Coup De Grâce, New Action from American Rifle Company, $899 WOW!

I’m thinking a 6.5 creed because why not, and either a 6dasher or a 6gt depending on feeding feedback. Would prefer a dasher but I’d like to use unmodified AW mags
 
I'm just waiting for the final saybon the long action and what needs to be done. I called and talked to them and the long action wasn't finalize yet. The cone breech and aw mags for long action didn't sound 100% more like flat breech and acis mags would work great but waiting to hear from them 100% to clarify
 
Quick question. I'm looking to do my first custom build. Probably 7prc or something similar but would like to have a second barrel spun up for a plinking rifle. Would the cone breech for these barrels help with feeding of sa cartridges like 6cm or something similar? Not sure if that would even work with long action. Any thoughts?
 
Quick question. I'm looking to do my first custom build. Probably 7prc or something similar but would like to have a second barrel spun up for a plinking rifle. Would the cone breech for these barrels help with feeding of sa cartridges like 6cm or something similar? Not sure if that would even work with long action. Any thoughts?
mags are the problem
 
Hello Hide! Long time follower, first time posting. As many have previously stated, this new action has many features of what I would consider to be the perfect rifle action. There are, however, two features that I would consider highly desirable in this action that have been mentioned earlier in this thread, but not directly addressed. To me, this action is begging to be used in a switch barrel configuration, alternating between competition and hunting. As such, the ability to use extended length Wyatt's boxes/ M5 Obendorf bottom metal, as well as AI and AW mags, would be a huge benefit. Also, as a switch barrel, the option to have a true quick change set screw system, like the Terminus Zeus, would also be a nice option to have. You would still be able to use regular shouldered barrels, but have a quick change cut barrel if you desire. I understand that cost and production time may not make this a possibility, but I think adding these options would make the Coup de Grace the most feature packed action on the market today. Ted, your engineering prowess is well known. Whatever action you offer, I'm sure it will be the among the best of the best out there. Either way, count me in!!
 
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I run a gen 2 nucleus that I have as a switch barrel setup for different cals or purposes but never switch at the range. I think if you want something like that better to go for the actions that offer that fast quick change setup or get the crow foot and barrel wrench flats on barrel. Which is a very tempting setup.
 
I run 150ft/lbs because that’s the max on my ARC action wrench.
Tikkas are very good predictable factory guns. They are estimated to be over 300ft/lbs.
Ian Kelbly no doubt builds very accurate and precise rifles. He says no less than 150ft/lbs.
Mike at TacOps no doubt builds accurate and precise rifles. He estimates his torque at or more than 500ft/lbs.
 
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I run 150ft/lbs because that’s the max on my ARC action wrench.
Tikkas are very good predictable factory guns. They are estimated to be over 300ft/lbs.
Ian Kelbly no doubt builds very accurate and precise rifles. He says no less than 150ft/lbs.
Mike at TacOps no doubt builds accurate and precise rifles. He estimates his torque at or more than 500ft/lbs.
Both Mike and Tikka are doing interesting things to achieve that. I’m not sure you can do that to a run of the mill, off the shelf action without specific material preparation.
 
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Both Mike and Tikka are doing interesting things to achieve that. I’m not sure you can do that to a run of the mill, off the shelf action without specific material preparation.
A 1.06” 60° thread doesn’t need any prep to hit 150ft/lbs. A little grease on the shoulder is all I use.
 
quick change barrels make no sense to me. barrel vice and action wrench/torque wrench if you so desire

as far as hunting goes he did say they have a lighter option planned. Hawkins mostly eliminated the need for running a wyatts box/obendorf anymore as well
Quick change is more desirable for me as a condo dweller with no access to a work bench / vise.

-Stan
 
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Hello Hide! Long time follower, first time posting. As many have previously stated, this new action has many features of what I would consider to be the perfect rifle action. There are, however, two features that I would consider highly desirable in this action that have been mentioned earlier in this thread, but not directly addressed. To me, this action is begging to be used in a switch barrel configuration, alternating between competition and hunting. As such, the ability to use extended length Wyatt's boxes/ M5 Obendorf bottom metal, as well as AI and AW mags, would be a huge benefit. Also, as a switch barrel, the option to have a true quick change set screw system, like the Terminus Zeus, would also be a nice option to have. You would still be able to use regular shouldered barrels, but have a quick change cut barrel if you desire. I understand that cost and production time may not make this a possibility, but I think adding these options would make the Coup de Grace the most feature packed action on the market today. Ted, your engineering prowess is well known. Whatever action you offer, I'm sure it will be the among the best of the best out there. Either way, count me in!!
I emailed WTO about the switch lug and was told they haven't had one in hand but their ARC switch lug should work for it.
 
You’ll never see Ted drill a hole in the tenon of his action.
With a vice and an action wrench, every action is quick change. Then you have the added benefit of 100+lb/ft of torque.
Not sure what the added benefit is of 100+ lb/ft of torque. My hand tight Zeus has been flawless and a great feature I have used repeatedly, especially when I clean my barrels.
 
Thread load is the first 3-4 threads closest to breach pulling against the shoulder. The only way to get all threads to bear the torque load would for them to be tapered progressively larger closer you get to shoulder. Anything more than 80'# is unnecessary and going to benefit very little to nothing.
 
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Barrel Torque


I normally recommend torques of at least 100 lb-ft, 150 is better, because I don’t what barrels coming loose on large caliber, lighter weight guns, like hunting rifles. Hard-to-diagnose accuracy problems are also possible as a result of low torque. More torque is just cheap insurance.
As far as bolted joints go, a barrel-receiver joint is quite stiff because the thread is quite large in diameter and very short. Therefore, even high torque results in low elastic stain. The elastic strain keeps the joint from coming loose because it maintains friction between the receiver and the barrel. This is why mass-produced factory rifles, i.e. Tikka, are shipped with barrels screwed on really tight. If you’re making 100,000+ rifles per year and you want exactly zero barrels coming loose, you achieve that by applying a high torque resulting in high elastic strain, and maybe even a little bit of plastic stain, to maintain joint friction.

If Tikka shipped 100,000 rifles with barrels torqued to only 80 lb-ft, a customer service debacle would ensue as thousands of barrels would loosen resulting in increased headspace, case head separations, recalls, and general ass pain.

The thread of a barrel receiver joint can handle enormous torques because its big. I offer the following example to calibrate your thinking. The bolt manufacturer Holo-krome recommends about 1080 lb-ft for a 1” diameter, fine-pitch, grade 8 socket head cap screw. Our receivers could easily handle that if they could be held in a way that would not result in damage during tightening. The barrels being considerably softer than a grade 8 screw might not get there but they wouldn’t be far off.

Anyway, now you know why we recommend what we do. We don’t want headaches.

Ted