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Official (DTA) SRS, HTI, Covert, Hunter Thread
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Have you all found a nylon bore brush that works well for the .375 Cheytac? I like Iosso brushes quite a bit for other calibers but they do not appear to make a brush for .375. Has anyone found a source for a .375 brush that works well for the .375 Cheytac? It seems most of the nylon brushes I have tried are too soft and low quality. Would appreciate any suggestions.
I found that Boretech works pretty well.
If you absolutely have to use a brush. Bartlein doesn’t recommend it.
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Was asked to take care of a mob of goats, displaced 12/14 with the SRS A1 in 223. 80gr elds work great
I've been away from the DTA SRS world for a few years, so when I came back online here I was somewhat surprised that there still seems to be significant disatisfaction with Desert Tech's products and service. During the "birthing pain" years, there were expected delays, but I am rather surprised that all that seems not to have been fixed.
I only ran through the last few months of posts. Have I mis-read the level of satisfaction/dssatisfaction?
I only ran through the last few months of posts. Have I mis-read the level of satisfaction/dssatisfaction?
I like mine. I had a couple small issues that were taken care of. No complaints. My favorite bolt rifles.
Same here....the issue i had with my HTI was resolved VERY promptly .
I cannot say enough about the SRS and HTI........best platform i have ever owned and used!! and have owned and used most of the top tier rifles available!
I cannot say enough about the SRS and HTI........best platform i have ever owned and used!! and have owned and used most of the top tier rifles available!
My level of dissatisfaction stems from things now beyond our or their control, but I've been fortunate that neither my Gen 1 or Gen 2 have had any significant issues. Any issues I've encountered were remedied with some back and forth with DT and a quick trip to Home Depot
I have two SRS rifles and the only problem I had was a mag catch that wouldn’t reliably lock in magazines and a bolt face that had a recess around the firing pin hole which cratered primers. Both were taken care of.
In case anyone is looking, one of mine may end up in the exchange soon along with several other things
. I don’t need two!Thanks. On our Gen 2 SRS ejection is more of a "dribble." Is that common in the SRSA2 rifles?
I've only had weak ejection when I run my bolt very slowly. When I run it hard, it spits out the brass reliably
@Nukes I still shoot my Gen 1 SRS, but now have a new SRS M2 that’s my primary long range and ELR rifle. The Gen 1 is in dedicated Covert mode and still is fun to shoot, but the overall build quality of the M2 feels a lot nicer/tighter.
The majority of complaints I see are about the MDR platform, and some folks have had issues with the HTI. But not a lot of complaints I’ve seem about the SRS.
The majority of complaints I see are about the MDR platform, and some folks have had issues with the HTI. But not a lot of complaints I’ve seem about the SRS.
SAC does have their mid length magazines for the short magnum cartridges in stock if anyone is looking. They are also having an “everything that is in stock” 15% off sale that doesn’t include these in stock magazines for some reason.
In Australia they are a pest,
But in my case I took 7 , goat meat is really good eating when they aren't too scruffy. Plenty of meat for casserole and bbq
Do it! Was just shooting mine today. Finally got to take this mongo thick SAC .300NM to a mile.
The integrated ARCA rail is really nice and once it gets dark we’ll see how the canted top rail works with clip-ons.
Sweet setup ! That looks great.
Considering a M2 chasis in OD green
Considering a M2 chasis in OD green
Just scanning recent posts, it seems there are complaints about vertical stringing in the HTI. Are the cause and solution known? Problem addressed by DT in new production HTI rifles? Other known SRSA2 and HTI problems with current production guns?
DT did a special limited run of ODG. We still have an M2, A2, and Covert. We sold the HTI ODG we had in stock. We also have BLK/ODG in the HTI, SRS A2, M2, and Covert Platforms.
Remove the front hand guard from the chassis.... Find a machine shop or someone with an Intrimik Bore Micrometer .......Mic up the internal barrel clamping area every 20mm over the length....you will need an extension to reach into the channel end.
