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Does your Hodgdon bottle say “Rainbow” powder?
Rainbow. Retumbo. Potato potatoDoes your Hodgdon bottle say “Rainbow” powder?
Hi,
Ahh so the .473 and .540 boltface testing is finally about to reach another level!!
Time to put all the innerworkings parts into the bolts and check a few different spring designs/rates in the magazines.
Sincerely,
Theis
Ahh so the .473 and .540 boltface testing is finally about to reach another level!!
Time to put all the innerworkings parts into the bolts and check a few different spring designs/rates in the magazines.
Sincerely,
Theis
Well that pic was taken in Portland so it certainly could be hodgdon Rainbow magnum powderDoes your Hodgdon bottle say “Rainbow” powder?
Hi,
First Look!!!
So we have been relatively quiet the past couple weeks as we worked through an acceptable nitride process for our receiver parts.
This was not an easy task due to a combination of our chosen alloys and their HRC levels.
We worked diligently with metallurgical engineer and heat treatment facility to develop a low temp nitride process specifically for our parts.
Now time for a soak cleansing.
Sincerely,
Theis
First Look!!!
So we have been relatively quiet the past couple weeks as we worked through an acceptable nitride process for our receiver parts.
This was not an easy task due to a combination of our chosen alloys and their HRC levels.
We worked diligently with metallurgical engineer and heat treatment facility to develop a low temp nitride process specifically for our parts.
Now time for a soak cleansing.
Sincerely,
Theis
I totally agree. If I ever have the budget I will be purchasing a Hoplite. Never in history have we seen a company so open with accomplishments, but also failures, and the accompanying fixes. My hats off to @THEIS and the Hoplite crew. Massive respect.
Hi,
Yes it is.
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Theis
Hi,
It is difficult to showcase the results of real T&E sometimes; especially when that real T&E causing you to go back to the drawing board for a remedy/revision that not only fixes that issue but also to ensure that "fix" does not "interfere" with any of the other design features, etc.
It is super easy for companies to post/market/etc of "Look how great my product is" but the reality of that is the end users do not know how and what was tested and corrected.
End users do not get to see how the company thinks because how a company handles its' own T&E is directly related to how a company will handle customer service and the customer journey.
Sincerely,
Theis
Hi,
Yea it is magical, lol.....It has magically gotten rid of most of my hair; It has magically increased my coffee consumption, It has magically reduced my sleeping time, It has magically worn out a tile floor path, etc, lololol
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Theis
I like nitride
Hi,
I like that the market space is already "knowledgeable" on nitride even though over 50% of the users call it a "coating", lolol.
Sincerely,
Theis
Hi,
In some ways, yes.
Biggest benefit for us is we can cerakote the exterior of the nitride receiver to perfectly match the barrel and/or chassis as to where we cannot on the birdsong receiver.
Also nitride allows us to close some clearances and tolerance stacking due to essentially no "growth" of dimensions with nitride.
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Theis
Birdsong is a nice, played with a few 1911’s with it.
It’s not like my glock or Nuke with a treatment to the steel.
You can really abuse and neglect nitrided items and they laugh at you plus no finish buildup causing clearance issues.
After buying a nitrided defiance I’ll never buy a bare action
I'm going to wind up with one of these, all the bolts, and half a dozen barrels, 3 of them dedicated to solids. I hate myself.
I'm going to wind up with one of these, all the bolts, and half a dozen barrels, 3 of them dedicated to solids. I hate myself.
Hi,
We fully intend on showcasing/shooting a 6CM and 300PRC with solids at the upcoming Precision Rifle Expo along with having 300NM and 338LM at the static display.
Sincerely,
Theis
Welcome to the club …get on line lolI'm going to wind up with one of these, all the bolts, and half a dozen barrels, 3 of them dedicated to solids. I hate myself.
Track suits. Don’t forget the track suits…
Well I'm working on those boys, problem is Adidas is so behind and won't do a small run.... so any suggestions on where in the US I can contact. I contacted my buddies in the clothing industry here, all China....Track suits. Don’t forget the track suits…
Hi,
Introducing the StormTrooper
Sincerely,
Theis
Introducing the StormTrooper
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Theis
Nice, but can you hit anything with it?
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Silly Rabbit.....not until the scopes arrive
People will have their chance to see them in action at the upcoming precision rifle expo and then the private range event we have with Frank the day after the expo.
Sincerely,
Theis
Hi,
I am trying to make sure we meet that for you.
Now that we have the nitriding issue solved and handled we are just waiting for barrels.
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Theis
A novelty, not necessity. But it would be fun!
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Would be fun for all of us here too for you to have the first successful hunt with the rifle.
I sent you an email....
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Theis
Hi,
Here is one of the other ones going to the expo.
The remaining 2 will be a surprise, lololol
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Theis
Will that be your accuracy benchmark rifle?
Saw it first in the precision rifles thread. Was going to make a comment about it looking straight out of star wars....
That was my first thought as well. Darth to Luke "I'm your father"!
That was my first thought as well. Darth to Luke "I'm your father"!
Will that be your accuracy benchmark rifle?
Hi,
Yep, lolol....
"If the StormTrooper can hit; your excuses are invalid", lol
Sincerely,
Theis
The Pumpkin Spice model is just smart marketing this time of the year for the female market.
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Well...somebody did schedule the precision rifle expo for the Halloween Weekend, lol....
Sincerely,
Theis
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