Re: which stock for my Tac Ops
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: stoney15</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for the info guys. Do you have any idea fo the difference in weight between the tango and A3-5? </div></div>
Again, as <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">BigJoe</span></span> suggested, it's best to call Mike Rescigno for numbers. I've also never weighed either, and it's been months since I handled an un-mounted Tango and an un-mounted Kilo (A3-5) side-by-side and I never really paid too much attention to the weight difference between them because I wasn't thinking about it.
The Tango traditionally has a non-adjustable stock and is configured with what I'd describe as a light varmint contour barrel 18.5-20" in length, while the Kilo (A3-5) only comes in an adjustable-cheekpiece and is typically configured with a heavier barrel contour in the same length, but sometimes slightly longer (19.5-21.5" to <span style="font-style: italic">end of rifled bore</span>). "Sniper fill" is standard in all Tac Ops rifles. <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">To me</span></span>, there is a very noticable weight differential between a Tango and a Kilo, but I also picked-up my scoped X-Ray 51 and guessed the actual weight to within 4 ozs.
For comparison, a Kilo will be a little lighter than an X-Ray with an otherwise identically-configured barrelled action and bottom metal combination. My X-Ray 51 has the KMW ACH (Adjustable Cheekpiece Hardware) and configured with [34mm] Mark 4 High Rings (Leupold P/N #59320), 40 MOA Tac Ops Two-Piece Base, PMII 5-25X[56mm] with 2" USO ARD, F & R BC Flip Opens, and the little ACCU-SHOT BT28 Picatinny Rail that rides in the Anschutz Rail's slot and mates with the bipod's QD mount, weighs 16.0 lbs. (no bipod or Stock Pack).
If I attach a Larue LT706 + Harris BRM-S (6-9" Notched Swivel) to the BT28 the weight increases to 16.8 lbs. If I also attach a Tac Ops Stock Pack with a pair of Red Tac Gear LT Tool Packs loaded with a cut down 1/2" wrench and TorX T15 for the rings, hex wrenches for the bottom metal, BT28, PMII Turret, Larue tension-adjustment wrench, Lens Pen, and ear plugs the weight increases to 17.4 lbs <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">without ammo in the eight [8] ammo loops.</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">My X-Ray 51 is 16.8 lbs. as shown (16.0 lbs. without bipod):</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">My X-Ray 51 is 17.4 lbs. as shown (A bunch of tools + Lens Pen and ear plugs BUT NO AMMO IN LOOPS):</span></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold">NOTE:</span> Leupold 34mm Mark 4 High Rings (Leupold P/N #59320) are 1.06" and weigh exactly 9.9 oz. coated in Green-T & Black-T. Seekins 34mm High Rings (.970") weigh exactly 4.9 oz. coated in Green-T & Black-T (i.e. 5 oz. less, or half of the weight of Mark 4s'.
Hope this helps.
Keith