stopped at 84k PSI because the proof house did not have the ability to conduct tests beyond 84k psi. We are not aware of a safer locking system, more throughly tested and proven action.
I have no affiliation with Strasser but I think their action is pretty cool.@Strasser USA
Is there an available 223 boltface? Don’t see one on your site. Maybe in the future?
Will the action work with a Bix n’ Andy Tacsport Pro two stage trigger for the R700? I imagine it will.
Are their prefits available? If not, are there published drawings that would allow a gunsmith to spin up a barrel? Or will you chamber a blank in other calibers?
Any thoughts of eventually supporting the AW mag? It is becoming more prevalent in custom actions and I use them for 6br.
Thanks.
A "mini" bolt face (one that can be used for .222, .223, 300blk, has been developed and testing by the 3rd party proof house in Germany has just concluded. This product is not on our website(s) yet but will be available for order within the next month. In fact, they should be shipping from Austria to our USA facility either over the weekend or before the end of next week. We do have pricing available already and can take your orders for these now. The prices for all the RS700 bolt faces are the same = $345.99 MSRP
"The RS14 system rifle platform requires a dedicated receiver, bolt, and bolt head/face for the both the righthand and/or lefthand shooter." Yes, any Remington 700 footprint trigger will work. I looked at this one and it will work.
"Are their prefits available? If not, are there published drawings that would allow a gunsmith to spin up a barrel? Or will you chamber a blank in other calibers?" Yes, there are a number of barrel manufacturers who produce prefit barrels for the RS700 system. PVA is a great option that we have on several of our test rifles. Also, Helix 6 and Carbon 6 both are options. That said, we can/will provide you and/or any barrel manufacturer/gunsmith the barrel drawings so they can produce your barrel correctly.
"Any thoughts of eventually supporting the AW mag?" Yes, we have discussed it and will be working on a solution. Currently, our RS700 will not work with AW mags, not out of the box. The feed ramp requires some modification. We are working on a solution though.
@Strasser USA you should really consider supporting the SH website by being a commercial supporter.
Your contributions give our shooting community benefits of a working website where we can communicate.
Plus I can honestly say it will make paying customers (like me) look more favorably towards your company. I just spent several thousand dollars on companies i hadn't heard of 2 months ago, because they advertise on the hide and they sell products I was directly interested in for prs.
Your contributions give our shooting community benefits of a working website where we can communicate.
Plus I can honestly say it will make paying customers (like me) look more favorably towards your company. I just spent several thousand dollars on companies i hadn't heard of 2 months ago, because they advertise on the hide and they sell products I was directly interested in for prs.
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New video is up with the custom Aero/Proof .25 Creed and the OCL Hydro-S 6.5mm shooting 3" steel gongs at 300 yards.
My Remington 700 VTR .243 Win with the Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 FFP EBR 2C illuminated, Magpul stock, Harris bipod
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Some more pictures of my Deadline² 6.5CM in its McMillan A6 Marsh. Decided to have the stainless parts of the barrel coated in H236 Tungsten. It's not a colour match to the action, but I was curious about the colour and I like it.
Monoblock push pull tube amps with vintage (50's) Chicago output transformers and Western Electric 300 B output tubes, the rest are vintage Sylvania. Best audio amps I[ve heard (other than true WE.). Only about 18 wpc but will drive any reasonable load.Nice! Same... I collect "vintage" tube amps (90's music equipment is now considered that... Damn I feel old...)...Typically Mesa Rectifiers, Marshalls, but have a nice first year production Blackstar Series 1 100w head and matching cab, too. Some I've had since new, some are recently additions now that I'm no longer a Poor.
Hang onto that old Gibby, those things are going up ridiculously in value. I've been wanting a 69 LP for a long time, but the prices are too high now. No way in hell I'd pay $20+K for a guitar. Amps is already an expensive enough hobby, because most people selling them know there's something wrong with them, and then rip you off, because they're too cheap to send it to Mesa to get it fixed, so they just dump it off on someone else for current market value.
I like to get them for a good enough price to comp the cost of repairs, buy it, send it in & get Mike B. to fix it, then you have an amp worth what you have invested in it, and better than when you first got it. Hell, I just fixed a pretty rare one myself this week. I've always soldered, but never soldered a PC board before, but I fixed it, and it works perfectly now. All it needed was 2x $0.20 each high-end metal oxide 1K 2W resistors soldered in to replace the 2 burnt-out ones. 15 minute job saved about $500 on the amp value alone + whatever repairs would cost (guessing another $250 or so). LOL
Remington stainless jeweled action, PVA 6.5 CM barrel, Bergara HMR stock.
Very nice! Are they running 5U4G rectifier tubes, and EL84 power tubes?
