So I got a deal off the ox and just got a bartlein 308. Man that profile is smaller. Can’t wait to install it. Will be my new deer gun
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I saw a 22" 6.5 sold on their, sucks, I want one of the 22" Tooley barels.
I emailed Proof yesterday asking when they would start shipping, got a reply back that they are already in production. Contacted Bugholes and was able to order one in 22cm.
Interesting. I’ve also seen on proofs website they don’t do 22” 6CM so I’m out.
I just picked up a "used" (50rds) 22 inch 6.5C B/T off arfcom for $400 
Going to have it cut to 17 inches then dimpled...
Going to have it cut to 17 inches then dimpled...
I just picked up a "used" (50rds) 22 inch 6.5C B/T off arfcom for $400
Going to have it cut to 17 inches then dimpled...
If you guys see one out there PM me the info please.
The dimples look sooo good lol
They are listing a 22” 6cm now
After holding a 16” fix, i am having a hard time sleeping. Gotta make some room and start looking for a used fix. A 20” 6.5 proof barrel will be my end result. Missed a couple local ones but thats ok, i have time. There are a couple drawbacks to the rifle that i wish didn’t exist, but the only one that really bothers me is the mag issue. I do have industrial grade hook/loop in my shop, so maybe tgats the fix to the fix.
As far as kb’s attitude turning certain guys away, if you dealt with morons on a regular basis, tired of the same old questions asked over and over again, you might have some attitude as well. Hopefully when i toss one in my safe, itll have product support and shit ironed out, although it looks like it has.
Wish i known about this rifle in 17’, but i guess i live under a rock.
As far as kb’s attitude turning certain guys away, if you dealt with morons on a regular basis, tired of the same old questions asked over and over again, you might have some attitude as well. Hopefully when i toss one in my safe, itll have product support and shit ironed out, although it looks like it has.
Wish i known about this rifle in 17’, but i guess i live under a rock.
There are a few for sale on ARFCOM and two that I am aware of local to me all on the used market and all in 6.5CM, I think I've only seen one 308 on the used market around here.
If you guys are interested my LGS has some 308s and are supposed to have couple of 20" Bartlein 6.5 barrels by the end of the week. I don't know what they cost bc I have one already but they're having a "moving sale" where everything is supposedly discounted.
I got bored and impatient waiting on q to deliver a ball knob bolt handle. 7/8" is the perfect size. It's just a delrin ball that I drilled a 15/32 hole about halfway through. It actually fits very snug just as a press fit. Cycling and dry firing with snap caps it feels pretty nice. I may epoxy it and dye it if it works out.
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Heading to Q next Friday to build my Fix. Trying to decide which barrel to go with. Currently have slotted for 16" 6.5CM, but they have said that I can choose any barrel available once I arrive. I know the 16" 6.5CM is a brand new offering from Q, but wondering if anyone has any insight to either talk me into or out of this choice. I mainly will use this for hunting, and moderate long range shooting (sub-1000yds). And this will be run with a Dead Air Sandman-S. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Nice work. As a fellow MacGyver shooter, I applaud you.
Also, you may have given the parent company a new product idea. They can call that the Q-ball.
I can't unsee a cue ball now. Thanks
I’d pick the 6.5. I don’t know that they’ll have any other contours, but the 22” creedmoor was too heavy and kinda misses the point of the gun imo. That’s what mine was, and I chopped it to 16 recently. I like it much better.
Most def. I’ll try to pos pic of the two barrels next to each other
Has anyone here used their Fix for actual hunting or heavy field use. I'm just curious as to how it functions in the dust, dirt, mud, snow, rain etc. Mine hasn't seen anything other than bench use in preparing for the upcoming seasons, and now that I have some comfort level in the guns ability to shoot, i just was wondering about the reliability in real world situations. I have short barreled 6.5CMs and really like the compactness and lighter weight of them. I was lugging a DT Covert and some heavier customs around for last many years so I'm cutting a bunch of weight so these won't be as forgiving with the heart pumping and lungs chugging. I will be testing them out on a few hunts this fall and can report back, but would appreciate any comments/insight prior to hitting the field.
The upcoming hunts that this will be used on will be in western ranch country on up into the mountains:
Antelope - Very dusty conditions, Mud
Deer - Dust, Rain, Mud, Snow all likely on the same hunt
Cougar - Freezing Rain, Snow, I will probably fall on it a couple times coming up or down the mountains
Bear (spring) - Dust, Rain, Mud
Thanks.
The upcoming hunts that this will be used on will be in western ranch country on up into the mountains:
Antelope - Very dusty conditions, Mud
Deer - Dust, Rain, Mud, Snow all likely on the same hunt
Cougar - Freezing Rain, Snow, I will probably fall on it a couple times coming up or down the mountains
Bear (spring) - Dust, Rain, Mud
Thanks.
