300 WM PH-1 is waiting for me at Cabelas now. Unfortunately wont be home for 3 weeks to pick it up!
Excited to give her a run.
Excited to give her a run.
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Just purchased the original style Havak in the pro hunter stock from Cabela’s.
Bolt ran relatively smooth, a few hundred cycles and it was really nice. The fit and finish was good, and the entire package is light.
I really detest this stock’s low cheek position though. It’s almost impossible to imagine holding properly with this thing.
I’ve read every response here and it seems that there’s no chassis this thing fits into without significant modifications, eh?
Bolt ran relatively smooth, a few hundred cycles and it was really nice. The fit and finish was good, and the entire package is light.
I really detest this stock’s low cheek position though. It’s almost impossible to imagine holding properly with this thing.
I’ve read every response here and it seems that there’s no chassis this thing fits into without significant modifications, eh?
I believe your best bet is adding a stock pack or getting the stock modified for an adjust cheek piece. There is somewhere here on the Hide that had that done to his Havak. Looked good too.
Also may start calling this rifle Linda Lovelace ?
The throat is so deep 168 SMK give me a 2.991 hitting lands ?
The throat is so deep 168 SMK give me a 2.991 hitting lands ?
Mammoth, why would you have to bed the stock again if you added an adjustable cheek piece? The rifle already comes bedded from Seekins.
If this is the rile you guys are talking about it's mine. All I did was send the stock to Stock Doc and have him do his adj. cheek piece job on it. Got the stock back, dropped my barreled action back in, and went shooting.
Looks so awesome.Mammoth, why would you have to bed the stock again if you added an adjustable cheek piece? The rifle already comes bedded from Seekins.
If this is the rile you guys are talking about it's mine. All I did was send the stock to Stock Doc and have him do his adj. cheek piece job on it. Got the stock back, dropped my barreled action back in, and went shooting.
I just assumed once they were separated I’d have to do it over again for it to be right?
Nope. Once a rifle stock and action are bedded it's like a chassis. Just bolt it back in and torque to spec.
What did stock doc charge for that? If I remember right it adds about a pound?
verdug, $225 including return shipping if I remember correctly. Not sure what it added to the weight of the stock.
Wait..... You talking new Red Dawn or the OG?
I addition for the original part that Patrick Swayze played but I lost out because I put Baby in the corner.
I addition for the original part that Patrick Swayze played but I lost out because I put Baby in the corner.
Shipping confirmation received today for a 6.5 PRC PH 1 ordered on 2/16/18.
Took my 6.5 Havak out today for some 300 yard shooting. Gun is completely stock with an older Leopold scope that I had laying around.
The stock is way too low for me to shoot prone. I made a jury rigged cheekpiece out of a rag, 100mph tape and moleskin. That helped a lot.
Shot a few groups at 300 with the Hornady American Gunner ammo. This gun seems to like that stuff pretty well.
This is not the normal group by any means but certainly shows what the rifle is capable of.
The stock is way too low for me to shoot prone. I made a jury rigged cheekpiece out of a rag, 100mph tape and moleskin. That helped a lot.
Shot a few groups at 300 with the Hornady American Gunner ammo. This gun seems to like that stuff pretty well.
This is not the normal group by any means but certainly shows what the rifle is capable of.
I emailed KGR about a bravo stock fitting the Seekins to see if they had any new updates.
Hi,
We have a slightly modified backbone coming which has a chamfered cutout for the recoil lug. This should allow for better fitment on some receivers with a built in recoil lug. However, this is not specifically designed for the Seekins action so I can’t guarantee it will fit.
Thank you,
They said they expect the backbone to be available in about a month.
Am I crazy for wanting to switch out the McMillan Game Warden for KRG? The lenth of pull just feels short for me on the Game Warden.
Hi,
We have a slightly modified backbone coming which has a chamfered cutout for the recoil lug. This should allow for better fitment on some receivers with a built in recoil lug. However, this is not specifically designed for the Seekins action so I can’t guarantee it will fit.
Thank you,
They said they expect the backbone to be available in about a month.
Am I crazy for wanting to switch out the McMillan Game Warden for KRG? The lenth of pull just feels short for me on the Game Warden.
