Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread
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I will take one. PM incoming.I make these for just such use cases. Carbon fiber, top shelf epoxy. I'm finishing up a batch now. If the weather would stay consistent for 2 days it would be easier. They weigh a bit less than OEM and are insanely strong. PM for details.
I was just checking to see if this has shipped and if you have a tracking number ?
Thanks,
Andy
Not yet. The painting has been a PITA with the weather being too cold to get a good finish which caused me to have to strip it and repaint a few times. We're in the middle of a warm spell so things have accelerated. I'm hoping to be done with all the pending orders this weekend. Apologies for the lag, but I won't ship a product that's not right.
On the good news side: While the weather was crappy I was able to get going on proper multi-piece molds for 2 variations of the rifle stock, the SRS extended cheek riser, a plug for the SRS monopod, a clone of the OEM height and dimension SRS cheek riser and an extended length edition of the HTI cheek riser.
Since starting this project I've officially dropped $15k into R&D. For those with pending orders, you are free to call me (you have my digits) any time, any day and I can address any concerns directly. Again, thanks a bunch for everyone being patient. This has been a gigantic effort to go from making an individual unit to making N number of 100% consistent units with quality at the level that I know you require. For those that have ordered and granted me such awesome leeway on timing, expect a bonus in the box when it arrives.
I’ll give you $23 and a dozen nearly empty chew cans.
Probably not even a fraction of those awesome optics in the background.
Not as much as Porkan thinks it is
Speaking of porkan,
If any of you stumble across his trigger modification, which requires you filing away part of your safety shoe, I would avoid doing it.
The purpose of removing that material is to increase the clearance of the trigger shoe a little bit so that you can reduce the sear engagement which lightens the trigger.
If you do the modification I described several pages above by simply polishing your transfer bar, you will not need to remove material from your safety shoeand in fact after I did my modification, my safety no longer worked and I just had to purchase a new safety shoe. The damn thing is a tiny aluminum part and they want $125 for it.
When I replaced it, my safety works effectively again.
I might try to find a skilled, TIG welder and see if they can weld it back in and resurface it. Or I wonder if Tyler Kemp @mkm couldn’t just print me one of those safety shoes
If any of you stumble across his trigger modification, which requires you filing away part of your safety shoe, I would avoid doing it.
The purpose of removing that material is to increase the clearance of the trigger shoe a little bit so that you can reduce the sear engagement which lightens the trigger.
If you do the modification I described several pages above by simply polishing your transfer bar, you will not need to remove material from your safety shoeand in fact after I did my modification, my safety no longer worked and I just had to purchase a new safety shoe. The damn thing is a tiny aluminum part and they want $125 for it.
When I replaced it, my safety works effectively again.
I might try to find a skilled, TIG welder and see if they can weld it back in and resurface it. Or I wonder if Tyler Kemp @mkm couldn’t just print me one of those safety shoes
Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread
Good to know; figured it was me. Mark at SAC has offered to change the spring, though I’m likely to just play with it myself, no issues there. You start fiddling with things and you will keep fiddling till it works; that’s the game in aftermarket and niche things. I’ll say that it shoots like...
www.snipershide.com
Haven’t been back out. Everything is great but velocity SD which begins to show past a mile.
Might be this batch of bullets or powder or the 30-degree temps
Might be this batch of bullets or powder or the 30-degree temps
Major update...
I got 3 SRS risers and 2 HTI risers into shippable form yesterday, so orders will ship Monday. I should have 3-4 more SRS risers by EOD today or maybe tomorrow depending on hose cooperative my horses are with the shoe-er. The good weather really helped with getting the units I had been working on done up to my standards. Along the way I tested out some of my other new molds and made headway on creating others.
