Precision Rifles.....show em!!

New member here. Bergara B14 HMR lefty in a Magpul PRO folder, Arken EP5, NF base. I enjoy long range shooting and reloading
 

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Why don't you ever show the groups in your videos?
Well, 1.) I don't always get the time to go look at groups and take pictures before the targets get all shot-up, and 2.) Most of the time in these videos I'm shooting steel, not paper, so groups aren't really getting measured for that. Typically the only time I get the ability to shoot clean video without a ton of background gunshots is right at 12-noon on the dot, on Sundays (the minute they open), before anyone else shows up to the range. I try to get there early, get setup, and get everything ready to video really fast, so right when they open, I can quickly just hit the record button, and get some decent clean footage.

Also, I typically only take pictures of my groups if I'm doing load development, for documentation of load data and measuring with Ballistic-X. But on occasion, if a rifle puts down an extra-impressive group, I'll tell folks not to shoot at that target, and if they call for a cold range to go setup their own, then I'll walk down and snap a picture of them. Being that the range is semi-private, rando's will shoot up your targets because they're just idiot rednecks that don't ask or care. I'm working on getting some land to setup my own private range on just for me. My house in town is under contract (for sale), and once I close on that at the beginning of next month, I'll start looking hard at land, with all that cash from the other sale to plop down and a down payment on a nice parcel.
 
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Well, 1.) I don't always get the time to go look at groups and take pictures before the targets get all shot-up, and 2.) Most of the time in these videos I'm shooting steel, not paper, so groups aren't really getting measured for that. Typically the only time I get the ability to shoot clean video without a ton of background gunshots is right at 12-noon on the dot, on Sundays (the minute they open), before anyone else shows up to the range. I try to get there early, get setup, and get everything ready to video really fast, so right when they open, I can quickly just hit the record button, and get some decent clean footage.

Also, I typically only take pictures of my groups if I'm doing load development, for documentation of load data and measuring with Ballistic-X. But on occasion, if a rifle puts down an extra-impressive group, I'll tell folks not to shoot at that target, and if they call for a cold range to go setup their own, then I'll walk down and snap a picture of them. Being that the range is semi-private, rando's will shoot up your targets because they're just idiot rednecks that don't ask or care. I'm working on getting some land to setup my own private range on just for me. My house in town is under contract (for sale), and once I close on that at the beginning of next month, I'll start looking hard at land, with all that cash from the other sale to plop down and a down payment on a nice parcel.
Point well taken. I didn't know you were shooting mostly steel.
 
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Point well taken. I didn't know you were shooting mostly steel.
In this video I'm not, but usually you can hear it thud or ting in other videos. Most times I'm shooting the steel at 200, so it's not as prominent, as if it was closer. In this video, I'm just shooting paper at 200 to see how it groups while trying to holdover on it, because that scope doesn't dial, and has large stadia in the BDC, so it makes holdovers kind of tricky.
 
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Last update on this rifle as I'm finally done moving shit around. Kgm R30 finally cleared, I painted it with alumahyde and tossed a rearden atlas ti on it. 13.8oz mounted, and sound is pretty good. Jury is out on if the ports work to reduce recoil or not, the can is a bit heavier than I'd want for a 7" ish suppressor, but overall I think it was a good buy.

Origin short
26" proof comp contour 6.5 creedmoor(H palma on order)
Razor gen 3 6-36, flatline ops halox, vortex pmr medium
Krg bravo, enclosed forend, desert gap by me
Atlas cal
Trigger tech primary
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Yeah that's hot

Pic thread, crossed 1k rounds w/ the setup at a course last weekend. Still loving it.
Rugged Radiant 762 Suppressor
22" 6.5 Proof Barrel
SICS Chassis
TBAC Bipod
Tikka Action+Bolt
ZCO 5-27 MPCT3X
Anarchy Outdoors Swept Bolt Handle + Knob
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MPA in 6.5 Creedmoor Bushnell Elite Tactical 4.5-30 x50
Vudoo 22lr in a MPA chassis Arken 6-24 x 50
Target is 5 shot groups at 100 yards with the 6.5
 

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Rem700 300WM with proof carbon 24", PSE Evolution carbon stock just under 25oz, Triggertech Primary, Hawkins Tac mag system, Accurate 5 shot mag, Schmidt PMII 4-16x50, Spuhr 20Moa rail, Spuhr one piece hunting mounts. Bone carbon bipod. Hausken suppressor. Weekend hunt on the Irish west coast.

