16-18 inch shorty rifles

[DEWD_STUFF]

Barrel is an 18” Rock Creek blank done up by PVA. Had this Bighorn TL3 for about 5 years now. It’s sat in a few stock/chassis, worn a few scopes, and shot a couple barrels by now. Moved to Texas a year ago and got my first whitetail with it. In couple weeks I hope to have a Colorado Mulie buck and Cow elk added to the list for this particular barrel. Currently have tuned Sierra 130 TGK Gamechangers to reliably give me just over 1/4” groups going 2720FPS with very low ES/SD. All in all my circle of people and I are on the shorty band wagon!

 

[TacticalPlinker]

Barrel is an 18” Rock Creek blank done up by PVA. Had this Bighorn TL3 for about 5 years now. It’s sat in a few stock/chassis, worn a few scopes, and shot a couple barrels by now. Moved to Texas a year ago and got my first whitetail with it. In couple weeks I hope to have a Colorado Mulie buck and Cow elk added to the list for this particular barrel. Currently have tuned Sierra 130 TGK Gamechangers to reliably give me just over 1/4” groups going 2720FPS with very low ES/SD. All in all my circle of people and I are on the shorty band wagon!

Nice build. How much does this weigh as shown ?

 

[DEWD_STUFF]

Nice build. How much does this weigh as shown ?

It is 12.8 pounds

 

[evilsvt]

Moved my 16” 6.5x47 into a folding HNT26

 

[SCGunner84]

Moved my 16” 6.5x47 into a folding HNT26View attachment 7982419

How do you like that iray bolt?

 

[evilsvt]

How do you like that iray bolt?

It’s been one of my favorite thermals I’ve had to date. Image quality is better than the RH50 and survived on my 300PRC for 3 months. Only thing I don’t like is the mushy micro switch on the knob.

 

[HOOFER]

rem 700 308. 16” Proof. McMillan surefire. Nightforce.

 

[81STFACP]

Remington VSSF cut down to 16-1/2, Surefire legacy FA762SS, NXS 5.5-22X56 NPR2. LC 18 LR M118 still running close to 2500.

 

[5RWill]

Remington VSSF cut down to 16-1/2, Surefire legacy FA762SS, NXS 5.5-22X56 NPR2. LC 18 LR M118 still running close to 2500.

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Really love the 762ss

 

[81STFACP]

Really love the 762ss

It's an old one, still good. I use it in my M1A hunting rig.as well.

 

[5RWill]

It's an old one, still good. I use it in my M1A hunting rig.as well.

Yeah i got mine last year for some clone builds and really like it. Saw griffin just come out a new OTB can i wish it was still a more common design

 

[JJ3]

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KRG Bravo cerakoted by primal finish
Big horn origin
16.25 Krieger .308 win

How does that barrel shoot? Considering ordering a 16” 308 myself

 

[lou400a]

Put the 16” 6.5 PRC into UPR stock. Good results with 124gr Hammer Hunters

 

[Baron85]

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Put the 16” 6.5 PRC into UPR stock. Good results with 124gr Hammer Hunters

What is your velocity and how was the damage with the HH?

 

[lou400a]

What is your velocity and how was the damage with the HH?

I’ll have to check my notes, but around 2,830.
So far I’ve only shot five deer with it. Three neck shots, one heart and this one double lung. All pass through no bullet recovered. Heart shot buck mule kicked and ran forty yards, great blood trail.
Pictured buck, bullet went between ribs took the lungs out. Ran thirty yards and crashed into a tree and piled. Inch and a half exit, great blood trail.
All shot between 70-120 yards. I’ll try to bust a shoulder next time

 

[Baron85]

Did you loose much meat to bullet damage and blood shot. I was running 147 eldms in my prc but the damage was way too much. I have a load worked up for the HH’s but didn’t pull a tag this year to test them

 

[CMP70306]

Did you loose much meat to bullet damage and blood shot. I was running 147 eldms in my prc but the damage was way too much. I have a load worked up for the HH’s but didn’t pull a tag this year to test them

The only one that I lost a bunch of meat using the 124 HH was a front chest shot that exited through the right shoulder bone. We probably could have saved some but after hunting all day then skinning 5 or 6 other deer and a 475# bear we were just like fuck it and tossed the shoulder.

