Ill take this

Ill take if still available

Probably time for another update.

Managed to get some Eley Match down in NZ. Tested 3 different batches, one shot horrible (not accurate and terrible ES) but the other two shot great.
Seeing around 28-32fps ES over 50-100 shots and accuracy is good.

Decided I would try running a suppressor for added weight out front.
I was a bit apprehensive as previous experiences with suppressors in 22lr didn't go great, however I found a locally manufactured suppressor that has been designed to not lockup with fouling (so easy to clean) and with stainless baffles meant it added a reasonable but of weight.

With about 1500 rounds though the suppressor now I think I'm happy to say it's going well. Accuracy doesn't appear to have suffered, and if I clean it every 500 rounds or so I don't get fliers/increased ES (the problem I found previously).
The added weight makes the rifle far better balanced, and the added length seems to make the rifle generally handle better.

I've spent a reasonable bit of time tuning the chassis adjustments, and have to say I'm pretty happy with the chassis.
I've switched around scopes and mounts and ended up in a pretty good spot now.
I can comfortably and quickly shoot my Delta Stryker on 25-30x and not be hunting for a good sight picture, the rifle didn't feel great with a 1.2" (ish) height mount, but with a 1.5" tall mount everything feels great.

I have approximately 3500 rounds through the rifle now and have to say I'm pretty happy in general.
The rifle has has given virtually no feeding or ejection issues, and generally just shoots.
I did find 2 of my older t1x magazines don't play well with the Eley EPS projectile, but my other two (I'm guessing newer mags) work 99% of the time. The issue is the flat nose hits the back of the barrel tenon as the magazine feed lips must be worn out on the older mags, I'm guessing this means non-EPS projectiles were scraping a bit as they went onto the chamber so these older mags might need retiring.
I've bought a new magazine to see how that goes, and so far have had no feeding issues.

I've hot quite a few matches with the rifle now and again am happy with the rifle. I'm yet to podium with the rifle this year but am usually close, if the rifle had a tonne more weight added it may help but usually I ended up messing up a stage and dropping a few to many points, so it's hard to blame the rifle.

My general thoughts about the rifle still stand. I'm not sure it's worth buying vs a standard t1x MTR + chassis of your choice, but at the same time if you did buy the rifle you won't be disadvantage either.
I do think that the CZ457 is generally a better option if you want to build a race gun, but as an out of the box option the T1x ACE is not a bad option.

It still 100% needs a heavier barrel, but more importantly needs the longer forend IMO. Adding a bipod for balance helps a lot but the shorter forend means things are a little cramped. A few more inches of space would both help with getting weight further forward, and with making sure there was plenty of space for a game changer.

I remain annoyed that Tikka cheaper out on the barrel on this model, I should've been able to recommend this rifle to our Swiss friend above, but alas I have to add caveats if I'm to recommend this rifle.

That extra 15% tipped the scales for me. I can burn the 160 in the 6.5x55.

Is this still available?

Edsel said:

What exactly are these Glock videos trying to prove?

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That people are idiots.

What does the Tikka 7mm-08 weigh?

Will you be adding more shirts to the site?

More Wakanda Forever

CK1.0 said:

A lot of what bipod one chooses comes down to feel, not just Swiss-army knife capability IMO. A Harris BRMS is just easy and you’ll never regret having one in your pack.

With a 20+lb gun you don’t have to load them and can just let the gun sit there, and I dig that.

The fancier bipods are made out of better shit and do more tricks, but they all have a little slop/play to them as a consequence, so you’ve got to load them to get rid of it, and IMO for most situations that’s a little harder.

Different tools for different fools lol.

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It’s not hard to take “slop” out. I shoot my ckyepod the same way I do my Harris. People think loading is pushing the rifle and I laugh at people who need wood or some sort of stop to hold their rifle from sliding during “loading”. If you need something to stop it then you are not loading, you are pushing. Loading, which was never even a term when I started shooting matches, is just a very slight lean into the rifle to not have any wobble and something most do without thinking. None of the bipods mentioned will have any issues and a ckyepod is no harder to shoot than a Harris.

Looks Messican. Only thing it should be charged with is the cost of bullet to cull the herd .

Depending on the power range you need, if you can find a Athlon Aeres ETR 3-18, they punch above their price level which is around $550. I have one and a Cronus and can hardly tell the difference.

By court order, if Pardo is released on bond she is prohibited from consuming alcohol or possessing a gun.

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Well, the public need not fear.

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atomic41 said:

Don't worry...the republicans will invent new ways to fuck us over.

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Why go to the trouble, seems to me they're doing a grand fine job of it already.....

beetroot said:

Do you not find you need to extend your PRS height Ckyepod out a lot in this case then?

Other than for bench use I'd have thought the PRS version was on the shorter side of things.

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No not really. I just look at where I will be shooting, angle to target and then see if I need a few more clicks of height or not. Never usually have to extend it fully. It goes higher than the Harris BRM-S which is most in use by people in matches.

ETA some photos of Harris fully extended and Ckyepod PRS fully extended in middle width and narrowest width which is a hair narrower than the Harris. I used a line on the carpet to set both arca at the same point but the width of the ckyepod body makes it look like it’s higher up but it’s not.

Looking for suggestions for a good 15-25kw diesel backup generator. Needs to be capable of unattended startup. Unfortunately propane isn't an option right now.

I've trued Eley Match out to 250meters in Strelok and ended up with .114 RA4.

Matches the PDM in ABQ perfectly

I’ll take the other mdt poly 223 aics mags $25

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I wish I could test out strelok. A lot of guys I talk to like it better and have better results with it.

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I still use Strelok, I like more than ABQ.
Probably just used to it so it's easier for me, but I find ABQ has way to much going on and a bit of a pain to use.

Get a thorough inspection no matter what. It will likely influence the bank. You might get a private appraisal, if the number is helpful,reveal it.