Impact short action, Hawkins bottom metal.
Which magazine for .223?
I have had good luck with Accurate Metal 223 mags.
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Impact short action, Hawkins bottom metal.
Which magazine for .223?
Did you order your entire rifle from Atlus shooting or just the barrel, beautiful by the way!
I bought an impact barreled action having never seen or felt an impact before and absolutely love it. You have the same tight tolerances as the ruckus as well to accept prefitsHello everyone, I've read this entire forum from beginning to end and I like what I hear about this action. I am finally about to build my first custom rifle to work my way into beginning competitions. I have heard how amazing the Impact is and how outstanding their customer service is, but I can't help but be anxious about making sure when you are dropping this kind of $$ that it's exactly what I want. The only other action I have been comparing this too is the Defiance Ruckus and having it Nitrided, due to the ability for the guaranteed headspace and available pre-fits. Anybody have any comparison between the two? When Talking to Atlus Shooting who will be building for me, the guy said he'd still prefer Impact when it comes down to it personally. I guess the pressure of how popular Defiance is at my range and never personally seeing one up close is making me second guess myself. Thanks for any input!
Hello everyone, I've read this entire forum from beginning to end and I like what I hear about this action. I am finally about to build my first custom rifle to work my way into beginning competitions. I have heard how amazing the Impact is and how outstanding their customer service is, but I can't help but be anxious about making sure when you are dropping this kind of $$ that it's exactly what I want. The only other action I have been comparing this too is the Defiance Ruckus and having it Nitrided, due to the ability for the guaranteed headspace and available pre-fits. Anybody have any comparison between the two? When Talking to Atlus Shooting who will be building for me, the guy said he'd still prefer Impact when it comes down to it personally. I guess the pressure of how popular Defiance is at my range and never personally seeing one up close is making me second guess myself. Thanks for any input!
Thank you for your reassuring words, I am very excited about this build and have been leaning towards Impact from the getgo but wanted to be sure.The Defiance Ruckus was born due to actions like the Impact. Impact Precision was one of the leaders and likely one of the best known for perfect tolerances, which in turn led to off the shelf barrels being able to be cut without requiring an action to be sent off. Don’t get me wrong, Defiance makes a great action. But the Ruckus model is new to the game compared to Impact.
I’m on my 3rd barrel on my Impact and have loved every shot. No complaints at all and will likely build a second on an Impact as a backup rifle to take to competitions for other competitors.
I am in the process of putting together my pieces before confirming my build, and the customer service at Atlus shooting assured me that in the Reming 700 footprint the Impact would drop right in.I know some time and Searching would probably get these questions answered but it’s always nice coming to you guys for help and chatting.
Can anyone help out here with using a Mdt acc chassis and an impact 737 short action as far as will it fit this chassis utilizing a trigger hanger spec action?
Im assuming so with the only change for me is I’ll have to get new magazines. Ive only used AW mags in a Stiller tac30aw. Ill go to Aics single stack mags or whatever you guys might be able to recommend for a 737 and a Mdt acc setup that will work the best. Saving a few bucks on a different magazine brand would be a plus too. Thank you in advance. I’m really excited to try out a new brand of action especially this one!
Hello everyone, I've read this entire forum from beginning to end and I like what I hear about this action. I am finally about to build my first custom rifle to work my way into beginning competitions. I have heard how amazing the Impact is and how outstanding their customer service is, but I can't help but be anxious about making sure when you are dropping this kind of $$ that it's exactly what I want. The only other action I have been comparing this too is the Defiance Ruckus and having it Nitrided, due to the ability for the guaranteed headspace and available pre-fits. Anybody have any comparison between the two? When Talking to Atlus Shooting who will be building for me, the guy said he'd still prefer Impact when it comes down to it personally. I guess the pressure of how popular Defiance is at my range and never personally seeing one up close is making me second guess myself. Thanks for any input!
congrats on the new rig. Sounds badass!I bought my Impact 6.5cm barreled action from Altus this January having never felt one in person, and only based on it’s reputation and user feedback. Dropped it into an MPA chassis on my own, and it shoots absolutely lights out. Easily holds .6 MOA with bulk Hornady American Gunner 140gr.
I was also a bit worried about dropping that much on a rifle without getting hands on, but it’s been an absolute dream. Paired with a TT Diamond and properly tuned mags, the bolt is insanely slick and takes VERY little effort. I’ll be an Impact customer for a very long time.
congrats on the new rig. Sounds badass!
I’m changing up my rifle to one that’s similar to yours. I’m glad to hear your is running smoothly and shooting the groups it is.
That factory bulk ammo from Hornady is actually really decent. My pops and I have been able to get one hole groups with it at 100 while most spanning 1/3”. Mainly use it for warming up the barrels, or fouling shots. Plus some extra brass never hurts.
The only difference in the new rifle coming at the end of the month for me is I’ll have mine in a Mdt acc chassis. I’ve only ran aw mags in the past and now I need to switch. Ts said he’d try and get an aw cut impact for me but I’m not counting on it, because It seems like their hard to find or special order. Can you help out with telling me the mags you’ve ran so far in your rifle chassis with the impact?