 

[Jigstick]

Just completed my build. This will be my primary hunting rifle.
Only weighs 8.1 lbs full dressed with scope, rails etc.
porksword chassis, carbon 6 17 inch barrel in 7 Saum.
Salmon river solutions Ti brake and bolt knob.
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What chassis is that

 

[spife7980]

What chassis is that

Pork Sword Chassis - Black Collar Arms

Available on backorder. Please read and accept Lead Time Acknowledgment in configurator before ordering. Our modular chassis system for Remington 700 footprint actions is highly configurable for rifle and pistol builds. Strong yet light, our chassis is perfect for anything from hunting to law...

blackcollararms.com

 

[ktmkaratechips]

Pork Sword Chassis - Black Collar Arms

Available on backorder. Please read and accept Lead Time Acknowledgment in configurator before ordering. Our modular chassis system for Remington 700 footprint actions is highly configurable for rifle and pistol builds. Strong yet light, our chassis is perfect for anything from hunting to law...

blackcollararms.com

I checked out the site but couldn’t find what material the chassis is, any insider info on that? Looks awesome and I do love me a folder…

 

[TheOfficeT-Rex]

 

[mark5pt56]

Did they mean, AICS double stack, single feed? or the old actual single stack "AE" style?

 

[Nbleak21]

Long time lurker in this thread… In fact, it’s what has inspired me to do my first Bolt Action build, and I’ve just finished test-fitting so I figured I’d post it up!

-Trued Remington R700 SA, standard bolt face
-Timney Elite Hunter Trigger
-Badger Ordnance Maximized Recoil lug (Req’d grinding to fit chassis, was ~0.120” too long)
-Faxon 16” 8.6 BLK Barrel
-MDT ACC XL chassis w/ folding stock
-Primary Arms 1-6x scope & rings

So… What’s the purpose of this “odd” rig? Because I’ve got factory bolt action rifles in cals ranging from 17 HMR to 338 Lapua, so… Why not?

If I like the round well enough, it will definitely be going in a lighter chassis. This thing is heavy! I suspect a pork sword or other minimalist chassis is in this barreled action’s future!

 

[ktmkaratechips]

Long time lurker in this thread… In fact, it’s what has inspired me to do my first Bolt Action build, and I’ve just finished test-fitting so I figured I’d post it up!

-Trued Remington R700 SA, standard bolt face
-Timney Elite Hunter Trigger
-Badger Ordnance Maximized Recoil lug (Req’d grinding to fit chassis, was ~0.120” too long)
-Faxon 16” 8.6 BLK Barrel
-MDT ACC XL chassis w/ folding stock
-Primary Arms 1-6x scope & rings

So… What’s the purpose of this “odd” rig? Because I’ve got factory bolt action rifles in cals ranging from 17 HMR to 338 Lapua, so… Why not?

If I like the round well enough, it will definitely be going in a lighter chassis. This thing is heavy! I suspect a pork sword or other minimalist chassis is in this barreled action’s future!

Idk why but I always see a mullet when I see a scope with little or no objective bell! Sick looking build though! Got my 18” 6 creed barrel ordered!

 

[bllistc]

Swapped to a 18” light Palma barrel from a 26” m24. I like it a lot better now.

 

[BoltActionBrotherhood]

Long time lurker in this thread… In fact, it’s what has inspired me to do my first Bolt Action build, and I’ve just finished test-fitting so I figured I’d post it up!

-Trued Remington R700 SA, standard bolt face
-Timney Elite Hunter Trigger
-Badger Ordnance Maximized Recoil lug (Req’d grinding to fit chassis, was ~0.120” too long)
-Faxon 16” 8.6 BLK Barrel
-MDT ACC XL chassis w/ folding stock
-Primary Arms 1-6x scope & rings

So… What’s the purpose of this “odd” rig? Because I’ve got factory bolt action rifles in cals ranging from 17 HMR to 338 Lapua, so… Why not?

If I like the round well enough, it will definitely be going in a lighter chassis. This thing is heavy! I suspect a pork sword or other minimalist chassis is in this barreled action’s future!

How much does it weigh? Looks nice.

 

[5RWill]

Norma 175gr match is looking good. About to chrono and off to the woods this afternoon.

 

[81STFACP]

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Put the 16” 6.5 PRC into UPR stock. Good results with 124gr Hammer Hunters

Care to share load with 124 Hammers. Got a box of 100 I need to put to use in my FA762SS suppressed 16-1/2 bolt gun.

 

[5RWill]

2 days of use with the XM3 and apparently trying my damnedest to see how durable it is. Chipped my can got a huge scratch on it, broke an aadland cap, and covered the gun in buckshot lol. But one less bean eater

 

[banshee sws]

Remington 700 in 308

 

[D̷e̷v̷i̷l̷D̷o̷c̷A̷Z̷]

2 days of use with the XM3 and apparently trying my damnedest to see how durable it is. Chipped my can got a huge scratch on it, broke an aadland cap, and covered the gun in buckshot lol. But one less bean eater
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So you shot at your rifle?

