Yep

I owned all of them. The MPA Matrix Pro II is more expensive than the Envy Pro. But if money wasn't a concern at all then yeh the Matrix Pro II with the competition (lightweight) rear is probably what I would do (that's what I have now)

thaats a bingooo.

don't think so. don't think his historical memory would encourage that. of course Finland is not what it was in '39.

That’s interesting considering they’re marketed as a hybrid but you say they’re a vld

most money is on the CIA but prob a joint op. Janet Reno the best AG ever? wow,guess Kash isn't keeping you FBI assets busy enough. or,more trolls have been put on the payroll? it is amusing (or concerning?) that this forum is getting so much more federal notice these days. oh well nothing new really. guess the rock has just gotten turned over recently so things are starting to crawl out from under it. tell your handler that your lack of subtlety is amusing. also,tell them that the juvenile ad hominems are pretty lame. i've used a few tonite to see for myself and have confirmed that they don't really add anything.

Bump, PRICE DROP, $2,200 shipped/insured

44gr under a 175 smk has shot well for me in the past. I believe an iteration m118 was loaded with WC846 which is essentially non-canister BLC-2

As for the dirty part I have noticed it seems to leave some very hard to remove carbon in the bore, especially the 2-3 inches past the chamber. The may not be everyone’s experience but that is what I noticed. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad powder but it’s not my first choice. If it’s all I had I would gladly use it.

You guys can all hunt how you'd like. The OP is bare minimum needs. Mine is a simple QD thermal. The OP talks about spending 3500 total. To me that is an easy 640 QD mount thermal. You don't have to be silly accurate at 75-100 yards, hell 3 MOA kills a coyote at that distance and my moronic fumbling to a dedicated rail happens in around two seconds (and is well under 3 MOA). It's pretty easy, mount a barrier on your rail as a reference and you do it without ever looking. Many coyotes have been shot this way and hogs are much slower and easier so that's just fine with me. Anything past these yardages gives you plenty of time so it makes the time argument that much easier to deal with as well.

It works, and it is the bare minimum necessary. You do you, I don't need more and have had a ton of success.

I’ll do $800 if you want

Gogga said:

I think I've found my load for now, 44.0gr N555 with a 142SMK @2733. Shooting small and seems to do well in the wind. The TAC A1 seems to be throated perfectly for this bullet at 2.895. At 130 rounds down the barrel it seems to be settling in now. It also amuses me that most of the people I shoot with have no idea what 260 Remington is

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Hopefully you hit them with the "master race" knowledge...

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HardRockARC said:

The Vision Pro tikka chassis is amazing. The Ace doesn’t even hold a candle to it. But you hit the nail on the head, the Ace feels cheap in comparison because cost was the main focus, not putting out a great product.

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The thing that really makes it cheap feeling is the plastic grip, and to a lesser extend the butt adjustment (which I kind of hate) and the mag well.
The anodizing also feel cheap to the touch vs cerakote, which seems like a stupid comment to make but makes a big difference.

I do think Tikka has done a fairly good job given the constraints they gave themselves.
One of the comments I've had about the T1x ACE was the butt stock was to light that you could never put enough weight into it for CF use, but that same butt stock on the T1x is way too heavy.

If Tikka offered a premium butt section (like MDT SRS-X Elite) as an upgrade, and a heavy steel forend (like the Anschutz 1727 APR) they would have a pretty nice offering.