Risers:
I pulled a fresh forged carbon version of the OEM riser from the mold I made to do forged carbon versions. Below is the very first test casting to come out of that riser mold. It has the same thickness as the OEM part but with just about half the weight; down from 60g to 33g, and with it being dimensionally identical to OEM it's nice for someone that doesn't want to change the look at all or to keep things on the DL while reducing part weight and increasing part strength. My OEM riser broke a long time ago which may or may not have had something to do with the genesis of this whole project. The one on the left is forged carbon. The one on the right is my OEM unit after super gluing it back together. I didn't fully pack the mold for the test run so it's got a couple gaps and so it is not a saleable unit. It was just a test to see if I could successfully replicate the OEM unit with anything near the quality level I wanted. I can. I'm going to order (unless someone will let me borrow theirs) a HTI riser so I can make a similar mold from it. The OE thickness would be nice to replicate. The shape was easy enough but layup style units are remarkably thinner than OEM and vastly more costly to make. It would be nice to make a more cost effective version. Forged carbon versions of the OEM riser will be quite a bit cheaper $85) than layup models ($100) and I can crank them out since I can make them in any weather.
Monopod Plugs:
Monopod plugs that are the same size and shape as the OEM SRS monopod (so they thread in and have a round foot) come out at 35g, down from 170g. I can make forged carbon editions now ($100). I'll have a silicone version that just plugs the bottom of the stock pretty soon ($25) and a forged carbon version that just plugs the bottom of the stock right after that ($35).
Monopods:
I'm looking at making forged carbon versions of the monopod itself. It's a little more difficult to maintain the dimensional stability needed for such dainty threads so I might have to just make a metal version of the tubes and clone those in FC. Fully functioning monopods will require purchasers to transfer their springs and keepers and detent balls from their OE monopod. Pricing will probably be on the order of $250-$300 with weight dropping from 170g to something around 50g. We'll see.
Stocks:
The bulk layup of the CF for the third (and most awesome if I do say so myself) version (Hurc) of CF stocks is done. The molding for the 2nd version (Turk) is hopefully going to finish today. The molding for the 1st version (Jurk) is 90% done. If I'm lucky then all three will be finished today, though I expect tomorrow in reality.
Safety Shoes:
Apparently people need replacements for these. It's a cinch to make them so I'm going to add it to the list of molds to make. Does anyone else not like the OEM stepped ramp design for the safety? I was kinda thinking something more like an upside down T so you can get more positive purchase on the thing when setting it or unsetting it. Thoughts?
Single Shot Sleds:
I shoot single shot pretty often, particularly when testing handloads so I thought, "A single shot sled would be great." and so I've started that mold. The sled will use the mag well and mag retention notch just like any SRS mag but will be a sled.
AI/AICS Mag Compatibility:
The Accuracy International 338 Lapua (CIP) mags actually work pretty well out of the gate other than the mag release (a quick notch of the mag in the right spot fixes that problem). I had to make a little wedge to limit how far up the rear end of the box goes or I have to pull down on the mag after seating and make sure to not push it back upward. Nonetheless, they feed just fine, at least with actual branded AI .338LM CIP mags. The AICS .308 cal SFDS mags will never work. Period. End of story. To make them work would require removing more metal from the receiver than I'm comfortable presenting as an option.
I'll have forged carbon chassis stocks for OTC rifles from Winchester, Savage, Remington, Tikka, Mosin Nagant and P14 Enfields before too long with pricing around where it is for aluminum chassis stocks.
I got 3 SRS risers and 2 HTI risers into shippable form yesterday, so orders will ship Monday. I should have 3-4 more SRS risers by EOD today or maybe tomorrow depending on hose cooperative my horses are with the shoe-er. The good weather really helped with getting the units I had been working on done up to my standards. Along the way I tested out some of my other new molds and made headway on creating others.