 

[Infidel4life11]

2 days of use with the XM3 and apparently trying my damnedest to see how durable it is. Chipped my can got a huge scratch on it, broke an aadland cap, and covered the gun in buckshot lol. But one less bean eater
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Marines everywhere are grunting with pride while finishing a box of green crayons

 

[Defender32]

Bighorn Origin, 6.5 creed PVA MTU Rockcreek barrel @ 17". total weight in the 14 lb ish mark best of my memory. Suppressor is 9" long and almost 2.5 lb. Original barrel was a 24" finished length that I just didn't use much due to length. Local guy chopped it. It is way handier now!!!

 

[2c1fr]

I love this thread I’m going to have to get something chopped here before long!

 

[CMP70306]

Got mine all set up for deer hunting here in PA. Archimedes SA, HNT26 Chassis, 18” 6.5 PRC running 109 Hammer’s at 3275 fps, topped with a Gen 3 1-10x and a Nomad Ti. Total weight comes in at 9.5 pounds without the bipod.

 

[lou400a]

What is your velocity and how was the damage with the HH?

 

[Longrangeprecision762]

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I recognize that Manners GAT stock. It looks a little different now days

 

[Tex68w]

New blind/stand rifle. Bergara Wilderness Ridge SP 18" 308. Vortex Razor HD LHT 3-15x50 in Talley Modern Sporting Rings 30mm Medium on a Talley Picatinny rail and a TBAC Ultra 7 Gen2 CB. It comes in at 8lbs 9oz with the glass, TBAC CB brake and no ammo and 9lbs 1oz with the can.

I plan to run it as is for the rest of this season and see what I think. I am considering a different stock with a detachable AICS mag setup and possibly sending the bolt off for fluting. Hopefully the Vortex doesn't let me down.

 

[ramblr72]

New blind/stand rifle. Bergara Wilderness Ridge SP 18" 308. Vortex Razor HD LHT 3-15x50 in Talley Modern Sporting Rings 30mm Medium on a Talley Picatinny rail and a TBAC Ultra 7 Gen2 CB. It comes in at 8lbs 9oz with the glass, TBAC CB brake and no ammo and 9lbs 1oz with the can.

I plan to run it as is for the rest of this season and see what I think. I am considering a different stock with a detachable AICS mag setup and possibly sending the bolt off for fluting. Hopefully the Vortex doesn't let me down.

I will be following. I was just looking at this exact rifle for the exact same purpose. I have an Ultra7 and an extra Razor HD LHT 1.5-8 that needs a home and it seems like a perfect setup for treestands.

 

[Infidel4life11]

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I recognize that Manners GAT stock. It looks a little different now days

I knew that was going to a good home and I was not let down!

 

[Longrangeprecision762]

I knew that was going to a good home and I was not let down!

Thank you again my friend. It is greatly appreciated by the kiddos and myself. I think it fits the little .22 trainer perfectly. My five year old already claimed it as his rifle

 

[Longrangeprecision762]

16" .223
1:7 twist Lilja barrel
AICS Legacy chassis
With 77 grain SMK and ARComp it does quite well.
Steel with the quarter was at 400 yards.

 

[southerngolfer]

Hunting rig. Had my old 6.5 creed barrel laying around, got it cut down to 18”, and spun her back on. Still a little heavy but does the job

 

[kswaterfowl]

Got the budget 6 creed slapped together finally. We will see how well she shoots sometime this week.
Tikka t3x lefty
18" rvc prefit barrel
Krg bravo modified with a die grinder and file
Burris xtr III 3.3-18x50 illuminated
Arc m-brace rings
Yhm resonator( put my harvester on instead)

Rounds 4-8 with factory 87gr vmax

 

[Tex68w]

 

[Wrangler13]

6.5PRC 16.5”

 

[Baron85]

6.5PRC 16.5”
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What load and velocity are you getting with that setup? Looks sweet!

 

[Shrubjr]

6.5PRC 16.5”
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That rig is the hotness!!!

 

[Wrangler13]

Haven’t put the magneto to it yet. Shooting a 124 hammer hunter with 57grn h1000 guessing it’s only around 2700-2750.
Pre Bob defiance anti-x
Bart 2b
Manners UC
SAS barricade

 

[lou400a]

Haven’t put the magneto to it yet. Shooting a 124 hammer hunter with 57grn h1000 guessing it’s only around 2700-2750.
Pre Bob defiance anti-x
Bart 2b
Manners UC
SAS barricade

Try H4831SC, lot better velocity than H1000. That’s what I use in my 16.5” w/124hh