The poser/output tubes are Western Electric 300 B's. The rectifiers are either vintage Mullard GZ24 Fat Bottle or vintage Sylvania fat bottle 5AR4, which I prefer in most instances to the Mullard. More balanced throughout the entire spectrum.
Beautiful day for a range visit. GAP HRT, 308 @ 200 yds.
I am a simple man. Fixed power scope, fixed magazine.
24in Howa 308 in a Hogue Tactical Stock
SWFA 10x42 Mil-Quad in Warne rings on a Talley 20MOA base
Boyt 1907 Sling, Parts Bin Bipod
Finding Ammo/Load it likes
24in Howa 308 in a Hogue Tactical Stock
SWFA 10x42 Mil-Quad in Warne rings on a Talley 20MOA base
Boyt 1907 Sling, Parts Bin Bipod
Finding Ammo/Load it likes
New build just waiting on tbac magnus s rr and a few other small things.
Vision Pro chassis
Zeus action
Bartlein 6 dasher by southern precision rifles
Trigger tech diamond
Spuhr mount
Nightforce atacr 7-35
Vision Pro chassis
Zeus action
Bartlein 6 dasher by southern precision rifles
Trigger tech diamond
Spuhr mount
Nightforce atacr 7-35
Where did you get the scope wraps? Love everything in this photo. Well done
I just acquired both of these rifles, the first rifle is an original Surgeon CSR with a prototype Leupold scope and the other rifle is an original Remington 1903A4 with a prototype OPL M73B2 scope. Both of these rifles are true grail guns for both modern and vintage sniper rifle collectors respectively. I have no idea how I was able to get so lucky this past week, and yet here they are!
Surgeon CSR with prototype Leupold Mark 6:
1903A4 with prototype OPL M73B2:
I was also able to pick up this USMC M40A3 parts kit at the same time, but it needs a 2112 armorer to put everything together correctly. I'm not sure if I'll keep the entire parts kit and have an A3 built, or if I'll just keep the receiver and do a different M40xx build. One way or another, these parts will end up in an amazing USMC sniper rifle build!
Surgeon CSR with prototype Leupold Mark 6:
1903A4 with prototype OPL M73B2:
I was also able to pick up this USMC M40A3 parts kit at the same time, but it needs a 2112 armorer to put everything together correctly. I'm not sure if I'll keep the entire parts kit and have an A3 built, or if I'll just keep the receiver and do a different M40xx build. One way or another, these parts will end up in an amazing USMC sniper rifle build!
Here's both of my CSR's, the top rifle is a legit prototype Remington CSR (not one of the later limited edition rifles) and the bottom rifle is a legit Surgeon CSR. Both receivers are mounted in Remington RACS chassis, and both rifles also have carbon fiber barrels and carbon fiber handguards. Both of the carbon fiber barrels were made by Proof Research, and they're both chambered in .308 Winchester. The Army actually had custom loaded subsonic .308 ammo for use with the Remington CSR (max effective range with the .308 subs was supposed to be 300 yards).
The carbon fiber handguards for Remington RACS chassis (any type) are extremely rare and were all made for Remington by Lancer (the same Lancer that makes the popular AR15 magazines and carbon fiber rifle parts). Remington ordered a few Lancer carbon fiber handguards for various prototype rifles (CSR, PSR/MSR, etc.), and Lancer charged about $5,000 per custom made RACS chassis carbon fiber handguard! I discussed this directly with Lancer a few years ago when I inquired about having them make more RACS chassis carbon fiber handguards.
The scopes on both rifles are also prototypes! The NightForce Mil-Spec ATACR 4-16x has a Beast elevation turret on it, and this is the only known NF 4-16x ATACR scope known to have made with one of these Beast elevation turrets. The Leupold Mark 6 scope is a prototype and is also marked prototype on the bottom of the turret housing. I also have a correct silencer for the Remington CSR, but I still need to get a silencer for the Surgeon CSR.
If you know what these rifles are, you'll know that this is pretty much a priceless pair of rifles for modern sniper rifle collectors! It's pretty crazy having both of these unbelievably rare rifles in the collection! I also reached out to Robski at Vintage Rifle Shooter's Club, and he's agreed to do a review video on both of these rifles! I'll ship both of them to him at the same time so that he can do a side-by-side review, which I think would be more interesting than doing separate videos about these rifles. But please let me know if you guys would prefer to see the rifles reviewed together, separately, or have 3 total videos (2 individual review videos and 1 combined head-to-head review video), and we'll make it happen!
Top: Remington CSR with NightForce
Bottom: Surgeon CSR with Leupold
Markings:
The carbon fiber handguards for Remington RACS chassis (any type) are extremely rare and were all made for Remington by Lancer (the same Lancer that makes the popular AR15 magazines and carbon fiber rifle parts). Remington ordered a few Lancer carbon fiber handguards for various prototype rifles (CSR, PSR/MSR, etc.), and Lancer charged about $5,000 per custom made RACS chassis carbon fiber handguard! I discussed this directly with Lancer a few years ago when I inquired about having them make more RACS chassis carbon fiber handguards.
