What COAL are you guys running, and with what bullets?
I just ordered a .260 AI barrel from McGowen(1:8, #7, 26"), and am thinking about what stock/chassis I want to put on it. I want to be able to feed from 5-10 rd magazines, probably AICS, maybe for PRS when I get good enough. If I go SA, I have options galore for chassis and stocks, but am limited for COAL. If I go LA, I'm pretty much limited to either MDT chassis or inletted stocks with a LA DBM like RedSnake or Mountain Tactical, and can run COAL and chase the lands until the end of time.
I'm assuming that if I run 139-147gr pills, I'm going to need LA to seat to seat back from the ogive properly, but I don't know. Not a whole lot of people talk OAL when discussing the .260 AI, or surprisingly even the .260.
As far as my plans go, if I go with LA, I'll probably run a LA AICS magazine with a home made mag mod similar to what the 6 dasher and 6BR crowd do with their short action AICS mags (Patriot Valley Arms sells a kit for them). I'd modify a SA bolt stop/release for the Tikka to match, probably to accommodate around 3.1" mag length and roll with a McMillan A5 fully adjustable inletted to fit a LA DBM. If the SA works well, I'll probably go with a KRG bravo (I like the feel of stocks over typical chassis, and dat 90 degree grip tho)
PS this is my first time submitting a post on the hide, so if I've done anything wrong/stupid, let me know. You guys seriously have some awesome content on this forum.
I just ordered a .260 AI barrel from McGowen(1:8, #7, 26"), and am thinking about what stock/chassis I want to put on it. I want to be able to feed from 5-10 rd magazines, probably AICS, maybe for PRS when I get good enough. If I go SA, I have options galore for chassis and stocks, but am limited for COAL. If I go LA, I'm pretty much limited to either MDT chassis or inletted stocks with a LA DBM like RedSnake or Mountain Tactical, and can run COAL and chase the lands until the end of time.
I'm assuming that if I run 139-147gr pills, I'm going to need LA to seat to seat back from the ogive properly, but I don't know. Not a whole lot of people talk OAL when discussing the .260 AI, or surprisingly even the .260.
As far as my plans go, if I go with LA, I'll probably run a LA AICS magazine with a home made mag mod similar to what the 6 dasher and 6BR crowd do with their short action AICS mags (Patriot Valley Arms sells a kit for them). I'd modify a SA bolt stop/release for the Tikka to match, probably to accommodate around 3.1" mag length and roll with a McMillan A5 fully adjustable inletted to fit a LA DBM. If the SA works well, I'll probably go with a KRG bravo (I like the feel of stocks over typical chassis, and dat 90 degree grip tho)
PS this is my first time submitting a post on the hide, so if I've done anything wrong/stupid, let me know. You guys seriously have some awesome content on this forum.