Please report your extraction experiences.Finally got an optic mounted up, hopefully the weather will cooperate so I can get it sighted in this weekend.
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Please report your extraction experiences.Finally got an optic mounted up, hopefully the weather will cooperate so I can get it sighted in this weekend.
Frank, I have two Midas TACs and a Athlon Ares BTR and ETR. Given the current sale they are running on the Ares I would buy one of those. $550 for the 4.5-27x50 Ares BTR is a pretty insane deal. If they were not on sale though I would buy the Midas TAC. The glass is the same so that is a wash. The Ares has more magnification range which can be helpful especially on the low end. It also has illumination which honestly doesn’t matter to me as I never use it. The Midas TAC has the capped windage and a better turret feel. If you factor in the price with the Ares at full price for me the Midas is an easy winner.
Please let us know what Randy says!
Were the FTEs maybe more related to certain manufacturer cartridges than others?The weather cooperated today and I was able to make it out to the range to finally shoot my T1X and get the scope sighted in.
I absolutely love how the rifle handles and shoots. I put 400 rounds through it to try and see what grouped the best. Out of the 400 rounds I shot, I did have about 15-20 rounds not fully eject, most spun 180 while only a couple just stuck out. I did find that getting the tenth round in the mags was much harder sometimes, but not always.
The two best shooting ammos were the Federal Gold Medal Match in first and the CCI standard target right behind it. CCI green tag was pretty close to the standard target, but produced just a couple extra fliers. Both the RWS target and match performed about the same, but didn’t seem to be as consistent as the Federal GMM. I sighted the rifle in using Federal Auto Match, which grouped better than expected for a box bulk ammo. I shot 50 rounds of each type in 5 ten round groups at 50 yards. I figured the first three groups would be considered fowlers, and the last two the best, which was mostly true.
I’m going to pick up some more Federal GMM, CCI green tag and standard target and take them out to 100yds to see which holds up at a little more distance.
Overall I am very pleased with the rifle and am excited to use it for shooting my local rimfire benchrest matches.
It seemed about even between CCI and RWS, I don’t remember any Federal having issues. I’ll keep an eye on that next time.Were the FTEs maybe more related to certain manufacturer cartridges than others?
I can’t say for sure without seeing the rifle, but I would look at the extractor. Pull the extractor. Put a piece of 320 grit sand paper on a hard flat surface and deburr both sides of the extractor. Make sure the pin hole is also clean. Reassemble and put a few drops of oil on the extractor.It seemed about even between CCI and RWS, I don’t remember any Federal having issues. I’ll keep an eye on that next time.
Thanks for the info. Is the eyebox decent still at 15x compared to the eyebox on your Ares 4.5-27 at 27x?
Sorry I meant eye box max magnification on both.How's the eye box at 15x compared to the eye box @ 15x on the Ares 4.5-27? It seems like if they weigh the same, and you don't really need 2.5, then why not just go with 4.5-27?
I’m considering buying a 17hmr. I want it to be a 50 to 250 yard gopher gun. I am looking at the Tikka T1X, Savage 93R17, or CZ 457 American. Has anyone shot all three of these for comparison?
Thanks,
Drake
I’m considering buying a 17hmr. I want it to be a 50 to 250 yard gopher gun. I am looking at the Tikka T1X, Savage 93R17, or CZ 457 American. Has anyone shot all three of these for comparison?
Thanks,
Drake
Yes it will. I just pushed the front collet as far forward as it would go so it wouldn't be a problem. The T1X mag and release can be accessed with no problems at all. However, the pin that holds the bolt stop/release is unsupported in the chassis because it sits further forward in the T1X action so the set screw that supports the T3X action doesn't help. I had to loctite the pin in so we will see how many cycles it will handle before it comes out again.
Link is invalid Can you please post further details or a screen shot?Beretta has TiX magazines at twenty percent off. List is $35.00 and the 20% discount makes them $28.00. They also have the vertical grip discounted to S15.00. Note that shipping is free if you spend $75.00. https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1/messages/9081?reason=invalid_cred
Has anyone looked at modifying the bolt stop to increase the allowed travel of the bolt to better match the length of throw of the T3x/CTR/TRG? I don't have access to mine right now to see if this even makes sense. I had a Ruger Precision Rimfire last year and it has a clip you can remove from the bolt to change the bolt throw to match the Ruger Precision Rifle. That is a great feature for anyone that is using their RPR as a trainer and was easily the best part of a lackluster rifle.
If the T1x could modified to do this by changing the bolt stop the way the T3 converts between long and short action it would be nice bonus feature.
I have a question, I am considering buying a Tikka T1x for practice and was hoping I would be able to swap it out with my Tikka 3x CTR that I use for PRS that way I am practicing with the same scope and stock at least. Is this possible?
Most T3x stocks should fit on the T1x, although some made need a little modification to fit the magazine housing.
So yes, you should be able to have a T1x and T3x that look and function exactly the same.
Link is invalid Can you please post further details or a screen shot?
Thank you,
I forgot to say my CTR is in the KRG Bravo stock and that is what I was hoping to swap out.
The magazine well will likely foul with the bedding of the Bravo, but plenty of folk have made them fit buy removing some material.
I believe KRG is working on a specific T1x chassis, but may pay to confirm that with them.
Good afternoon all, just thought I'd throw out that KRG has the t1x bravo oriented stocks back available.
Has anyone seen notifications on the bolt handles yet?
... should only be 2-3 more weeks as most of the machining is done, a few more parts to go and then parts need bending, polishing, coating.
What is your Facebook page for updates?Thanks @JSchell1309 - @poke_53 because t3 and t1x parts are both being made, the machining is still going, its week 2 of 3. There will be a week to follow machining which is the finishing processes (bending, polishing, blast, cerakote) lots of individual pieces.
It is getting very close, and I appreciate the patience of everyone. It can be hard to email every person (and a waste of valuable time) so updates are usually through facebook posts.
Any chance you could take a pic with the mag in from the bottom so we can see how much room there is?
I actually picked up one of these T1x preowned today,
Ha! I keep hearing that, the dude I got it off of had tried 4 different SV rounds through it (almost 200 rounds) and just did not like how it shot he claims. He posted it in my local Missouri Club Forum so I grabbed it up. I brought it home, removed the stock to fit it better along with cleaned it before tossing some glass on it and out the door to shoot it.That's like finding Bigfoot. ??
I think you can use a T3 Bravo chassis w/ some minor clearance work. Or just buy the T1x chassis they offer. It's back in stock for now.
I got to shoot a T1X today. My buddy bought one and put a 3-9x40 Leupold on it. The action and trigger aren't as good as my CZ457, but it showed some serious accuracy potential. Shot several 1/2" groups @ 50yds with CCISV. The action might break in a little, but even adjusting the trigger all the way down it was heavy. I told him he needed a YoDave spring or something.