Risers:
I pulled a fresh forged carbon version of the OEM riser from the mold I made to do forged carbon versions. Below is the very first test casting to come out of that riser mold. It has the same thickness as the OEM part but with just about half the weight; down from 60g to 33g, and with it being dimensionally identical to OEM it's nice for someone that doesn't want to change the look at all or to keep things on the DL while reducing part weight and increasing part strength. My OEM riser broke a long time ago which may or may not have had something to do with the genesis of this whole project. The one on the left is forged carbon. The one on the right is my OEM unit after super gluing it back together. I didn't fully pack the mold for the test run so it's got a couple gaps and so it is not a saleable unit. It was just a test to see if I could successfully replicate the OEM unit with anything near the quality level I wanted. I can. I'm going to order (unless someone will let me borrow theirs) a HTI riser so I can make a similar mold from it. The OE thickness would be nice to replicate. The shape was easy enough but layup style units are remarkably thinner than OEM and vastly more costly to make. It would be nice to make a more cost effective version. Forged carbon versions of the OEM riser will be quite a bit cheaper $85) than layup models ($100) and I can crank them out since I can make them in any weather.
Monopod Plugs:
Monopod plugs that are the same size and shape as the OEM SRS monopod (so they thread in and have a round foot) come out at 35g, down from 170g. I can make forged carbon editions now ($100). I'll have a silicone version that just plugs the bottom of the stock pretty soon ($25) and a forged carbon version that just plugs the bottom of the stock right after that ($35).
Monopods:
I'm looking at making forged carbon versions of the monopod itself. It's a little more difficult to maintain the dimensional stability needed for such dainty threads so I might have to just make a metal version of the tubes and clone those in FC. Fully functioning monopods will require purchasers to transfer their springs and keepers and detent balls from their OE monopod. Pricing will probably be on the order of $250-$300 with weight dropping from 170g to something around 50g. We'll see.
Stocks:
The bulk layup of the CF for the third (and most awesome if I do say so myself) version (Hurc) of CF stocks is done. The molding for the 2nd version (Turk) is hopefully going to finish today. The molding for the 1st version (Jurk) is 90% done. If I'm lucky then all three will be finished today, though I expect tomorrow in reality.
Safety Shoes:
Apparently people need replacements for these. It's a cinch to make them so I'm going to add it to the list of molds to make. Does anyone else not like the OEM stepped ramp design for the safety? I was kinda thinking something more like an upside down T so you can get more positive purchase on the thing when setting it or unsetting it. Thoughts?
Single Shot Sleds:
I shoot single shot pretty often, particularly when testing handloads so I thought, "A single shot sled would be great." and so I've started that mold. The sled will use the mag well and mag retention notch just like any SRS mag but will be a sled.
AI/AICS Mag Compatibility:
The Accuracy International 338 Lapua (CIP) mags actually work pretty well out of the gate other than the mag release (a quick notch of the mag in the right spot fixes that problem). I had to make a little wedge to limit how far up the rear end of the box goes or I have to pull down on the mag after seating and make sure to not push it back upward. Nonetheless, they feed just fine, at least with actual branded AI .338LM CIP mags. The AICS .308 cal SFDS mags will never work. Period. End of story. To make them work would require removing more metal from the receiver than I'm comfortable presenting as an option.
I'll have forged carbon chassis stocks for OTC rifles from Winchester, Savage, Remington, Tikka, Mosin Nagant and P14 Enfields before too long with pricing around where it is for aluminum chassis stocks.
Norma mag breaking stuff at 550
2.3 elevation .4 wind
Versus 4.3 and 1-1.2 for 556
Tyler Kemp @mkm machining has single shot sleds pretty dialed for the SRS.Major update...
I got 3 SRS risers and 2 HTI risers into shippable form yesterday, so orders will ship Monday. I should have 3-4 more SRS risers by EOD today or maybe tomorrow depending on hose cooperative my horses are with the shoe-er. The good weather really helped with getting the units I had been working on done up to my standards. Along the way I tested out some of my other new molds and made headway on creating others.
