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That’s impressive dude. Good work.Well my HTI issues are 100% cured thanks to the replacement chassis..
1 mile (1760yds) .
25 shots fired...22 hits. ISPC plate
Small plate is 14" dia...
Wind...right to left..
What break in procedure did you use on that new factory barrel?Well my HTI issues are 100% cured thanks to the replacement chassis..
1 mile (1760yds) .
25 shots fired...22 hits. ISPC plate
Small plate is 14" dia...
Wind...right to left..
None.What break in procedure did you use on that new factory barrel?
Fire one round. Then fire one more round. Continue firing rounds until accuracy degrades, then clean. Repeat the process until the barrel is shot out, then repeat the process with a new barrelWhat break in procedure did you use on that new factory barrel?
I am nearly double the quoted time from ES Tactical as well. When I ordered he said 8-10 weeks. We are about to be on week 16 this Thursday.The lead time isn’t the problem. The missed deadlines are. Don’t give a time you aren’t certain to meet. Chaps my ass.
We should only have to assume that quoted lead times would be met. I was told 8-10 weeks and I’m on week 20. I waited until 16 weeks to call and was told my barrel is on the work bench ready to be finished and to give him a week to get it out. Well that time has come and passed by multiples as well.My latest barrels took over a year, but my barrel lengths were pretty long and probably required special order blanks. ES does great work and is still probably the best value out there fir DT barrels, but you just have to assume it’s going to take a while.
I forgot about the extension key for removing and reinstalling. I wonder if DT has any still lying aroundBack around 2012 they released a gunsmith kit with a barrel clamp that would let you mount a barrel in a vise, an key for torquing the extension, and blueprints. It was something like $300 and I left mine with my smith in NZ, but I retained the barrel clamp which is still really handy for cleaning and working with muzzle devices.
Couldn’t find one, my smith made his own.I forgot about the extension key for removing and reinstalling. I wonder if DT has any still lying around
Just temper expectations. I got notification that the shipping labels were printed for my barrels in Jan but they didn’t actually arrive until late March. If you go back a few pages you can see my posts tracking them.Just got a shipping notification the other day from Eric at ES Tactical. 7PRC Barrel should be here Monday!
Just checking in with you Josh (@bohem) to see how you guys are coming. I'm ready to cancel my ES Tactical order and start over with you guys. (2) barrels and I can order and send a couple extensions your way. Feel free to PM me.Once we get through the CDG Prefit GB in the next couple weeks we are doing the odds and ends (aka 300nm that I owe @Dogtown for at least a year too long)
Then I’m adding the DT barrels without an extension on the website. Price will be $40 more than regular shouldered prefits to account for the particular shank and shoulder details.
We just recently added the MRAD as well.
I’ve had a lot of growing pains in years passed as well as getting Osprey really moving, it’s been slow in coming doing things that are atypical.
If someone has a solution for DT extensions reasonably priced I would entertain including them. DT doesn’t like me because in 2016 they tried to effectively charge me thousands for an extension wrench by refusing to sell it without taking their armorers class, so I borrowed a bolt and made my own tool, then sold copies for $65 instead of 100+
Dog town has the patience of a saint, we are going to take care of him with some accessories for taking so stinking long… probably some pointy copper accessories for his 300nm
Thank you. Is he pretty knowledgeable on chassis as well? Just curious.Yes, he knows what he’s doing with HTI barrels.
Call and ask. Whatever the lead time that is given, double it and know that this still won’t be nearly long enough. If you call and ask for an update after waiting twice as long as you were told, understand you will be lied to once again and the next promised deadline won’t be met either.What’s the current wait at ES? I need to order a 300prc barrel and wondering who you guys recommend that doesn’t cost as much as I paid for the rifle.
I have a couple at my shop if you are still looking.I forgot about the extension key for removing and reinstalling. I wonder if DT has any still lying around
I might be! Let me talk to my smith to see if it would be a cost effective venture.I have a couple at my shop if you are still looking.
Makes sense. He said initially 6-8 weeks. Kinda threw me off guard when I got the shipping notificationJust temper expectations. I got notification that the shipping labels were printed for my barrels in Jan but they didn’t actually arrive until late March. If you go back a few pages you can see my posts tracking them.
YesIs ES tactical any good at making .50 BMG barrels?
It will be ...The hope the vertical stringing issue is fixed.
I’ll find out tomorrow hopefully.It will be ...
Desert Tech came through and sent me a replacement winmag bolt head and magazine catch assembly. These parts fixed my issues and I’m good to go.I’m getting cratered primers with my magnum bolt and noticed this.
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Can you see the chamfer around the firing pin hole. No bueno. I still have to contact DT about my defective magazine catch/release. I’m hoping they will just send me another mag release and bolt and I can send them this fucked up bolt and mag release back. I do not want to mail the chassis.
Is that valley wind protected or are the targets in a tailwind?2000yds today
2 sighters to get on....then 100% hit rate...no misses
Just loving the HTI..
That's a hot wheels truck in that picture. Those targets are several yards wide.Is that valley wind protected or are the targets in a tailwind?
100% hits beyond a mile always rouses my suspicions
It was a perfect perfect day....absolutely zero wind...not even the smallest breeze.Is that valley wind protected or are the targets in a tailwind?
100% hits beyond a mile always rouses my suspicions
Crap !! sorry to hear that.And mine’s still a shitshow.
How is that new barrel working out for you? How long ago did you get it?2000yds today
2 sighters to get on....then 100% hit rate...no misses
Just loving the HTI..
What about the bolt?!I have a DT .300 Win Mag 26" bbl listed in the PX if anyone is looking for one.
What was the turn around time on that ?Wednesday my barrel from ES Tactical will be arriving. View attachment 8142070View attachment 8142070