Hunted in rain / snow / mud... doesn't get as dusty around here. This has been hunting around KY/OH/IN and TX, not some hardcore sheep hunt.
Only mechanical issues I had were (very) early on, with my 6.5CM and light strikes (factory Hornady ammo). Nothing w/ my 308 barrel since then, and mine isn't sensitive to magazine movement affecting feeding. I've never shot this gun without a suppressor on it.
Did have a problem with the super sharp picatinny top rail shredding the absolute shit out of my hands, and everything being cold to the touch which was hard on digit dexterity. I swapped out for a short rail which solved the sharpness problem, and just wear gloves and suck it up for the coldness problem.
I personally think hunting with a 16" braked centerfire would suck tremendously, and would hard pass on that notion from the start.
Only mechanical issues I had were (very) early on, with my 6.5CM and light strikes (factory Hornady ammo). Nothing w/ my 308 barrel since then, and mine isn't sensitive to magazine movement affecting feeding. I've never shot this gun without a suppressor on it.
Did have a problem with the super sharp picatinny top rail shredding the absolute shit out of my hands, and everything being cold to the touch which was hard on digit dexterity. I swapped out for a short rail which solved the sharpness problem, and just wear gloves and suck it up for the coldness problem.
I personally think hunting with a 16" braked centerfire would suck tremendously, and would hard pass on that notion from the start.
I hunted with my 308 exclusively last season and I did have one FTF when I was shooting at a bunch of hogs but, I think that was caused by me and not the anything with the gun. I pulled the rifle off of my shoulder as I was cycling it and I think the bullet just flopped around in the receiver, I was using Federal non typical 150gr. We have a bunch of brush, blackberry thickets a little dirt and dust were I hunt; hell I was hunting in jeans and a t-shirt on new years day here. I would set it down in the dirt or wherever and it would get slid through it all picking it back with no issues. So for 3 out of the 4 months of deer season I just that one issue and I hunted almost every weekend.
I am going to be taking it to hog in Texas and it can get pretty nasty down there with the mud and dirt while hunting so we will see.
I've hunted with my 6.5 a ton, from pouring down rain and snow in Alaska to super dry and dusty in eastern Oregon. The rifle performs very well, and with the 18" Proof barrel, packs super nicely.
The only issue I've seen is the occasional light primer strike and failure to fire, which has happened on a couple coyote stands. In every case this has been from the bolt creeping up slightly. After chambering a round and prior to firing, I've definitely noticed the bolt to be almost excessively light and sometimes tends to creep up. This is something I haven't seen talked about on this forum, so I'm curious if I'm the only one to experience it. I have one of the earlier models that might have the heavy bolt lift issue, just have never got around to sending it in. The bolt is definitely heavy after firing, (usually requires my right thumb to be braced around the top of the bolt to lift it) but prior to firing the bolt is very light as mentioned earlier, so it's just something I've come to check subconsciously on hunts.
The only issue I've seen is the occasional light primer strike and failure to fire, which has happened on a couple coyote stands. In every case this has been from the bolt creeping up slightly. After chambering a round and prior to firing, I've definitely noticed the bolt to be almost excessively light and sometimes tends to creep up. This is something I haven't seen talked about on this forum, so I'm curious if I'm the only one to experience it. I have one of the earlier models that might have the heavy bolt lift issue, just have never got around to sending it in. The bolt is definitely heavy after firing, (usually requires my right thumb to be braced around the top of the bolt to lift it) but prior to firing the bolt is very light as mentioned earlier, so it's just something I've come to check subconsciously on hunts.
To give you an idea of how it holds up in the mountains, I had it strapped to the side of my pack on a sheep hunt and it took countless falls, drops, bumps, etc.. and held up just fine. Could be a better testament to the scope and mount for holding the zero through all the abuse.
I found a Fix in 6.5 creedmor - it should be here this week.
@tinytigers That's an interesting observation about the light strike issue really just being caused by the bolt handle moving upwards. My rifle is also a really early serial number with the heavy bolt throw.
Wouldn't mind experimenting with that this weekend. Can you reproduce the light strikes on demand by positioning the bolt handle slightly up?
Wouldn't mind experimenting with that this weekend. Can you reproduce the light strikes on demand by positioning the bolt handle slightly up?
Yea just move the bolt up a bit.
Probably true of the majority of bolt actions when you think about it.
Yup, but I’ve never seen a bolt creep up so easily. May need to send it in.
Thanks for the responses on using this for hunting. I haven’t shot these unsuppressed yet but I’d agree with a brake and a short barrel that would not be desirable.
