I just had to post my experience/results from my new GAP 260 rifle. But first I have to speak of the great people that work at GAP.
It all started with talking with Super Kenny at a local comp, that he and I ROed in. One thing lead to another and I ended up flying out to GAP's establishment a week later. Ken picked me up from the airport and took me on a tour of all the places that surrounded the GAP facility. This to me was the coolest of it all. Where else can you go and get that kind of diverse products in a small area.
Our final stop was at the GAP facility and I picked out the below rifle, which was 1 of 3 on the Rifles ready to ship line, and took her home with me. Kenny along with all the machinist/employees were so helpful in every way. It amazed me how they wanted to interact with my decision, unlike other establishments that just want you to buy and move on, much less invite you in and show you the behind scenes. My hats off to George and all the employees of GAP. Thank you to everyone out there.
GAP 260 Templar action, 26" Bartlein barrel, Chiseled out by Bill Tompkins, Manners MCS-T5 stock, badger BDM, GAP Titan Break. USO SN-3 5-25X56 T-PAL EREK, and Atlas V8.
This is what's amazing to me. Instead of show you the 100 yard load data, being that every shot was literally in the same hole, I thought I would show the 300 yard data. Each group is a 3 shot group that is an array of different loads with different grains of powder that i got from Copper Creek Ammo, off a bipod, rear bag, and in prone position. No matter what I put in it, other than the POI, there was no major change in group size. I have never had a rifle do this. And for reference the orange dots are 1".
I normally end up doing load data for at least a month with around 200 rounds fired before finding the perfect load, but with this GAP rifle, I found it in under 20 rounds. Not just with one but multiple loads worked great. 4350 or R-17 it didn't matter.
Overall, if you haven't already figured it out, I'm extremely pleased with the results and I'll be owning GAP rifles as long as I can shoot. If you ever have the chance to own one of these, my advise is jump on it.
I'll update, at a later date, with the final results. Once again, thank you to GAP for the great rifle.
It all started with talking with Super Kenny at a local comp, that he and I ROed in. One thing lead to another and I ended up flying out to GAP's establishment a week later. Ken picked me up from the airport and took me on a tour of all the places that surrounded the GAP facility. This to me was the coolest of it all. Where else can you go and get that kind of diverse products in a small area.
Our final stop was at the GAP facility and I picked out the below rifle, which was 1 of 3 on the Rifles ready to ship line, and took her home with me. Kenny along with all the machinist/employees were so helpful in every way. It amazed me how they wanted to interact with my decision, unlike other establishments that just want you to buy and move on, much less invite you in and show you the behind scenes. My hats off to George and all the employees of GAP. Thank you to everyone out there.
GAP 260 Templar action, 26" Bartlein barrel, Chiseled out by Bill Tompkins, Manners MCS-T5 stock, badger BDM, GAP Titan Break. USO SN-3 5-25X56 T-PAL EREK, and Atlas V8.
This is what's amazing to me. Instead of show you the 100 yard load data, being that every shot was literally in the same hole, I thought I would show the 300 yard data. Each group is a 3 shot group that is an array of different loads with different grains of powder that i got from Copper Creek Ammo, off a bipod, rear bag, and in prone position. No matter what I put in it, other than the POI, there was no major change in group size. I have never had a rifle do this. And for reference the orange dots are 1".
I normally end up doing load data for at least a month with around 200 rounds fired before finding the perfect load, but with this GAP rifle, I found it in under 20 rounds. Not just with one but multiple loads worked great. 4350 or R-17 it didn't matter.
Overall, if you haven't already figured it out, I'm extremely pleased with the results and I'll be owning GAP rifles as long as I can shoot. If you ever have the chance to own one of these, my advise is jump on it.
I'll update, at a later date, with the final results. Once again, thank you to GAP for the great rifle.
