Precision Rifles.....show em!!

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Just got my Solus setup after getting it from the recent sale.
SOLUS Competition Rifle - 20" .308 Winchester, M24
Razor HD 5-20x50 with Vortex PMR Rings
Audere Shadow Bipod
AP Arca Spigot Extension
Hoptic Quiver
Triggertech Trigger
 
The newly revamped Solus… Previously was a factory Aero 20” M24 .308 Win barreled action, now it’s a 20” M24 @CarbonSix CF 1:8 twist 7mm SAW…

Still waiting on dies and brass and stuff for the 7 SAW, so won’t be able to shoot it for a few weeks, but hopefully it will all show up soon. 👍🏼

Before…

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After…

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Both the Proof barreled.25 Creed, and CarbonSix 7mm SAW…

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How long from order to delivery?
I'm sitting on a cert that I emailed Gene about in May but then forgot to call in the specs
That’s a long drawn out story but short version, I originally ordered a 7” twist 20” .25 Creed barrel, but McGowan never made a batch of 7” twist .257 blanks…So I changed the order a few weeks back to something they did actually have on hand… Took 10 months from order date, but only a few weeks rush once we changed the order to something they actually had in house already.
 
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Just got my Solus setup after getting it from the recent sale.
SOLUS Competition Rifle - 20" .308 Winchester, M24
Razor HD 5-20x50 with Vortex PMR Rings
Audere Shadow Bipod
AP Arca Spigot Extension
Hoptic Quiver
Triggertech Trigger
You mean the sale from 2 weekends ago? They still haven't even shipped mine, or my Solus pistol from 2 months ago... 🤦🏼
 
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My 7-300 PRC at the moment (also has a .300WM barrel to swap back and forth with). Still getting stuff together to start playing with it this winter. Right now it is serving as a test bed for my loaner Zeiss S3.

-Older Prague OK Surgeon 1086
-27" Bartlein 1:8, heavy palma, with Area 419 Hellfire
-McM A5
-Surgeon bottom metal
-7-35 ATACR in Nightforce ultralight rings

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Nice rifle and cool photo I like it !!
 
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Finnish & Norwegian team work.
Tikka T3 SS Varmint on a KKC Hunter CTR laminated stock.
That is quite nice stock, if i would not be a chassis type of guy, this would be the stock i would get.
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I'm always one shopping cart checkout away from a manners mcs-prs or foundation centurion but the chassis life is just so darn flexible
 
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So originally my 6ARC build was mostly "funded" by cannibalizing my rimfire setup's chassis, glass and other accessories. But since 6ARC has been such a surprising performer for me (~2850fps with a moderate load out of a 20" barrel averaging .5-.7moa groups) ... I have some parts on order to put together a dedicated build which should come out pretty sweet, but more on that later.

To that end, and since I wanted to go shoot some rimfire stuff, the W3 Vudoo V22 lives yet again (y)

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Note: the latest gen Vision foreend with the tunable magwell lets you tune for the Vudoo polymer mags very nicely. I was able to take all the velcro off of mine and its feeding like a champ regardless of pressure on the mag in any direction.
 
Finished the Zermatt Origin 6ARC build with a dedicated Manners PRS-TCS stock. Sporting a Kahles 328i DLR in a Spuhr 6002, Trijicon RMR, 20" 1:7.5 6ARC Benchmark barrel, TriggerTech Diamond trigger, MDT sendit level, Atlas CAL bipod and MDT 12 round 6ARC magazine. I might swap out the Spuhr for something that sits the glass a little lower, but I'm a big tall dude and everything feels pretty comfortable as it sits so will see how it feels when running the rifle first.

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finally figured out how to do a full image.
excuse the mess (this is the play area for all the kids, myself included.)
only thing I'd change is I'd have went aluminum for weight savings, but brass looked cooler in pictures.
PVA 6 Creedmoor barrel, proof comp contour I painted with black(ish) grill heat resistant paint.
ARC CDG, fixed bolt handle, 30moa rail, hourglass black knob, changed the original with the 70N spring for light bolt lift, it's excellent and hilariously easy (1min job in the field, no tools)
AIAW mags
TT diamond flat set on 14 ounces. 🤌
arc 1.26" 34mm mount with level and old faithful tt525p-gen3XR.
very fun long range/prs gun.
 
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My custom Altus 6.5 creedmoor arrived today. I'm still waiting on the custom foam for my pelican case.

Zermatt tl3

Bartlein 24" m24 barrel Barrett bronze cerakote

Manners t4a in high plains cammo

Atlas bipod

Area 419 mount

Nightforce Atacr 7-35 fde

Surefire socom 300 sps fde

Vortex impact 4000

I'll try to get better pics Monday.
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Ultimatum Deadline² w/ IBI 24" 6.5CM .89" Carbon barrel and Brake
McMillan A-6 in Marsh Camo w/ PGW UNS rail
Burris XTR III 3.3-18x50 in an Area 419 One-Piece Mount
12" Area 419 Arca rail
MDT Precision Bottom Metal

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Here's the real question though: Leave as is, or cerakote the barreled action/bottom metal? And if cerakote... what colour? Any of you cerakote pro's got any ideas? @Hennig ?
 
I mean just blacking out the top and tail of that CF barrel would be an easy way to tidy up the look.

Hard to go wrong though with just black - you’re always gonna have a black scope and bipod, and it gives it those classic 2005 snipershide build looks.

Having said that …. If it were me, I’d probably look at the barreled action in that chocolate brown from the stock, maybe even for the mount too, with some Highland green details (shroud, bolt release etc).

Sometimes I think it just makes it look more like a “build” rather than a collection of parts - but either way it’s a sick rifle mate.
 
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Ultimatum Deadline² w/ IBI 24" 6.5CM .89" Carbon barrel and Brake
McMillan A-6 in Marsh Camo w/ PGW UNS rail
Burris XTR III 3.3-18x50 in an Area 419 One-Piece Mount
12" Area 419 Arca rail
MDT Precision Bottom Metal

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Here's the real question though: Leave as is, or cerakote the barreled action/bottom metal? And if cerakote... what colour? Any of you cerakote pro's got any ideas? @Hennig ?

Absolutely cerakote. Do the brownish looking color from the stock camo.
 
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View attachment 8507748finally figured out how to do a full image.
excuse the mess (this is the play area for all the kids, myself included.)
only thing I'd change is I'd have went aluminum for weight savings, but brass looked cooler in pictures.
PVA 6 Creedmoor barrel, proof comp contour I painted with black(ish) grill heat resistant paint.
ARC CDG, fixed bolt handle, 30moa rail, hourglass black knob, changed the original with the 70N spring for light bolt lift, it's excellent and hilariously easy (1min job in the field, no tools)
AIAW mags
TT diamond flat set on 14 ounces. 🤌
arc 1.26" 34mm mount with level and old faithful tt525p-gen3XR.
very fun long range/prs gun.
Is that an old LIne6 4x12 halfstack in the background?
 
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