edit again: just checked with my friend, its a Harris bipod and it is not a knockoff. Been a long day
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16-18 inch shorty rifles
- Thread starter DrDeath
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Not a build yet but its a start will be a 16in 6.5cm when complete will see what black friday brings aero solus action i picked up on here
Nice! I have a 16" 11tw Tikka running 125gr Speer TNTs at 3075fps.
I'm curious about the weight too, I have kind of a Walmart version of that rifle going together, Tikka with Stockys carbon stock and a 19" featherweight carbon-six barrel in 7 PRC. Bare rifle weight should probably be similar though.
You gotta tell us what bullets and speed you are getting. Everyone secretly wants a short magnum like this.
M5 mausingfield action
TS customs benchmark sendero 7prc 535 base reamer
Manners pro hunter
Bix n andy tacsport
Hawkins metal, will be switching to Hawkins hunter metal when it becomes available again
Trijjicon tenmile, Hawkins ultra light rings
Ultra 7, will be putting a Magnus on it if I ever get it out of jail
9.1 pounds the way it is in the pic, including magazine, edit: not counting suppresser. I did not weigh it without scope
First few shots with 175 elite hunter and re26 are 2680. Just what I threw together. So I would expect around 2800 when barrel breaks in and some load development. But may switch to 168 vld. I will update when I get time to actually play with this rifle
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Here is a new rifle I just received yesterday
TS customs 7prc benchmark sendero 22”
Impact 777
TS customs ks1 stock
This one is waiting on a tbac magnus as well.
Hawkins hunter metal
Trijjicon tenmile Hawkins ultra light rings
I will post the difference in the mv between the two new and when barrels are broke in
TS customs 7prc benchmark sendero 22”
Impact 777
TS customs ks1 stock
This one is waiting on a tbac magnus as well.
Hawkins hunter metal
Trijjicon tenmile Hawkins ultra light rings
I will post the difference in the mv between the two new and when barrels are broke in
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I think that style would look pretty good on my XRS. Maybe I’ll give it a shot.
Zero confirmation before this weekends opener. First shot cold bore, looks good to me.
How's do you like the speer tnts? I did an initial load with their 168gr match bullets last weekend. 45gr varget, cci br4 in Peterson srp brass 2.8 coal got me half inch for 9 and the 10th at .76. Rounds 51 through 60 on this barrel.
I was quite impressed so loaded another 50 at that spec to test this weekend.
Also going to test repeatability with the 223 barrel and find scope offsets and test rtz from caliber switches.
What's the specs on this build?Zero confirmation before this weekends opener. First shot cold bore, looks good to me.
Zermatt TL3 SA
Proof Carbon Prefit 308
AG Composites Adjustable Hunter
Hawkins M5 DBM
Trigger Tech Special Flat
Nightforce ATACR F1 4-16x50
Nightforce Rings
TBAC Ultra 7 Gen 2
Proof Carbon Prefit 308
AG Composites Adjustable Hunter
Hawkins M5 DBM
Trigger Tech Special Flat
Nightforce ATACR F1 4-16x50
Nightforce Rings
TBAC Ultra 7 Gen 2
I'm amazed at how well they group. 50gr of 8208 XBR in Peterson SRP w/ CCI450s. Varget was considerably slower for me.
Perfect little gun for yotes and hogs. And whitetail of course.
Please share your load data for this.
Trying to decide what barrel length to go with….
Shoot, full build details if you dont mind.
That Pro hunter stock (I think thats what it is) looks darn slick.
I run an EH1 currently and may look at either a stock like yours or Mesa Altitude for the next one.
The Pro Hunter is hands down the baddest hunting focused stock currently on the market. I should have mine next month, can’t wait.
Have you used and ran the Mesa side by side with it?
Or say that because you are validating your purchase?
Because this is the Hide and objectivity is rare it seems.
people I know who have both say the Mesa edges it out by a hair.
Of course, I dont miss with the EH1 and its dandy to lug around the small rises on short walks around here.
A joke for @Claymorx there. My hunting partner and he loves when my description is that.
Usually 1500’ of climbing 45 degree slope thats a combo of snow and frozen mud.
Or say that because you are validating your purchase?
Because this is the Hide and objectivity is rare it seems.
people I know who have both say the Mesa edges it out by a hair.
Of course, I dont miss with the EH1 and its dandy to lug around the small rises on short walks around here.
A joke for @Claymorx there. My hunting partner and he loves when my description is that.
Usually 1500’ of climbing 45 degree slope thats a combo of snow and frozen mud.
sounds/reads like a subjective opinion to me. i have heard good things about both, so i'm sure either would be a fine choice.
