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  1. HoustonB77

    Barreled Action Recommendation

    Alamo will run you almost 2k by the time you get it rigged up. I would buy a tikka drop it in a chassis
  2. HoustonB77

    Rear bag

    You will get a million different answers. I have about 10. My favorite is a heavy fill wideband large round bag. It weighs about 10 lbs but its rock solid.
  3. HoustonB77

    Gunsmithing Recommendations for action wrench to remove factory barrels...

    I got to thinking about it and deleted the post. I was thinking about an AR upper and lower. A lower is classified as other not a rifle.
  4. HoustonB77

    How much reduction of recoil does a little bastard

    They work great! I have no way to measure but felt recoil is reduced a lot. That being said they are LOUD! I double up on ear pro when I shoot mine.
  5. HoustonB77

    MDT Oryx Chassis

    Do you charge by the hour?
  6. HoustonB77

    The Everyday Sniper Interview with MDT and Howa

    MDT is taking the chassis game to anther level. I like that they have so many options. The new Oryx sounds like the perfect option for a guy like me looking for an economical hunting chassis option. With two kids in daycare funds can get a little tight. I don't shoot matches but do enjoy...
  7. HoustonB77

    Muzzle brake for Tikka 6.5 creedmoor

    I have a little bastard II and it works very well!
  8. HoustonB77

    MDT Oryx Chassis

    Now that looks like it might work for my hunting rig project!
  9. HoustonB77

    Hunting & Fishing Your “go to” hunting rifle?

    My favorite all time is a hart heavy varmint barreled Remington 700 in 25/06. I have flat out whacked them and stacked them over the years with that rifle. Last weekend my Tikka 260 got the call.
  10. HoustonB77

    Best EDC flashlight 2018

    Check out the olight S1R II. It is a great little rechargeable light and my current edc.
  11. HoustonB77

    Rifle Scopes GAP Deal on Bushnell LRHS Scopes

    Anybody have one of these that they want to move?
  12. HoustonB77

    Limited offer, the LRI/ARC Mausingfield Hunter action.

    How much are they going to be?
  13. HoustonB77

    Hunting & Fishing Anyone hunt with bags?

    I took a mini fortune cookie this weekend. It worked great!
  14. HoustonB77

    Load dev and brass

    It is always better to work up a load with once fired brass from that rifle. That being said I generally work up a decent load with virgin brass then just fine tune it on once fired. Best groups should e on the fired brass.
  15. HoustonB77

    Gunsmithing Rebarreling Tikka with prefit barrel - PVA vs Criterion

    I'm sure PVA does great work I just dont have an experience with them. I can tell you that my criterion barreled tikka prefit is a hammer. Tim at Solid Accuracy spins them up for them. He will help you with any questions that you may have and walk you through the process. Mine will easily shot...
  16. HoustonB77

    25 Creedmoor

    Great thread. Have you shot anything at close range with the 131 blackjacks? I wonder if they would hold together on say a 100 yards shot? That would be my only hold up. I do shoot long rang but most of my actual hunting is done from 50 to 300 yards.
  17. HoustonB77

    Lapua brass

    Don't do it! Hold out for LRP brass. I had a horrible time with 300 pieces of Alpha SRP brass in my Tikka. I would love to go SRP in the future but I wont be doing it in a none small firing pin gun.
  18. HoustonB77

    6.5 PRC

    If you don't reload I would skip the PRC. My buddy just got one and I am getting better velocity in my 260 with handloads than he is with factory ammo.
  19. HoustonB77

    Rifle Scopes Steiner M7Xi 4-28x56

    On my MX5 with a zero MOA base had around 16 MILs. I'm running a 20 MOA rail now and have about 22. Truth be told 16 more than enough for most shooters. 16 Mils will get me to 1500 yards in my current 260 setup. I added the 20 MOA to get me to a mile. Most shooter will never shoot past 1500 yards.
  20. HoustonB77

    Who Still Loads on a Single Stage Press?

    Co-Ax for me. I will eventually get a progressive for high volume pistol loading but I'll always load rifle one at a time.