Member dimwit
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Thanks guys. 🙂
1. The Talleys are the High size, if memory serves.
2. I only paid for chambering, installation, and muzzle threading. There was no bedding involved, since the B&C stocks have an aluminum block. That said, LRI does chambering/install jobs for $325-350, depending on the action and the blank. They'll supply a K&P blank for an additional $350ish if you want. By all accounts, the K&P barrels are outstanding; I just happened to get a Krieger much cheaper after somebody changed directions with a build.
3. I made the sling. It's on the right way. 😉
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Check out Phoenix Custom Rifles. They're killer from what I've heard.
Personally, I just had Long Rifles, Inc rebarrel my T3 with a Krieger, and I had it back inside of 10 days.
Shot this with it last week:
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You won't find anyone that makes barrels “for” the T3, but any custom barrel can be made to fit.
I have a Krieger on mine that shoots extremely well.
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Same price as a McMillan or even most chassis. But if it's actually in stock….
It looks really cool, but I think they would have done better to do an aluminum block molded in rather than the glass pillars.
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Send it to Long Rifles, Inc. they do it all the time.
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Where did you hear yours ? Sako NA ? Those guys seem to keep you guys hanging and waiting. 😉 Not very good customer service from what i hear … 🙁
All the news I heard was little more than scuttlebutt. Yours actually sounds credible!
Beretta USA has always striven to earn their reputation for terrible customer service, and have fully succeeded in doing so. I think dealing with Sako directly would probably be a huge improvement.
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Sorry, I meant “dropped” as in “released.”
Interesting. Where did you hear that?
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Share some pictures when you get it! 😀
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Anyone know when they're actually going to release this? Still nothing on the website other than the original announcement.
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There was a rather long thread on SnipersHide about this. General consensus was that it's not likely, and Beretta USA didn't seem to know anything about it. That said, they're not known for customer service. It also doesn't really make marketing sense, especially immediately after dropping the hugely popular CTR.
But who knows.
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That would be my first step. Also, if your throat is short, you'll be able to see it on the bullets of the rounds you weren't able to chamber. Smoking/sharpie-ing the bullet will help identify it, but if that throat is short enough to keep from chambering, it'll leave a noticeable scuff on the bullet.
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Were those rounds hard to extract as well? My first thought isn't headspace, but your COAL to the lands. If the rifle has a throat too short for the round it can do exactly what you're describing.
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Brownells says they are currently in stock -> http://www.brownells.com/rifle-parts/bolt-parts/bolt-catch-parts/bolt-catches/release-bolt-assembly-tikka-t3-prod31611.aspx
Creedmoor brass is pretty easy to get. Cabelas usually has it in-store, and Midway/Brownells/Grafs/Powder Valley usually has it as well. To my way of thinking, Hornady Creedmoor brass is less expensive than quality Swede brass (Lapua), and I've gotten an easy 9 firings on mine before the primer pockets wore out. That's not to say that it's necessarily on par with Lapua brass, but people have had good success with it.
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Ended up going with the Talley high rings.
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From what I've read, 6.5×55 isn't necessarily any hotter, but it definitely uses more powder. I just did some evaluation on these two calibers as I'm starting a new 6.5 build. I already had all of the components and tools for 6.5 Creedmoor from my last rifle, and I was deciding if it was worth re-tooling for added performance. In short, my personal assessment was that it wasn't. 6.5×55 may be bigger, but all that seems to do in this instance is use more space and powder to gain almost identical results and barrel life as the Creedmoor. Both tend to push a 140gr bullet right around 27xxfps at a reasonable charge/pressure level, but the Swede just uses more to do it.
To change from a .30-06 to a 6.5 creedmoor, all you will need is a short action bolt stop, and a short action magazine. Unless you carefully push all of the rounds in your L/A magazine to the very front each time, the bolt stop won't allow the bolt to travel back far enough to pick up a round. The bolt faces are exactly the same. 🙂
