Member Robert_P
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Jason has to have his gall bladder yanked next week, so it'll be another stinkin month before we get to the bottom metal…
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We're looking at 4-6 weeks for the order I'm placing today, but if we awit until next week to order, it will be more like 8 weeks due to the volume from the IWA show.
We're ordering a couple extra since we think they'll catch on. So if you can't jump in today, we might be able to cover you when they show up. 😉
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How does your recoil lug look?
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Awww, you don't have to throw them away- you can send em to me 🙂
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I found an 8 twist 223 super light at a local big name store awhile back….. And bought it ! Then I punched it out to 223AI. I'm diggin it so far! Just need to decide between the factory stock @ 7# & change, or the comp/tac at 8 1/2#. Here's a couple teaser pics.
For the GB, I'm trying to whittle away from the following list:
7-08 compact- punch it out to 284 & run 162 amax's for elk hunting (long miles, loads of vertical),
260- or 6.5 swede forest- nothing bad to say about either- and the T3 action is about perfect for a swede!
204 compact- gonna be a collectors item I think,
260 ctr- just to stomp custom rifles at matches.I think it'll be at least one of the 6.5's (260, or swede), and good chance of the 7-08 (I have a pile of amax's). It could be a broke spring for me after this….
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I just stumbled into a deal on an 8″ twist super light. I'll post results as I can
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Northernex- I suspect you haven't noticed that Jason & I are both running short mags for match rifles?
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lol- as soon as we dig out from the Christmas rush, we'll get back to it! We had to bump the new stuff to keep up with the core products.
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Sexy looking rifle! Do you mind if we post these on our Tikka Performance Center facebook page?
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that's a screaming deal!
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Pharmseller,
we have a few (big pile!) laying around- $50 sound fair?
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Ks- shoot me an email if you're interested in sending it to us for the new barrel. We have a full service gunsmith onboard with us now.
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I've noticed excessive muzzle flip in everything that has a drop angle to the stock since i started shooting aftermarket (M40 style) stocks. Benchrest has ruined us, my friend…. 🙂
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No doubt, Airfoil! I can't afford factory ammo (ok, I do chew through a couple cases of Tula every year in carbine classes), so I reload it all. Before I hired on full time here I was asst mgr at Sportsman's for awhile. I don't pay retail for reloading components. Realistically, I pay under 40 cents per round with most of my rifles.
I've run the 308 in a match or two, hunted with it, introduced quite a few new shooters to long range with it, volunteered it at a charity shoot- we burned more than 300 rounds that day!- did a whole pile of product testing for MT with it, and let friends borrow it. It was my go to gun for more than a year. I can put anyone on it (even a 12 year old girl!) & they'll make solid hits at any range out to 1k.
I know I've spent more than 2500 on shooting in that time- just not on ammo 😉
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Guess I'm a princess, too.
17 fireball- braked, because I can see the little gopher heads explode on high power with it- priceless!
223's- no brakes yet, but seriously thinking about throwing a Kaw Valley linear brake on an AR
260- no brake- don't shoot it much (rem 7)
7saum- big brake- I can see impact at 100. Sorry if it's too loud for ya… I shoot it a lot.
308- running 208's at 2640 fps- big brake- love it- can see hits at 100 yards- it's louder than the 7. 2500 rounds through it in the last 18 months.
300wsm- semi-radial brake (no ports on bottom to mitigate dust cloud)- it was no fun to shoot before the brake (broke a zeiss conquest & the factory stock)- running 208's at 2900-ish fps. I don't shoot it enough.And when my kids start shooting more I'll likely add brakes to more of the 223's to help them dial in their follow through. I'm into accuracy, not chest thumping. And I wear eye & ear pro.
Recovery time & spotting abilities are greatly enhanced by brakes, so I'm a big fan.
