I gotta post to show off my new Lefty 6.5cm Tac30AW, and send a huge THANKS to the guys at Accurate Ordnance. I couldn't be happier with their service. Easily the smoothest and most pleasant firearm transaction I've ever had. They just earned a loyal customer for life because I'm so impressed with the quality of their service. Those guys really went the extra mile with the communication -sending me quick email responses to all my questions, as well as a bunch of pics. First they sent me a teaser pic of my parts before they started the build:
They told me the build would take 6 or 7 weeks, and sure enough the finished gun landed at my local FFL 6 or 7 weeks later. They also sent me pics of the finished build before they shipped (mounting their own bipod and scope for full effect):
I mentioned to Mark I was hoping it liked the 140g A-max's, and they went out and test-fired it for me and sent me this pic:
When I picked it up at my FFL I found a laminated card in the case with all of the rifle's details on one side, plus their accuracy guarantee on the other side (I hope these pics come out OK -my pics not as professional as Mark's):
As soon as I got it, I mounted up some FDE Viperskins, and my SWFA 5-20 in seekins rings (Thanks to the good guy here on the hide classifieds for the rings!), and headed straight to the range. This is what it looks like now:
Icing on the cake: One of my first groups with 140g A-max's (3 shots @ 100yds) OH YEAH!!!!:
The 25" Rock Creek barrel is sending the 140's @ 2815fps, and 120's @ 2950fps. I'm wondering if any of you guys can tell me if you think a spigot mounted Atlas would be big improvement in stability, and possibly more forgiving than the harris for a guy like me with sloppy technique? Atlas = easier to shoot well??? Also, I gotta get to a calculator and figure what's better in the wind for some of the 500m-and-less matches here in the Denver area: the 120 A-max's @ 2950, or the 140's @ 2815? Anybody happen to know the answer to that off-hand?
Anyway, the guys at AO absolutely ROCK!!!! If you're shopping around for a build, I HIGHLY recommend talking to the guys at AO! They'll definitely be doing my next build for me! THANKS AGAIN Mark, Jason, and David!
Regards,
ScottyD