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I would say that you should stay away from Boyd's. I've spent hours fixing inlets for customers. There just isn't any quality there.
You're the first person to complain about the Captcha. You must have had a fluke one.
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Yeah… those aren't options we are going to get. I can build those though
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Definitely go steel! It's the cheapest and easiest fix for Tikkas.
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You are correct that there is a huge percentage of left handed shooters.
It comes down to money. Flipping a CAD design is easy.
Paying for a $250,000 mold is hard.
If it was a machined item like their laminates, it would be a piece of cake… which is why they make them in left handed.
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Exactly. With the barrel work needed, I think it would only make sense if someone was screwing a new barrel on. Then there would be no additional time needed for barrel work as the shoulder would be cut appropriately as part of the chamber/threading process.
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SilencerCo has a QD muzzle brake for their Omega line in 9/16 that I've installed a few times. Excellent quality.
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I'd have to look at how much time it will take.
I have to face the radius off the front of the action, mill an indexing slot for the pin, inlet the stock for the new lug, and preferably bed the action at the same time. Additionally, the barrel has to be relieved for proper head space since the shoulder would be too far forward once the added material is installed.
It would definitely have to be a package deal. Preferably with a new barrel install.
Just thinking out loud.
How much demand is there for this kind of modification?
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Here's a link to a picture of the Remmy style from our FB Page:
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It depends on what kind of build you are doing.
For a factory rifle our Gen2 lug is excellent. I've built several competition rifles using the standard lug as well.
YukonAl has had great success using a Remington style lug in his customs.
The key is making sure you face the action perfectly square and that the shoulder of the new barrel is perfectly square. Otherwise you can induce some strange harmonics. This is why Remmy guys pay so much money to have their actions trued and blue printed when they don't shoot from the factory.
If you're building a full on custom, then why not? If you need it correctly, you can actually take advantage of using both lugs.
This rifle will end up being a .260 with an M24 contour barrel. It'll be bed in a Manners T5. Hopefully, this style of recoil lug will help support the heavy barrel being installed and reduce stress on the action.
I guess this is a really long answer all to say it depends 🙂
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Not yet. I finished 3 prototypes this morning and they are in the heat treat oven right now.
The material I'm using will take 200k psi before it yields. I'm thinking of switching our standard lugs to this metal. Imus pretty sweet!
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I've heard these rumors too. Hope there's some truth behind them!
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I'm actually making some of those right now out of 17-4PH H900
They are machined to match the action and have an indexing pin.
It's for a contract with a 3 letter agency. If I get some time, I'll post some pictures.
These do require you to face the front of the action, but if you're screwing on a new barrel any way it's a minor task.
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SilencerCo supports both 1/2-28 and 9/16-24.
The 9/16 would be the ticket on a 30 cal barrel. I've done 1/2-28 with no ill effects, but that doesn't leave a lot of meat there.
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We can post to England. Shipping would be $15 flat rate and the Bolthorn is $1199 with the folder.
If it was easier to import a rifle into England I'd have you guys build the rifle for me , but getting it ' proofed for a individual is not easy and I think quite expensive
It definitely isn't an easy process. I've looked into for our northern neighbors because gun smithing is so expensive in Canada.
I can't imagine what it would be like shipping a rifle to the UK!
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We can post to England. Shipping would be $15 flat rate and the Bolthorn is $1199 with the folder.