Risers:
I pulled a fresh forged carbon version of the OEM riser from the mold I made to do forged carbon versions. Below is the very first test casting to come out of that riser mold. It has the same thickness as the OEM part but with just about half the weight; down from 60g to 33g, and with it being dimensionally identical to OEM it's nice for someone that doesn't want to change the look at all or to keep things on the DL while reducing part weight and increasing part strength. My OEM riser broke a long time ago which may or may not have had something to do with the genesis of this whole project. The one on the left is forged carbon. The one on the right is my OEM unit after super gluing it back together. I didn't fully pack the mold for the test run so it's got a couple gaps and so it is not a saleable unit. It was just a test to see if I could successfully replicate the OEM unit with anything near the quality level I wanted. I can. I'm going to order (unless someone will let me borrow theirs) a HTI riser so I can make a similar mold from it. The OE thickness would be nice to replicate. The shape was easy enough but layup style units are remarkably thinner than OEM and vastly more costly to make. It would be nice to make a more cost effective version. Forged carbon versions of the OEM riser will be quite a bit cheaper $85) than layup models ($100) and I can crank them out since I can make them in any weather.
Monopod Plugs:
Monopod plugs that are the same size and shape as the OEM SRS monopod (so they thread in and have a round foot) come out at 35g, down from 170g. I can make forged carbon editions now ($100). I'll have a silicone version that just plugs the bottom of the stock pretty soon ($25) and a forged carbon version that just plugs the bottom of the stock right after that ($35).
Monopods:
I'm looking at making forged carbon versions of the monopod itself. It's a little more difficult to maintain the dimensional stability needed for such dainty threads so I might have to just make a metal version of the tubes and clone those in FC. Fully functioning monopods will require purchasers to transfer their springs and keepers and detent balls from their OE monopod. Pricing will probably be on the order of $250-$300 with weight dropping from 170g to something around 50g. We'll see.
Stocks:
The bulk layup of the CF for the third (and most awesome if I do say so myself) version (Hurc) of CF stocks is done. The molding for the 2nd version (Turk) is hopefully going to finish today. The molding for the 1st version (Jurk) is 90% done. If I'm lucky then all three will be finished today, though I expect tomorrow in reality.
Safety Shoes:
Apparently people need replacements for these. It's a cinch to make them so I'm going to add it to the list of molds to make. Does anyone else not like the OEM stepped ramp design for the safety? I was kinda thinking something more like an upside down T so you can get more positive purchase on the thing when setting it or unsetting it. Thoughts?
Single Shot Sleds:
I shoot single shot pretty often, particularly when testing handloads so I thought, "A single shot sled would be great." and so I've started that mold. The sled will use the mag well and mag retention notch just like any SRS mag but will be a sled.
AI/AICS Mag Compatibility:
The Accuracy International 338 Lapua (CIP) mags actually work pretty well out of the gate other than the mag release (a quick notch of the mag in the right spot fixes that problem). I had to make a little wedge to limit how far up the rear end of the box goes or I have to pull down on the mag after seating and make sure to not push it back upward. Nonetheless, they feed just fine, at least with actual branded AI .338LM CIP mags. The AICS .308 cal SFDS mags will never work. Period. End of story. To make them work would require removing more metal from the receiver than I'm comfortable presenting as an option.
I'll have forged carbon chassis stocks for OTC rifles from Winchester, Savage, Remington, Tikka, Mosin Nagant and P14 Enfields before too long with pricing around where it is for aluminum chassis stocks.
He actually has my 375 mag that he is scanning to make a prototype for the HTI right now.
Got the 16” 65 barrel sighted in today , bull pups seem louder when the barrel is that close to you
EOTech QD Riser Mount
Elevate your EOTECH w/ the EOTech Riser, incorporating the American defense auto lock system, raising optic height by .250" for optimal iron sight placement.
www.admmfg.com
Gives me enough to use a Utc (1.3” centerline )
Vudu 5-25 is soooo short.