The scopes on both rifles are also prototypes! The NightForce Mil-Spec ATACR 4-16x has a Beast elevation turret on it, and this is the only known NF 4-16x ATACR scope known to have made with one of these Beast elevation turrets. The Leupold Mark 6 scope is a prototype and is also marked prototype on the bottom of the turret housing. I also have a correct silencer for the Remington CSR, but I still need to get a silencer for the Surgeon CSR.
If you know what these rifles are, you'll know that this is pretty much a priceless pair of rifles for modern sniper rifle collectors! It's pretty crazy having both of these unbelievably rare rifles in the collection! I also reached out to Robski at Vintage Rifle Shooter's Club, and he's agreed to do a review video on both of these rifles! I'll ship both of them to him at the same time so that he can do a side-by-side review, which I think would be more interesting than doing separate videos about these rifles. But please let me know if you guys would prefer to see the rifles reviewed together, separately, or have 3 total videos (2 individual review videos and 1 combined head-to-head review video), and we'll make it happen!
Top: Remington CSR with NightForce
Bottom: Surgeon CSR with Leupold
Markings:
Both rifles as configured in the photos in my last post:
Remington CSR: 13.2 pounds
Surgeon CSR: 12.8 pounds
Since we are on RACS topic I'll add some...
I was bidding on the carbon hanguard on GB last year hahaha... Gave up and made my own...
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I hope that's good, I can keep going but I think that's fine
I hope that's good, I can keep going but I think that's fine
Eventually it’ll have a carbon barrel, but this is my current set-up.
6 creed on rem 700 action, kreiger barrel, hs stock, timney hunter elite, custom break, 105 hornady factory blacfk ammo.
Here's a few of the Solus builds...
20" Aero/Proof .25 Creed build...
Top: 20" Aero/Proof .25CM build
Bottom: 20" Aero/CarbonSix 7mm SAW build
22" Aero 6.5CM (factory barrel)
20" Aero 6.5CM build w/ Aero/Stag Arms/Ballistic Advantage spiral-fluted factory barrel
20" Aero/Proof .25 Creed build...
Top: 20" Aero/Proof .25CM build
Bottom: 20" Aero/CarbonSix 7mm SAW build
22" Aero 6.5CM (factory barrel)
20" Aero 6.5CM build w/ Aero/Stag Arms/Ballistic Advantage spiral-fluted factory barrel
My first custom builds, got the bug recently after looking at entry semi custom rifles and being able to change barrels was a plus, and wanted to get into PRS.
-Bighorn origin
absolutely love this action.)
Riflebasix varmint
-KRG bravo (love can upgrade as I go and not really missing much vs the expensive chassis.)
-Northland shilen .223 VLD Bull and heck of a shooter. Also run a shouldered criterion 6 GT.
Burris XTR III scope.
2nd build:
Trigger tech forget model but adjusts to 1 lb.
Mack bros evo 2 DBM(also awsome action.)
MDT XRS
NSS 6mm creed barrel bull, also run .260 match bull.
Leupold mark 4 HD.
Last build not switch barrel but my ELR rig:
300 PRC Bartlein MTU , 28” integrated muzzle brake from gunsmith.
Lone Peak Razor
Nightforce shv(could use an upgrade but still a nice scope to do the job for now.)
Greyboe Renegade , with greyboe bottom metal
Timney the hit.
-Bighorn origin
absolutely love this action.)Riflebasix varmint
-KRG bravo (love can upgrade as I go and not really missing much vs the expensive chassis.)
-Northland shilen .223 VLD Bull and heck of a shooter. Also run a shouldered criterion 6 GT.
Burris XTR III scope.
2nd build:
Trigger tech forget model but adjusts to 1 lb.
Mack bros evo 2 DBM(also awsome action.)
MDT XRS
NSS 6mm creed barrel bull, also run .260 match bull.
Leupold mark 4 HD.
Last build not switch barrel but my ELR rig:
300 PRC Bartlein MTU , 28” integrated muzzle brake from gunsmith.
Lone Peak Razor
Nightforce shv(could use an upgrade but still a nice scope to do the job for now.)
Greyboe Renegade , with greyboe bottom metal
Timney the hit.
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Is that one of the Remington Custom Shop M40A7's? I know of one in a black chassis that a friend sold. The long action A7 prototypes were very cool, and I bet that 99% of M40 collectors have no idea that they even exist!IFYYK
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New video is up with my custom built Aero Solus / Proof Research .25 Creedmoor with my TBAC Magnus-S suppressor...