Give these dimensions to Desert Tech.... I think you will find your barrel channel is "Out of Spec" ..
When i mic,d up mine it had "excessive" clearance ( 0.004") ....so even when clamped up it allowed the barrel to have vertical movement.
Thank you for that. Now to find a machine shop around here.
Yours, like mine, was shooting great until it wasn’t. Do you think that .004” excessive clearance developed over time?
DT .416 in route.. ZCO-840 shipped, sun shade already here... .416 next to its big brother the fitty...
DT M2 looks great with Elite Iron bipod
Oh thats crazy, i didn't even notice that.. No its still there, the camera just didn't catch it for some reason.. its blurred out for some reason, but still there..
Portrait Mode can do that because it’s faking Depth of Field.
Good, because i had to go to the safe and make sure it was still there before I started crying...
On the Revolution Bipod, I really wish I’d gotten one earlier. I’ve been a big fan of over-bore bipods for ages, especially for larger rifles. Over the years I’ve had to rely on various custom made rigs, and when I added the M2 I dabbled with a UTG over-bore bipod because it was an affordable experiment. But since biting the bullet on the Revolution I’m now kicking myself. Yeah, it’s expensive, but so are barrels and optics. It’s a fine piece of engineering, super stable, and quite versatile in its mounting options. In fact, I’m having them make me an extended mount so I can slide it out further when needed so it doesn’t get in the way of the notoriously bulky PVS-27.
I was a diehard Atlas guy, wouldn't even consider anything else until i saw a EI in person and was shown its capabilities.. That's all I buy now... You can see here the 50 started off with an Atlas.. Even have one of EI's cans..
223 next to 50 BMG and the corresponding cans..
Those are excellent bipods I have one on my HTI
I've been a fan of what I call "coaxial" mounted bipods since my 1918 A1 BAR days. I made this one before Elite came out with theirs. I used an M60 E4 light weight bipod and built the chassis adapter.
Last week I wanted to see how much POI shift I have on barrel changes. For just a short test I fired a 5 rd group removed and replaced my zeroed 6.5 PRC barrel; fired another 5 rd group that had an U.1 m shift. Then I installed my .338 LM barrel, fired a 5 rd group that had a D.2 m / L.4 m shift from my 6.5 zero. Next I installed my .223 WSSM barrel and fired a 5 rd group with a U.1 m / R.5 m shift in POI. All 20 rounds were in a 2.5" h x 3.25" w rectangle at 100 yards.
This certainly was not a very exhaustive test, but did give me an idea of how much POI shift to expect when changing barrels and cartridges. Have any of you done this to figure out how much to dial when changing barrels? How much shift are seeing? I am planning on trying to do this test again using this data and dialing for each barrel then slipping the turrets before firing a group. Does anyone have experience with this, or other methods of charting these shifts and establishing predetermined dials?
This certainly was not a very exhaustive test, but did give me an idea of how much POI shift to expect when changing barrels and cartridges. Have any of you done this to figure out how much to dial when changing barrels? How much shift are seeing? I am planning on trying to do this test again using this data and dialing for each barrel then slipping the turrets before firing a group. Does anyone have experience with this, or other methods of charting these shifts and establishing predetermined dials?
It is normal and impossible to avoid different zeros for different barrels and you just need to record them on your stock and in your ballistic app. Only rarely have I had two barrels with the same zero (my 50 BMG and and 375CT are very close). The bigger issue is repeatability of zero and point of impact when reinstalling the same barrel over and over.
Over the years I have seen a pattern with the amplitude of offsets depending on the scale of the cartridge. Most of my short action barrels (6.5x47L, .308WIN, 6mm Creed) are +/- 0.5 of zero, while all of my magnums (.300NM, 338LM and wildcats are +/- 1.5 of zero. This is true of my old Gen 1 as well as the new M2. But thankfully all of these offsets are consistent and repeatable.