I jut placed my havak order and I already have my bravo in hand. We will see how it fits. I already have a defiance action with intergrated lug, maybe I’ll check figment with it
Well after one stock didn't work and my trials and tribulations with the second stock (AG Composites Carbon Fiber) and the fact that the Havak is slightly different than the standard Rem 700 profile, I finally got everything worked out and completed.
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Wow! That looks great. What stock is that?
Thank you! It's made by AG Composites for Stocky's. It's called the STS. I had to make some minor modifications so the action would fit, such as the bolt release and I widened the ejection port. I also did the cut out in the cheek piece. All of that was fairly easy.
Appreciate for the constant updates. I just placed my order so we’ll see how much modifications I’ll need to do to the bravo stock
What color cerakote is that?
Nope, I love my Bravo. #KRGAllTheThings
What does PRC mean? Are you suggesting that people are buying the Havak then unloading their other rifles?
Precision Rifle Cartridge.
Ah. It's a new 6.5mm loading. Interesting, never heard of it before.
I have a 40% off coupon for $250 to seekins if anyone is interested.
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I had a guy give me a 30% and most 40% coupons got for around 100 to 125 in the accessories section. Just for SA.
Same here just placed an order on a .300wm Saturday and currently use Hornady 165 SF ammo but has anyone heard about the wait time on receiving the rifles?
4-6 months.
We have 5 of the VX-3i LRP 6.5-20x50mm (30mm) Side Focus MIL FFP scopes for our university precision shooting club. I have mounted up three of them on RPR's and a weatherby. Another member shot a club match with one of them. The glass is very clear. Clicks feel nice and tactile on the elevation but were a little soft on the windage. The zero stop is interesting and pretty simple. In my limited testing the one scope tracked alright but I need to go confirm that with more testing. I like they include a cat tail for the magnification ring. The TMR reticle is workable but not my favorite as I have grown fond of reticles that have .2mil hashes in it, but this one can get the job done. The one point I am not fond of is the parallax. It is just marked with a series of increasing circles which have no physical significance to me. I would like to know what yardage the parallax is at. I haven't found the parallax to be very forgiving either. At the top end of the magnification, the image gets a little bit darker and the edges are a little blurry, like a lot of other optics in the price range exhibit at high magnification. Overall it is not a bad optic. There are others in the price range that I personally think do things a little better.
If I was purely hunting with my havak I could live with the Loopy for a low weight setup and good glass. It could get me a start into competition, but I would be looking to upgrade it at some point.
I think the big question is, what is your criteria in an optic and what will you be using it for? Might be worth starting a help/recommendation thread over on the optics section.
Crap I hope it’s closer to 4 than 6!
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when I placed my order late last month, they guy on the phone said it was around 3 months. I ordered rings with my havak order, and my rings already arrived
Hmmm Since you mentioned it I think I’ll order my rings and brake Tomorrow and let the impatience set in.
I ordered mine last week--looking forward to getting it.
That’s good to know. Appreciate the update
Thanks....Dang looks like I’ll be sweating it out as 4 mos is 4 days before Ga. Deer season starts ?
All I can say is don’t expect the customer service guys to be any help with ideas on how much longer it may be. I called 6/19 to check on it. Was told they didn’t have any idea and it wasn’t on the upcoming build list so they couldn’t help me. 6/21 it shipped. So pretty much they didn’t check on anything, just gave me an answer to get me off the phone.
I ordered a Havak and an NXR Feb. 19. Had the NXR in hand 3 weeks later, still waiting for the Havak...
Just ordered my havak, they said 4 months is the current lead time. And so the wait begins.
I have a Havak in a 6.5 PRC. I am very pleased with it. Sub ½ MOA with both the 143 ELDX ammo and the 147 ELD-M ammo. Action has gotten considerably smoother with minimal use. I think it is a tremendous value. I have far more expensive custom guns. Makes me question their value a little.
Thanks for the heads up, and that tends to go hand in hand the hired mouths are just for yapping and if you don’t get lucky with a real talking head then that’s what you get.
dworrel, I have a brand new Havak 6.5 PRC i have been trying to sell since we didn't draw any sheep tags (needed a lightweight rifle) and now your making me rethink selling it. Can you tell me the velocities you were getting with both the ammos? And what did you use for a brake (or a can)?
Thank you
That’s good news you’re a month ahead of me...What caliber did you order Btw
6.5 CM
This gives me hope that I won’t have to wait the full 4 months.