That’s super helpful thank you. I appreciate the help and taking those measurements too. ??I'm running the MDT AICS mags with binder plate, both the 12 round and 10 round versions. Once I tuned the feed lips, they've run perfect. I use a micrometer gauge to get them to 0.408" wide, even across both the front and back of the lips. I'm running factory ammo, and both the Hornady American Gunner 140 HPBT and ELD Match 140gr fit great. Here are a couple pictures of how I'm running my magazines.
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Either will work fine, just depends how far you wanna seat the bullet into case. But I started seating my rounds deeper and grab the mag with binder plate more often. Just buy both when the black Friday sale comes along, around 40% off.Looking for guidance on whether or not to get binderless mags or not. Is the standard AICS cut Impact action cut for mags with the binder plate in? For those that run without binders (and handload longer to take advantage of not having them) - did you have to cut the feed ramp? I'll be running the Impact action with a MPA Matrix chassis and will eventually handload fwiw. Currently looking at MDT mags
I just picked up a MDT 12rd w/o the binder for my impact/MPA BA I haven't taken advantage of the room yet but 115rds w/ no problems so far. (6.5cm)Looking for guidance on whether or not to get binderless mags or not. Is the standard AICS cut Impact action cut for mags with the binder plate in? For those that run without binders (and handload longer to take advantage of not having them) - did you have to cut the feed ramp? I'll be running the Impact action with a MPA Matrix chassis and will eventually handload fwiw. Currently looking at MDT mags
Anyone know what the trigger hanger screw specs are? Looks like 3/8” long would cover both the front and rear length-wise and cut to size, but I have no idea what the other specs are.
I picked up my action, and it didn’t include a hanger. So I called to let impact know. Received the hanger today, but no screws with it. Figured I’d hunt the hardware store first so I can get to shooting this weekend.
Check the action.
Mine came installed on the action.
You need to remove the ejector, not extractor. Just use a punch to knock out the roll pin, leave the punch inserted in the bolt until you place a small baggie over the bolt head. That way when the punch is removed the ejector and spring are shot into the the baggie and not across the room.Got my first prefit proof barrel. On the Fortester no-go gauge i got it says to remove extractor to check headspace if not riveted to bolt. Is this necessary? If so, is it the same way as Remington 700 extractor removal? Ive never done this before so any help would be great.
With the ejector and firing mechanism removed, I would look for the bolt to stop itself when handle is dropped. I never try to force it closed on a gage.So I installed new prefit Proof barrel and checked headspace with forster no-go gauge. The bolt would close with moderate force. I torqued barrel to 80 lbs. I Dont know how much force is too much. Is my barrel or action out of spec or did i use to much force? Also would closing bolt on gauge cause any damage? Any help appreciated. Thank you
So I installed new prefit Proof barrel and checked headspace with forster no-go gauge. The bolt would close with moderate force. I torqued barrel to 80 lbs. I Dont know how much force is too much. Is my barrel or action out of spec or did i use to much force? Also would closing bolt on gauge cause any damage? Any help appreciated. Thank you
I use Impact’s action wrench and a vice from 21st century. Never had a problem with either.What barrel vise and action wrench’s are you guys using?
Do you use leather and/or rosin or anything on the vise?I use Impact’s action wrench and a vice from 21st century. Never had a problem with either.
What barrel vise and action wrench’s are you guys using?
I’ve used a toilet paper roll in the past, it works pretty good. No slippage. But those would work as well.Do you use leather and/or rosin or anything on the vise?
Would the toilet paper roll be sufficient enough to protect cerakote on the barrel? Planning on taking the gun in to MHSA and having my barrel Coated.Impact action wrench, viper barrel vise, have used a toilet paper roll but just go bareback now
Should be but none of mine are coatedWould the toilet paper roll be sufficient enough to protect cerakote on the barrel? Planning on taking the gun in to MHSA and having my barrel Coated.
I use a wrap or 2 of drywall tape like on the SAC video and haven had any issues with cerekote.Would the toilet paper roll be sufficient enough to protect cerakote on the barrel? Planning on taking the gun in to MHSA and having my barrel Coated.
I know some time and Searching would probably get these questions answered but it’s always nice coming to you guys for help and chatting.
Can anyone help out here with using a Mdt acc chassis and an impact 737 short action as far as will it fit this chassis utilizing a trigger hanger spec action?
Im assuming so with the only change for me is I’ll have to get new magazines. Ive only used AW mags in a Stiller tac30aw. Ill go to Aics single stack mags or whatever you guys might be able to recommend for a 737 and a Mdt acc setup that will work the best. Saving a few bucks on a different magazine brand would be a plus too. Thank you in advance. I’m really excited to try out a new brand of action especially this one!
how much material do I need to remove? Any pictures would be helpful.Get a dremel and do it yourself. Takes all of 5 minutes maybe.