But the flat glass and soft clicks. I just can’t
I just can’t shoot either these should be .2-.3 less
But the flat glass and soft clicks. I just can’t
I just can’t shoot either these should be .2-.3 less
A March 1.5-15 leaves me just enough rail on a Covert chassis for a CNVD LR and it is long. Plenty of room for shorter clip ons with the 10.6" March
Tinkering with the sled design… I made a quick and dirty version that accepts a single round just like a standard magazine or one can just toss a round in. If I put a second mag catch notch in it then it could be used for single loading for stuff like load development and still have a known quantity round or hunting bullet round on tap for special needs. For me it solves the problem of having a huge and delicious looking trophy kudu walk out onto my range while I’m busting caps ringing steel. This has been an issue for me in the past.
Do you have a tracking number for the HTI Riser? ThanksMajor update...
I got 3 SRS risers and 2 HTI risers into shippable form yesterday, so orders will ship Monday. I should have 3-4 more SRS risers by EOD today or maybe tomorrow depending on hose cooperative my horses are with the shoe-er. The good weather really helped with getting the units I had been working on done up to my standards. Along the way I tested out some of my other new molds and made headway on creating others.
Risers:
I pulled a fresh forged carbon version of the OEM riser from the mold I made to do forged carbon versions. Below is the very first test casting to come out of that riser mold. It has the same thickness as the OEM part but with just about half the weight; down from 60g to 33g, and with it being dimensionally identical to OEM it's nice for someone that doesn't want to change the look at all or to keep things on the DL while reducing part weight and increasing part strength. My OEM riser broke a long time ago which may or may not have had something to do with the genesis of this whole project. The one on the left is forged carbon. The one on the right is my OEM unit after super gluing it back together. I didn't fully pack the mold for the test run so it's got a couple gaps and so it is not a saleable unit. It was just a test to see if I could successfully replicate the OEM unit with anything near the quality level I wanted. I can. I'm going to order (unless someone will let me borrow theirs) a HTI riser so I can make a similar mold from it. The OE thickness would be nice to replicate. The shape was easy enough but layup style units are remarkably thinner than OEM and vastly more costly to make. It would be nice to make a more cost effective version. Forged carbon versions of the OEM riser will be quite a bit cheaper $85) than layup models ($100) and I can crank them out since I can make them in any weather.
Monopod Plugs:
Monopod plugs that are the same size and shape as the OEM SRS monopod (so they thread in and have a round foot) come out at 35g, down from 170g. I can make forged carbon editions now ($100). I'll have a silicone version that just plugs the bottom of the stock pretty soon ($25) and a forged carbon version that just plugs the bottom of the stock right after that ($35).
Monopods:
I'm looking at making forged carbon versions of the monopod itself. It's a little more difficult to maintain the dimensional stability needed for such dainty threads so I might have to just make a metal version of the tubes and clone those in FC. Fully functioning monopods will require purchasers to transfer their springs and keepers and detent balls from their OE monopod. Pricing will probably be on the order of $250-$300 with weight dropping from 170g to something around 50g. We'll see.
Stocks:
The bulk layup of the CF for the third (and most awesome if I do say so myself) version (Hurc) of CF stocks is done. The molding for the 2nd version (Turk) is hopefully going to finish today. The molding for the 1st version (Jurk) is 90% done. If I'm lucky then all three will be finished today, though I expect tomorrow in reality.
Safety Shoes:
Apparently people need replacements for these. It's a cinch to make them so I'm going to add it to the list of molds to make. Does anyone else not like the OEM stepped ramp design for the safety? I was kinda thinking something more like an upside down T so you can get more positive purchase on the thing when setting it or unsetting it. Thoughts?
Single Shot Sleds:
I shoot single shot pretty often, particularly when testing handloads so I thought, "A single shot sled would be great." and so I've started that mold. The sled will use the mag well and mag retention notch just like any SRS mag but will be a sled.
AI/AICS Mag Compatibility:
The Accuracy International 338 Lapua (CIP) mags actually work pretty well out of the gate other than the mag release (a quick notch of the mag in the right spot fixes that problem). I had to make a little wedge to limit how far up the rear end of the box goes or I have to pull down on the mag after seating and make sure to not push it back upward. Nonetheless, they feed just fine, at least with actual branded AI .338LM CIP mags. The AICS .308 cal SFDS mags will never work. Period. End of story. To make them work would require removing more metal from the receiver than I'm comfortable presenting as an option.
