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  1. flatland1

    Tikka T1X

    I recently saw a very nice Sako P72 .22RF repeater online, but found it too late to bid on it. That makes two of them that I've seen recently, and I'm wondering why they did such a nice job of finishing the stocks on the 72s, while the P78 I found & bought has a stock with open pores & a darker...
  2. flatland1

    Tikka T1X

    I was pretty interested in getting a T1x when they first came out, but could never seem to find a wholesale distributor with them in stock. Wound up buying several CZ457s instead - Varmint MTR, American, & VPT in the Manners stock. Wound up having to re-barrel the American & VPT due to poor...
  3. flatland1

    Thoughts on the Aero Precision SOLUS ?

    I've been a long-time customer of AP, and have generally been pleased with what I've gotten from them. I recently ordered a M5 builder's set in the DCU CeraKote finish, along with a lower parts kit (minus FCG & pistol grip), along with a single Solus PVD FDE action with the .382" boltface. The...
  4. flatland1

    rimfire suppressor for precision rifle

    I need to try that cleaning method with my 22TD & Spectre II. Don't shoot suppressed w/22RF nearly as much as I used to, but it's been awhile since I last cleaned either of these two 22RF cans, so why not try it?
  5. flatland1

    "Lightweight" Rim-X sporter??

    Several years ago, after owning & shooting my 1st Gen 1 Vudoo repeater, I decided that I wanted a light weight sporter on another Gen 1, so I ordered in a bbl'd action with an 18" ACE in Ranch contour, which was the lightest profile bbl they offered. I put it into a Manners EH2 stock, with an...
  6. flatland1

    Howa 1500 builds **post them**

    I'm a little mystified with Brownells listing a 30 cal bbl for the 300 Win Mag with 1/2-28 threads...?? Is it a misprint, or does Howa really thread a 30 cal bbl for a 22 cal suppressor? I've used Bell & Carlson stocks for several Howa bbl'd actions that came with the heavy/varmint contour...
  7. flatland1

    Howa 1500 builds **post them**

    Maybe he cut the wrong spring...I've done this on all five of my Howa Mini custom builds, as well as on a dozen or more full-size 1500 actions, and got very good results on all of them.
  8. flatland1

    CZ 457

    From being around a few guys at matches with 16.5" bbls, it's obvious that they're quite a bit louder - even with std vel match ammo - than guys with 20"-24" bbls. If yours shoots at least as accurately suppressed as it does w/o the can - and the accuracy is good enough to suit your needs - then...
  9. flatland1

    Suppressors POI shift experiment with suppressors

    My 1st can was an AAC SCAR-H, with triple-pitch threads and IIRC, 6 index reference numbers on the rear of the can body. That sucker changed POI every time I removed & replaced it, no matter whether I started with the same index reference number at 12:00 or not. It took a year to get my tax...
  10. flatland1

    Thoughts???

    Tractor PTO shafts are finely splined for 1000rpm, and coarsely splined for 540RPM. Old farmer, recognized what the reference was to immediately...lol And I've seen my share of broken truck axles over the years - mostly on old single axle farm trucks that we used to haul chopped forage in, and...
  11. flatland1

    Match barrel . . . Really?

    I was really into trying some of the faster twist 22RF barrels a few years ago, so ordered a Bartlein 1-9tw 22RF blank. After reading here & on other forums of the accuracy problems that several guys with 1-9tw bbls were having, I held off on chambering & fitting mine, and it's still in the...
  12. flatland1

    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    My two L3i Stinger mags showed up yesterday, after getting stuck for a few days in the 'black hole' that the Wichita, Ks. postal hub has turned into. Had an even worse experience with a couple of really nice Unertl scopes that came from a seller in Arizona this past spring - the seller is a...
  13. flatland1

    TBAC 9" cans vs Ultra 7

    Zak - That's why I was asking if anyone has used a tuner to mount these longer cans on - one to go between the muzzle & the can.
  14. flatland1

    TBAC 9" cans vs Ultra 7

    My Gen 1 30 cal Ultra 7 was by far the favorite can in the safe, and when I decided I needed a Gen 2 Ultra 7 6.5mm can, it compared favorably to the Gen 1, especially when I use it on either of a couple of bolt rifles in 20 Tactical. I'd wanted to get an Ultra 5 6.5mm for quite some time, and...
  15. flatland1

    Can a tuner improve these sub MOA groups?

    When you said you'd tried the tuner by going 'one full revolution at a time', it pointed out the distinct possibility that you'd skipped over a point where the tuner might've had a positive effect on group size. None of the four barrels I have tuners on are as large as your 1.25" bbl - they're...
  16. flatland1

    Suppressors Suppressor advice

    In the relatively short time that I've been shooting suppressed, there have been so many new companies come into the market that I can't keep up. I bought an AAC SCAR-H in 2008, didn't get the stamp for it until 2009, and then was so disappointed with variable POI every single time I'd take it...
  17. flatland1

    CZ 457

    What's with this 'seasoning' stuff? I wipe all my factory & custom 22RF bores out with a few patches of Ed's Red every time I shoot any of my rifles - whether it was only a couple of rounds to kill a rattlesnake or 100+rds after a match. Too many rifles live here to keep track of how many rounds...
  18. flatland1

    DeLane Development Group Rimfire Ventures

    Looking forward to being able to purchase a couple of these mags! And no, I won't be at any big 22RF matches - at least, not for a month or more, until I finish fall farm work...
  19. flatland1

    Lighter weight Vudoo comp rifle?

    Several years ago, I decided that I wanted a very light Vudoo Gen 1, so I ordered a bbl'd action with their 18" Ranch bbl, and put it into a Manners EH2 stock. While doing initial shooting to zero scope & find out what ammo it liked, I found that it shot really well off the bench with a bipod &...
  20. flatland1

    Rimfire Rifle Photos Thread

    About a year ago, I was looking at rifles in the behind the counter rack at a semi-local gun shop, and found a pre-A 52 Winchester with a factory stainless bbl. I'd read about these barrels in the Houze book on the 52, but had never seen one before. A previous owner had cut the butt 1/2" shorter...
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