Thoughts on the Aero Precision SOLUS ?
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hopefully nothing is wrong with them. I grabbed a new one from midway late last yr and Im about to spin a 308 shouldered prefit onto it within the next week or so.
Shooting sub 1/2 moa with 5 round groups - and its not even fully broken in yet, and this rifle could def do better with someone that actually knew how to shoot.
I put a 6br tube on my solus, it's extremely accurate. Feeds great from gray ops dasher and gt mags, not so well from ai aw/hrd kits.
Call possum hollow. He will make you whatever you need. I just had him make me a bore guide for a solus 450 bushmaster that I put together.
I use the adjustable ones. Couldn't find one that was made for the Solus, but I wish somebody would... Would only need to make 3 universal sizes of tips to fit inside the chambers with o-rings (.223/6ARC, CM/.308 Win, and magnum sizes).
For now I'm just using these... Not overly expensive, and they actually work pretty well, if you keep them tight against the chamber, and against the bolt handle stop so it doesn't leak. I bought one of the 7mm and one of the .30 cal sizes.
Dewey Adjustable Bore Saver 13 Fits 24 Cal to 7mm
Adjust to your make and model of bolt action rifle. Just select the proper caliber, remove your bolt and adjust to fit your action. The rod is guided...www.midwayusa.com
I use the same on mine and it's works really well. I have an all metal one for my AR, they basically work the same.
The action itself has very little to do with the accuracy or precision of the platform. Accuracy lies in the barrel, the chamber and the crown.
All else being equal (stock/chassis, trigger) If you take a factory savage barrel and put it on your Solus action, it will shoot no better than it did on the savage action.
The Solus action, when available, seems an excellent choice for the "budget" semi-custom rifle.
I looked at their website yesterday evening, they had a grand total of zero actions, of any flavor, in stock. They may be available from other sources.
I have an origin action that I am quite pleased with, I would be inclined to by another if availability is a concern.
I hope Aero unfucks themselves. I'd rather have more options than fewer.
All else being equal (stock/chassis, trigger) If you take a factory savage barrel and put it on your Solus action, it will shoot no better than it did on the savage action.
The Solus action, when available, seems an excellent choice for the "budget" semi-custom rifle.
I looked at their website yesterday evening, they had a grand total of zero actions, of any flavor, in stock. They may be available from other sources.
I have an origin action that I am quite pleased with, I would be inclined to by another if availability is a concern.
I hope Aero unfucks themselves. I'd rather have more options than fewer.
I found that with a little silicon grease behind the bolt my aero Solus action runs like those high end "one finger" actions. Like shit through a goose.
I replace it every two or three range trips.
I replace it every two or three range trips.
I ordered a 308 barrel from them during their Memorial Day sale last Friday. Received tracking info the same day. Fed Ex shows that it will be delivered Friday.
To be fair, I knew ahead of time that it may or may not actually be in stock. I bought a barreled action from them after Black Friday that took a few months to show up. I don't care of it shows up this Friday or in December. I was actually kind of surprised that it shipped so fast. I just bought it because it was $300, and I don't have a 308 barrel for any of my Rem 700 footprint actions.
Any tips on getting 223 AICS mags to run smoothly in the Solus action in a Solus chassis? NSS Criterion barrel, adjustable mag latch on the chassis adjusted as low as possible; I “trimmed” a little off an MDT Poly magazine catch tab & it feeds now, but after I seat the mag I need to pull down on it to make sure it it sits low against the mag latch on the chassis. Wondering if a metal mag will fit/feed better but can’t find any discussions related to the issue I’m having?
Barrel arrived a day early, and I slapped it on my Origin last night. This weekend we’ll find out if it shoots or not.
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My MDT steel AICS .223 mags run perfectly, in my .300 BLK Solus in the Aero chassis…
Anybody else really hoping Aero comes through with a bolt head for the ARC family of cartridges??
Prob same release date as their folder.
Agree....and the fact the Solus can use Origin prefits is a plus as well!
Yes, I run one in a McMillan Game Warder, and it works great. I got the 700 Clone/Universal inletting. It will NOT work with a standard 700 inlet due to the angle of the bolt, the ejection port is longer on the Solus, and the Solus has a bolt release on the side of the action, that is NOT on a factory R700 rifle. Also, McMillan does offer Aero Solus inletting specifically, but it's still just the 700 Clone/Universal inlet for the most part.