I'll have forged carbon chassis stocks for OTC rifles from Winchester, Savage, Remington, Tikka, Mosin Nagant and P14 Enfields before too long with pricing around where it is for aluminum chassis stocks.
I found a lower picatinny riser that should put my optic height about perfect. Wyoming Arms 1/2" riser.
It's 7075 T6 aluminum as well. The Scalarworks is 11/16" and I was using 2 because the length, although they are coming out with a longer revision in a couple of months. I should be able to lower my cheek riser to.
It's 7075 T6 aluminum as well. The Scalarworks is 11/16" and I was using 2 because the length, although they are coming out with a longer revision in a couple of months. I should be able to lower my cheek riser to.
Any reason SRS left handed bolt shroud would be different than a right? I don't "need" a new bolt shroud but would like one. Messed mine up a bit attempting a mod. Can't find any other than one designated "left"
Just like to say spamassassin got back with me, definitely has honesty and integrity. I'll do future business with him.
I guess it could also be called a sleeve. The sliding thing that goes around the bolt body.
yes, the sleeve is different for right and left handed bolts.
Yes they do
Five 390 grain ATIPs at 200 yards. One off to the left is due to my crippled ass.
I am getting an HTI in 50 and would like to put an Elite Iron bipod on it. Which model do you have on yours in the photos above?
I would like to have it centered as good as possible around the barrel, which adapter are you using? Any information will help, thanks!
Happy New Year!
I would just call elite iron and Kathy will answer and tell her you want to talk to Dale or one of the guys who knows which spigot to put on a Desert Tech rifle. They have it pretty standardized now, but it’s best to just check.
For the 50, you are going to want the all steel 50 BMG model they have. The top end one.
It typically comes with the field feet, which have a spike in them. Unless you’re going to be shooting all the time off the ground, I recommend you get the ski feet which are flat metal with curved up ends, or the rubber ones. For the longest time I used the ski feet, But I think I like the rubber ones better because they allow a lot more of the recoil energy to be transferred into the flex of the bipod when shooting off of a bench.
I also recommend you get the leg extensions. I have the longer leg extensions on my HTI and the shorter ones on my SRS.
It winds up being a good deal of coin, but trust me it is money well spent. It is hands-down the best bipod out there for the heavy hitters, and I have tried almost all of them.
For the 50, you are going to want the all steel 50 BMG model they have. The top end one.
It typically comes with the field feet, which have a spike in them. Unless you’re going to be shooting all the time off the ground, I recommend you get the ski feet which are flat metal with curved up ends, or the rubber ones. For the longest time I used the ski feet, But I think I like the rubber ones better because they allow a lot more of the recoil energy to be transferred into the flex of the bipod when shooting off of a bench.
I also recommend you get the leg extensions. I have the longer leg extensions on my HTI and the shorter ones on my SRS.
It winds up being a good deal of coin, but trust me it is money well spent. It is hands-down the best bipod out there for the heavy hitters, and I have tried almost all of them.
It just so happens that I have videos with both the ski feet and the rubber feet. You can guess which one is which watching the videos, both with first-time 50 shooters. Notice the “skipping” sound with the rubber feet sticking.
Rubber bipod feet, that’s what I need to get next. Should kind of work like the M82 bipod trick right?
Thanks for your input, I will do as you you suggested!
Where can bolt parts be boght? DT doesn't list or reply to inquiry. All I can find are complete bolt assemblies. Looking for bolt heads specifically.
I belive Short action customs sells bolt heads. I’d just buy a whole assembly. It’s like $300 vs $495 for the whole thing
Wow that is crazy. I have plenty of bolts from picking up barrel kits barely used here and there. I'll watch the buy/sell and probably find a full large bolt head in .58x for just a little more than the bolt head through DT. Thanks!