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Will you be making these for Tikka soon? Love the Etac you guys made for me last spring.

Great looking rifle by the way. Everyone with their chassis rifles... I still prefer a stock and always will.
 
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Will you be making these for Tikka soon? Love the Etac you guys made for me last spring.

Great looking rifle by the way. Everyone with their chassis rifles... I still prefer a stock and always will.
Is planned, as well as an E-Tac version in this tech. Priority on T3 E-Lite Evo. Hoping for spring 24.
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Is planned, as well as an E-Tac version in this tech. Priority on T3 E-Lite Evo. Hoping for spring 24.
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I've been trying to think of things to improve on the E-Tac but I honestly haven't got much for you.
Overall it's outstanding. Had mine for maybe 4 months..? If I remember correctly you guys beat your lead time by a week or two as well. Bravo sir.
 
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I've been trying to think of things to improve on the E-Tac but I honestly haven't got much for you.
Overall it's outstanding. Had mine for maybe 4 months..? If I remember correctly you guys beat your lead time by a week or two as well. Bravo sir.
Thanks.
We have experimented a bit over the years and thinking of improvements for the next gen.
An extreme version, two of these we made for husband & wife Luxembourg target shooters. Think it was used in France ELR.

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Modified into it's final form (for now...We ALL know how that goes 😂)... My 2016 200th Anniversary Remington 700 5R Milspec 22" .260 Rem. It's now sitting in an Aero Precision SOLUS 15" chassis w/ MDT 10-round (no binder plate) steel mag, has a TriggerTech Special trigger, EGW HD 20MOA base, Zeiss LRP S3 6-36x56 ZF-MRi (MRAD) scope in a set of ARC M-Brace 34mm rings. DA KeyMo brake on the end, and my recently released from jail (1 of 1) Otter Creek Labs Hydrogen-S 6.5mm FDE.


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Yeah that's hot

Pic thread, crossed 1k rounds w/ the setup at a course last weekend. Still loving it.
Rugged Radiant 762 Suppressor
22" 6.5 Proof Barrel
SICS Chassis
TBAC Bipod
Tikka Action+Bolt
ZCO 5-27 MPCT3X
Anarchy Outdoors Swept Bolt Handle + Knob
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Great rig!

Minor question - what suppressor cover are you running? That one looks nice and tidy.
 
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Big shout out to Zack Donovant at Old Dominion Custom Rifles. His customer service is truly unbelievable.
MPA Matrix pro chassis
Borden mountaineer action w. integral recoil lug - nitrided & bedded
Triggertech diamond trigger
Shown with 26” Krieger 8T 6br barrel and EC Benchrest tuner
+ 24” 13.5T Bartlein barrel chambered in 6br
+ 22” 13.75T Krieger barrel chambered in 6ppc
All barrels are 1.25” straight contour
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It's typically ill advised to tear down and reconfigure your hunting rifle two weeks before elk season, but this has worked out wonderfully.

Shown is my 6.5 prc elk and deer rifle for Colorado hiking hunts. It's 12lbs 7oz as shown, which is the absolute limit of what I am willing to carry. I haven't hunted with a rifle under 11.5 lbs so...this is normal for me.

Why tear my rifle down? I shoot a short action in a KRG bravo all year long. I was shooting a long action 6.5 prc in a stock I liked but didn't love like the bravo. After running the numbers, I figured I could end up shooting a rifle that feels identical to what I shoot all year, with a suppressor, for a 1/2lb increase over my rifle setup last year.

So, I went for it. I stole the action from my comp gun as matches for me are done and another action is on order, cobbled together a krg bravo from spare parts and blem sales, swapped optics, put the barrel on, and got the rifle up and running two weeks ago. The best part is the barrel is already broken in and I have data for it. It rips. It pulled a .370" group for the last shots I've put through it and averages .650" over the past 40+ rounds of measured groups. It's familiar as can be as far as ergos go, and just happens to punch a bit more than my target gun.

This is heavy as far a hunting rifle is concerned and I know this. However, I know for a fact I can shoot this rifle well, and that means a lot to me when taking a shot on game.

I will pull a few oz here and there to finalize for next year but right now, It's dialed.

