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  1. benson821

    12.5" Pistol/SBR caliber choices

    Late reply to the thread I started but ended up getting a great deal on the 11.5" bison armory 6.8 barrel. Built it up, put a 2-12 athlon helos on and its fairly impressive. About 200 rounds of S&B fmj hrough it and I've made first round impacts out to 600ish and walked it out to 1k just to see...
  2. benson821

    Thoughts on the Aero Precision SOLUS ?

    I've cut some shouldered barrels on 3 of them, 2-6.5CM, 1-6CM. 1 went into a KRG Whiskey-3, 1 in a KRG X-Ray, 1 in a MPA. All running Timney Triggers. Proof, Criterion, and X-Caliber barrels on them. Really just pick the flavor you like and run with it, so far liking the actions.
  3. benson821

    Bulk ammo in a T1X & Bergara

    My T1x so far really likes Federal Auto Match and Magtech surprisingly enough. I can usually get the Auto Match for around $20 something a box of 325 and Magtech for about $4-ish a box of 50... Haven't tested anymore since I've got a stockpile of about 15k of Auto Match from covid years.
  4. benson821

    Tikka T3 Thread

    Tikka T3 re-build X-Caliber 28" Ultralight Carbon 6.5x55 IMP McMillan Game Warden Adjustable Red Snake Tactical DBM Thunderbeast Arms Magnus Nightforce NX8 4-32 Mil-XT Hawkins Ultralight Medium Rings EGW 20 MOA Rail Salmon River Solutions Arca MDT Ckye Pod triple pull
  5. benson821

    Tikka T1X

    Thank you, I've seen a lot of people doing the bolt handle mod and yours looks great as well but I gunsmith full-time and when it comes down to my own projects I try to keep it stupid simple since I don't really "make" money while doing my own projects.
  6. benson821

    Tikka T1X

    To my knowledge there isn't one. I opted to get the LH Tikka T3 XRS stock and remove the mag catch on the chassis to clearance for the 22LR mags. It's not a very had mod at all and IMO looks a bit cleaner in the end. Also when you take the skins off of the XRS you can see the trigger guard is...
  7. benson821

    Tikka T1X

    Any particular reason you got a RH XRS and not the lefty? Wait I see, you got the RH T1X and did the bolt handle conversion..... instead of getting the lefty T3X and modifying the mag catch. Looks great, my initial testing on my gun surprisingly really likes the Federal Auto Match, already...
  8. benson821

    Tikka T1X

    Finished my T1X for now.... And also the mod I did so us lefties can use the MDT XRS Tikka T3X SA chassis. I just needed to cut away the area from the factory mag catch to clearance the 22 magazine. I cut extra so I can reach behind the mag to strip it if it gets hung up, but not necessarily...
  9. benson821

    American Rifle Company Criterion barrels

    I've got a 29" heavy palma criterion blank I spun up for my Defiance, Shoots great and and hammers as long as I do my part. I'd say I'm about 700-1k into the barrel, only thing I can say is I just finally hit my "broke in/speed up" portion of the barrel. Same ammo I had loaded from last fall...
  10. benson821

    Helmet mounted ear-pro recommendation

    I went budget on my first setup for my helmet. Took a pair or Howard Leight Impact sports that I had and bought a set of 3M arc adapters. () They bolted up nice and seem to be pretty solid, but the only con I can give is the wires connecting the 2 muffs together is too short for how I need to...
  11. benson821

    Thoughts on the Aero Precision SOLUS ?

    With what's going on in the industry with prices of custom actions I like it, I'd want to get one in and run it before I start building them for customers. Also coming from a gunsmith who does threading and chambering, I don't necessarily like "pre-fit" actions but its what the industry is...
  12. benson821

    Defiance action new costs?!

    I tell lots of folks coming into the shop who want to start competing or get into long range, what guns do you have now that you could use? If you have one you can use, then start learning with that, it doesn't need to be perfect. Over the time you are learning basics and fundamentals upgrade...
  13. benson821

    Defiance action new costs?!

    I'm glad to hear that first part, I was initially told that the prices on my pending orders that were paid 50% down were going up. That is a relief to hear, we were honestly dreading the backlash from our customer base with the change. I can somewhat understand where you are coming from having...
  14. benson821

    Defiance action new costs?!

    Eric, We have been carrying Defiance for the life of the business (going on 6 years now) and only in the past year and a half we started a marking variance and purchasing more actions than we did before. The problem I am seeing as a dealer who was signed onto a private label marking variance is...
  15. benson821

    12.5" Pistol/SBR caliber choices

    That's a big reason right there, my price on S&B 6.8 FMJ which I would stock up on for brass and practice and some other hunting ammo ammo is quite a bit cheaper or even just a couple dollars cheaper a box than the hunting/match 5.56 and 223 loading's. But comparatively to 5.56 FMJ it's more...
  16. benson821

    12.5" Pistol/SBR caliber choices

    It's actually a old Colt chrome lined that I have since toasted out on it. I just want some caliber with a heavier bullet in that 11.5-12.5" length. Nothing against 5.56, but I've got 2 slots filled with them and my 10" 5.56 AK is pretty good out to ~300 on humanoid targets. My only reasons for...
  17. benson821

    12.5" Pistol/SBR caliber choices

    Good morning folks, I found out a few months back my current 12.5" 5.56 barrel is toasted, can't get a group smaller than about 5-6" at 100 yards. So to my question, do I go back to 5.56, or with another caliber with some more energy and flatter trajectory. This "pistol"/rifle will be more...
  18. benson821

    White Oak barrels vs Faxon MATCH & Criterion

    This was the last group I shot on paper with my 18" Criterion Core, I've been shootong steel since then. I can't remember if this was Fiocchi 77gr or Frontier 68gr.
  19. benson821

    TT diamond vs Timney CE

    I also have a CE in my rifle and it's on its 2md barrel. Somewhere of 3-4k rounds on it and never had an issue. Especially here in SW Montana 100 degrees to way too damn cold it's never had a hiccup. I've had some TT come in with broken hammers and was not impressed with customer service. Might...
  20. benson821

    SPR picture thread

    We are looking at starting some matches through the shop I work at in SW Montana. Course of fire is written and proofed, waiting for hunting season to end so we can run a small match to work the kinks out. Plan is to run monthly matches starting late winter/early spring next year.
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