Well, do you like hearing? If not, then by all means rock it without ear pro, but i suggest some amplified muffs and brakes be damned. Can hear the critters sneaking up too.
Just got back from the range shooting my 16" .308 Fix for the first time and getting it dialed in at 100 yards. I'm newer to this style of shooting and was getting 3/4 MOA groups easily. I don't know what people are talking about when they say the gun recoils too hard?
I had no issues with it at all. I freaking love this rifle!
I had no issues with it at all. I freaking love this rifle!
I hunted this past fall with it (unsuccessfully) and I will second the notion that the short rail really improves the feel (I am sure you could just put a pic rail cover on the section you grip with the full length rail though), and I will also agree that it gets cold AF and so I handle it with gloves. That's probably really obvious for a mostly-metal gun - I've just only hunted with wood or synthetic stocked rifles before.
I also really love the balance of the rifle with the 16" .308 barrel, so much so that I haven't bothered to reinstall the 22" 6.5 barrel. I will eventually sell or have the 6.5 barrel cut down because that's the caliber I actually prefer to be shooting right now.
I also really love the balance of the rifle with the 16" .308 barrel, so much so that I haven't bothered to reinstall the 22" 6.5 barrel. I will eventually sell or have the 6.5 barrel cut down because that's the caliber I actually prefer to be shooting right now.
This makes me giggle, so I thought I’d post it. 
I need this in my life. Prefer a proof carbon fiber barrel though. Wish they made a 16”, doubt a 20” would fit in that case.
Check back in a week or so, i’ll be chambering a 16.5” proof sendero in 6.5x47 for this gun.
I have this thread “watched”.
How many fps do you plan on with the x47? My gasser 22” barrel with +2 gas system is only 2550~ iirc, maybe it was 2600 with 130 bergers, rl26 and magnum cci.
Just wondering how that cartridge stacks up against 6.5cm in velocity. Maybe a faster powder would be close in a short barrel without much waste.
Im looking to do a 20” proof carbon in 6.5cm, i hate all the fan boi’s but dollar for doughnuts it tough to beat.
The barrel in the pic lost 180 FPS if I recall correctly with 123 scenars when I chopped it from 22”. Not sure exactly how the 47 will stack up. I’ll likely run varget and 129 accubonds. Not a huge deal though since it’s not an ultimate performance gun. Folded and stuck to the side of my pack it’ll be bitchin.
The creedmoor checks a lot of boxes for sure.
Are you at 16 or 16.5 now?
16.5 measured ATF style.
Just looked back at my notes, I was way off and not apples to apples. I don’t have the same load fired in both configurations. Switched to rl16 after the chop. 42 grains h4350 in 22” was 2740. Rl16 in the shorty at the same charge was 2640. In my experience with rl16, it’s slightly slower but within 20fps of h4350 at the same charge in a Creedmoor case.
Had a great time building my 6.5 Creedmoor Fix last week at Q. If anyone has the opportunity to attend a customer build day, I can't recommend it enough. It surpassed all of my expectations. The folks at Q only allow one person to come at a time, and are extremely welcoming/informative. The Fix engineers build the rifle with you, and walk you through the design and concept behind each and every part. Q is doing great things over there! My rifle is a bit of a rainbow because they let me use a one of kind black (instead of gray) butt stock that they had as a sample from the supplier, and the current batch of receivers came in lighter than usual. Not conventionally aesthetic, but it's unique to me!
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Looks beautiful! I'm digging the black accents and the lighter colored receiver. Are you able to elaborate on the "improved" receiver? what is different? Thanks.
Thanks! I figured black accents were a safe option, and the photograph obviously makes the receiver brighter than it really is. I don't want to speak out of turn or for Q, but they told me that they slightly tweaked a dimension to address the occasional complaint of magazine compatibility issues. They said there was a small number of complaints on early model Fix's, and with the new batch of receivers, it would be a non-issue. I also recall them saying that there was a small change within the receiver that was purely for ease in manufacturing, and had no bearing on functionality. Once again, I'm no expert, and am not speaking on behalf of Q.
Thanks to a bunch of your guy's feedback, my Fix is now complete! I went with the Scalarworks mount for my Tango6. Can't wait to get out and hunt in a couple months!
My 16” .308 is gettin down with 110 V-max handloads. Makes a spectacle out of a groundhog for sure. 
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Damn! That round is hauling balls!!! Great sd too! Good work!
What are you using for an arca swiss plate?
Thanks, it’s nothing special... plucked straight from the Hornady manual. I worked up to their max and beyond with several powders and landed at their max charge of H322 in Lapua brass with a 210M. Right in the middle of a decent velocity node too. I found upwards of 3150fps with three different powders but no nodes up there. The H322 load shoots itty bitty when I don’t screw it up.
It’s a RADPro Innovations plate.
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