Specs:
- Bighorn origin short
- Krg bravo(painted by MUAH with alumahyde)
- 24" Proof Carbon 6.5 PRC
- AAC sdn6/ranger7 direct thread
- Burris xtr3 3.3-18 scr2 mil
- Hawkins ultralight rings w/level
- Atlas v8
- Trigger tech primary
 
This is an old Ruger 181 Mini -14 charter boat "shark gun" I found it in a pawn shop. Gas block was cracked and barrel was full of copper. Had been rode hard and put away wet.
The little rifle was totally broken down, barrel cleaned to brite steel, barrel recut, re-crowned, gas piston replaced and fitted, gas block replaced with an Accuracy International adjustable block, SS 8" barrel shroud, actuator rod polished, an action job, trigger job to 3 lbs, action 100% glass bedded. Wichita center mount scope base, recoil pad to get 1/2" more length of pull.
Went from a 6" maybe gun gun to a 3/8 inch reliable gun.
 

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This is a DIY pre-fit I put together with the following components.
Defiance Tenacity
Proof 24" carbon fiber in chambered in 6.5CM
McMillan Game Hunter stock
Hawkins M5 Hunter DBM
TriggerTech trigger
ARC rings
Leupold 5HD 3-18x44
Harvester EVO suppresser
Leofoto tripod

Installing 5" Henderson Arca rail tonight using sling swivel and new fastener to move mount point closer to center of balance.

 
Looks like my prototype Remington CSR is finally finished! It took me about 5 to 6 years to find the original carbon fiber handguard and the original contract 14.5" barrel (pinned/welded)! I also found this prototype NightForce Mil-Spec ATACR scope with the Beast elevation turret. Other ATACR's have had this elevation knob, but this is the first 4-16x that we've seen that has it. This rifle is absolutely amazing, it's one of my favorites!

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Here's the previous NF Mil-Spec ATACR on the CSR:

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Before the carbon fiber parts:

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My M40A6 also has a carbon fiber handguard, but I don't know if I'll keep it like this. The CSR is definitely staying the way it is now.

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This week I had some high resolution photos taken of one of my original USMC M40 sniper rifles. Great photos, but the rifle still looks better in person! Nothing beats the aesthetics of vintage sniper rifles!
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Got my new build out to the range today for load and tuner testing.
CDG Long Action in 300 PRC
30" 1:9 tw Bartlein barrel
MDT ACC Premier Chassis
Atlas BT-35 Bipod w/A419 Arcalock mount
Long Shot Precision Adjustable Bag Rider
Send It Level
ATS Barrel Tuner
TBAC Muzzle Brake
ZCO 5-27

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Barrel tuner test target - two shots on each dot ( hard to tell on some of them ;) )
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Top is my Cz 550 Varmint 308, in the factory 750 sniper stock. Bushnell elite tactical 6-24x50 G2DMR, and a SiCo 762 Specwar hanging off the muzzle. Typically yields 1/3 MOA with home rolled. Just started taking it out to 760 yards, as my new local range only goes that far. Pulled a 2.5" group at 600 yards a few weeks ago with 155 Palmas over 45.0 8208XBR.

Bottom is a RRA upper/lower/internals with WOA 18" SPR. I also run the Specwar on it, and it currently has the same G2DMR on it. I have also been able to take it out to 760 yards with 55fmj over 25.0 H335.
 

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What are the details of this chassis mate?
MDT LSX Gen 2 (fixed), chopped up Reptillia grip, Strike Carbine to Picatinny adapter, A3 Tactical folding Picatinny stock, custom cheek risers I turned on the lathe today cause I couldn't stand the plastic, and it accepts magpul butt pads. Light weight and ugly, I painted it all today:

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Little fifty shades action going on but I like how it looks. Will be running a suppressed 22-250 short barrel on it. TBD if I will run my daytime optics with a red light or my NV optic with an IR spotter.
 
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Cadex CDX30 chassis & 3 lug action
Hawk Hills barrel (6.5CM, 1:7.5” twist, #11 contour 1.25” straight, 26”)
Insite Heathen G2 tuneable brake
Trigger Tech Diamond two stage
MDT butt stock folder
LRA Light Tactical bipod
NF NX8 4-32x50
Spuhr mount
 

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What is it o_O
It's a .338 Lapua built on a TAC-338 action, 32" Rock barrel, MK13 trigger, XLR Evolution chassis, AAC Titan suppressor. The scope is a US Optics SN-9 10x-42X.

This is my other rifle with an SN-9. It's .300WM, TAC-300, Obermeyer 30" barrel, MK13 Mod5 chassis with Viper skins, Jewell trigger.
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