Not handloads, but getting 2650fps with Factory Berger 156g ammo out of an 18" Proof Carbon.
@powdahound76 I have 3 Mesas, and a pro hunter. I like the forend and the buttstock on the pro hunter better. Not a fan of the drop ar the recoil pad on the Mesa, it kinda of tends to make the heel drop under recoil unless you have really good solids bag support, something you don't always have in the field, think snow or brush. Rear bag support is always crucial but the higher the butt the better you can drive with your clavicle or shoulder.
There are some guys collaborating on the Rokslide forum with Stockys to produce a very light and effective stock that will have a totally negative comb all the way to the butt, a scalloped forend with a recessed pic rail similar to a pro hunter. Arca attachments will be end user installed. They're calling it the Rokstock. It's releasing in tikka inlet first(they love tikkas over there) then 700 clones soon to follow. It'll be a vertical grip with short trigger reach(something manners also struggles with on some shooters). It'll be a winner. They're thinking it'll be 24-26oz, idk on bedding, it's going to have what could be called a carbon backbone/chassis/action interface that supposedly doesn't need bedded. Time will tell how good it is. It'll be available through unknown munitions I believe.
There are some guys collaborating on the Rokslide forum with Stockys to produce a very light and effective stock that will have a totally negative comb all the way to the butt, a scalloped forend with a recessed pic rail similar to a pro hunter. Arca attachments will be end user installed. They're calling it the Rokstock. It's releasing in tikka inlet first(they love tikkas over there) then 700 clones soon to follow. It'll be a vertical grip with short trigger reach(something manners also struggles with on some shooters). It'll be a winner. They're thinking it'll be 24-26oz, idk on bedding, it's going to have what could be called a carbon backbone/chassis/action interface that supposedly doesn't need bedded. Time will tell how good it is. It'll be available through unknown munitions I believe.
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Order a RokStok here. https://www.unknownmunitions.com/product-category/rifle-parts/stock-chassis/rokstok/ Thanks to everyone who has reached out about preordering the Rokstock. We are progressing a little slower than we want. But still have a tentative date to ship mid to late December. Once...
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First ROK Stock Poll
They said they were going to do both in the podcast. So I wasted all that time voting??
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I just put it together, actually waiting on another PH that doesn’t have the mini chassis. Going to bed and cerakote the suppressor at the same time.
Mack Bros EVO II TI
Proof 18” sendero
TT Diamond 2-stage
Hawkins hunter dbm and mag
Beanland chamber and cerakote.
18” 7 prc is getting 2868 with re26 and 168 Berger
22” 7 prc is getting 2941 with re 26 and 175 Berger.
Both are new with only about 15 rounds on each of them. So I would think the 18” should easily see the 2950 plus range, and the 22” 3050 plus range.
I loaded 5 rounds for each with 162 eld with h4831 just to shoot and do my initial cleanings. Then I loaded 67 grains of 26 for the 175 in the 22” and 67.5 for the 168 in the 18”. The vld’s are jammed about 3 thou, and the 175 ten thou off. They both shot little clover leaf groups and no signs of pressure at all, the primer is not flattened at all. These loads will need some tweaking as the barrels speed up Ime sure, but these are hunting rifles so Ime not going to waste barrel life doing a bunch of load testing. I can honestly say that I have never had a barrel done by TS customs that did not shoot good with about anything I tried. These velocities were using suppressor and labradar
Just finished chopping this one to see if I’m OK moving forward with a hunting rifle this short. Want to swap the 5-25 for a 3-15 or a NXS 2.5-10 and a thinner contour barrel if I like it. Even with the barrel, scope (2.5lbs), and rings it’s 10lbs 10oz.
Lone Peak Fuzion SA in 6.5 creedmoor. Will shoot this and get a 7mm of some type (debating SAUM vs Sherman Short) should I enjoy the shorty. Not sure why I wouldn’t, it’s fantastic when folded.
I think it came out to 18.5”. In California so no supresor option. Started as a 26” and the cut piece weighs 1lb 1oz. Balance is off, but for now it’s an experiment.
Looks good, hate to hear you can’t have a suppressor. I have two and have my eye on a few/couple more as we speak
I have only shot them with ultra 7, and the recoil is not bad at all, nothing like a 300 win mag. I just pick up my tbac Magnus today and I am curious how the recoil feels with it, I would think a little less recoil. I would suspect that without suppressor it would be like a 7mm rem mag as they basically have same powder capacity
I have an 18" 6.5 PRC, currently trying the 140 Elite Hunter.
57.0 Grains n560
Br2 Primer
Lapua Brass
2875 FPS
@EXTREM HTR16 was right on the money.
16.5" 6.5 creedmoor. Factory bartlein cut down from 24".
