Sexy Sexy Sexy....... FML. I have been fighting internally between this, the Tikka T3X Tac A1 ,or the Tikka T3X Compact in a KRG WHiskey 3 Chassis in Sako Green. I was trying to keep my build modest in the 3-4k range but I'm not sure if I'm going to meet my budget. My last JAE Surgeon build cost me roughly $5500....ish until ran out of adjustments on the Leupold and realized it was a factory problem after spending $400 additional on different rings just to find out Bass Pro sold me a botched scope.....
But anyhow that Steyr Elite is MFkn SEXY and I am slowely making my decision. Buds has it now for $1600 and offering 180day layaway also. The layaway buys me a little time to get me a Razor HD Gen 2 without giving the wife a heart attack.
Sexy Sexy Sexy....... FML. I have been fighting internally between this, the Tikka T3X Tac A1 ,or the Tikka T3X Compact in a KRG WHiskey 3 Chassis in Sako Green. I was trying to keep my build modest in the 3-4k range but I'm not sure if I'm going to meet my budget. My last JAE Surgeon build cost me roughly $5500....ish until ran out of adjustments on the Leupold and realized it was a factory problem after spending $400 additional on different rings just to find out Bass Pro sold me a botched scope.....
. you can hardly do anything with the LRR without taking the entire stock off since that chassis doesn't fold. But honestly I rarely take my bolts out unless I am being flamboyant and cut a nice little bolt shapped space out of my foam case to look Hooah at the range. But other than that I think I'm sticking with the Steyr this time. It will pay for itself in a few years I'm convinced. I have never seen any local and none of my SOF troops own one either so atleast I will get bragging rights. Thanks
Thats the one thing that kept me from grabbing the Thompson Center LRR in 6.5 CM
U seriously need to go back to review your habdloads... As for 1 MOA most if not all Steyr shoot 1/2MOA or better. Your rifle should have come with a factory test card shot by your actual rifle. I have both a scout and SSG08... both shoot. 25 MOA as did an SSG69 i owned previously. Its not the rifle.... Try some factory ammo
Yea, I plan on going through load dev again. My factory test target was a 3 shot group at exactly 1 MOA, 2 touching and a little over an inch away flyer. Factory loads so far shoot worse than handloads, struggling to keep 1 MOA in anything over 3 shots. Have tried 150gr Hornady factory loads and about every other manufacturer I can think of in 168gr. I ordered up some new brass today and I'll try some different powder and pills, just having a hard time finding this barrels sweet spot. Previous reloads were with once fired Hornady brass which I've never been really impressed with anyway. After getting my RPR and shooting .25 MOA groups right out of the box which i absolutely did not expect the Scout just disappointed me as I expected better based on their reputation, so it has sat in the safe unused for awhile. I'm not saying it's a bad gun and it absolutely shoots what Steyr says it would at 1 MOA, just didnt "wow" me like I expected.
And it just may be a weird luck thing, I know I'm lucky that I got a real good factory barrel on my RPR, maybe I also just got a so-so barrel on my Scout. Weirder things have certainly happened.
As mentioned above about the SSG-08, are the barrels heat fitted on those without threading?
Strange that they would have pushed that rifle out. It's not one moa. One moa at 100m is 1.152". Clearly, not up to their own standard. I don't blame you for being disappointed in that rifle.
Strange that they would have pushed that rifle out. It's not one moa. One moa at 100m is 1.152". Clearly, not up to their own standard. I don't blame you for being disappointed in that rifle.
I had a gunsmith one time tell me, after he gave me my rifle back, that he wouldn't put his guarantee of it's accuracy because I supplied the barrel. I never went back to that guy. And, when asked I gave a truthful statement. The rifle shot half moa. But, the no guarantee for the price I paid, pissed me off. You paid good money for this rifle and it should have come with proof of an moa capability. Not, "pretty close".
My understanding with the Scouts is that the barrels are pressed on and require cryogenic gear to swap out, that's why you won't find a gunsmith anywhere that will touch them.As mentioned above about the SSG-08, are the barrels heat fitted on those without threading?
Added: Per our conversations a couple years back, I was hoping you'd pop into this thread.
Yea, I figure they probably measure inside edge to edge which would put it there, just barely. It's a computer generated target so I imagine whatever scanning software they use would be programmed to flag anything outside of the tolerance they use. The target is no lie, that is pretty much exactly how the gun shoots with the exception that the flyer on coldbore is unpredictable, its 1 MOA but not usually in the same area in relation to the rest of the group. This thread has motivated me to give this rifle another chance though. I'm gonna go through the gun today and make sure the barrel isnt hitting the stock anywhere, check all the hardware torque values, and recheck the scope mounting is solid. When I get my Alpha brass I'll do some more ladder tests with different powder and pills, also mess around with distance off the lands. I'll post some results here if you guys are interested. I also have some various factory ammo in the ammo closet, I might get a wild hair this weekend and go reshoot some of that. I'm also thinking about pulling my Razor HD scope off another rifle and mounting it on the scout just to rule out a scope problem.Strange that they would have pushed that rifle out. It's not one moa. One moa at 100m is 1.152". Clearly, not up to their own standard. I don't blame you for being disappointed in that rifle.
I had a gunsmith one time tell me, after he gave me my rifle back, that he wouldn't put his guarantee of it's accuracy because I supplied the barrel. I never went back to that guy. And, when asked I gave a truthful statement. The rifle shot half moa. But, the no guarantee for the price I paid, pissed me off. You paid good money for this rifle and it should have come with proof of an moa capability. Not, "pretty close".
As mentioned above about the SSG-08, are the barrels heat fitted on those without threading?
Added: Per our conversations a couple years back, I was hoping you'd pop into this thread.
The magazine length is awesome. The problem is finding someone to cut you a custom barrel (for a Steyr, good luck) at a reasonable price, for me the rifle is not worth the effort. I'll sell it and buy something different before going through that level of commitment.
That's a pretty nice group from the factory. That Elite has a non fluted barrel on it doesn't it? I've been thinking about calling Steyr and finding out what it would cost to have my barrel swapped out with the 6.5 or 7mm-08 barrel non-fluted. It would also be threaded for a muzzle brake, I have a damaged rotator cuff and shooting this light weight scout in .308 starts to hurt me after about 20 shots. If I can turn this into a decent shooting deer rifle and make it less painful to shoot I'll be happy with it. That's all assuming I can rebarrel it at a price less than the gun costs. If I can't i may just put it up for sale and buy a hunting rig from Christenson Arms. Thanks for posting your factory target, I thought mine looked a little "off".
Awesome, thanks for the info! I will give him a call and let you know how it goes.
