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Shooters and Reloaders, I wanted to start a thread to address questions, comments and updates regarding our new reloading products. We have always been a Precision Rifle specific shop, everything we do revolves around our core business. So, as shooters and reloaders ourselves, we have always...

Hello everyone Mark here at Short Action Customs. Overall we have had great feedback regarding our custom reloading dies. Customer feed back is extremely important to us and we have been getting some reports of circular ring marks on the bullet nose from the bullet seating operation. We...

Selling a 6mm BR Ackley Improved die set that I had Whidden custom make. Everything works fine and they are in like new condition. I think I paid around $300 for them. Comes with the Plastic storage box, Competition Micrometer Bullet Seater, Bushing Neck, Full Length sizing die with additional...

Selling a used US Optics ER-25 scope with American Rifle Company M10 scope rings. This scope is used, but is in very good shape and in good mechanical condition. I think there is a small ding on the top of the front objective bell, but very small. I have the box and the EREK top disk and allen...

Have a brand new, never used Desert Tech MDR in 223. We took it in on trade and we are just looking to find it a new home. $2100 shipped. E-mail is best at [email protected]. Mark.

Shooters, Just wanted to share a product that we have had on the market for a while now. It is the Final Scope Level (FLS). We developed this tool because we were mounting optics on precision rifles for a service. I just didn't feel comfortable charging the customer for simply mounting an...

Shooters, This is Mark from Short Action Customs. I have not been on much just because we have been extremely busy, we moved into a new building and life is busy in general. I wanted to post up about the American Rifle Company "Nucleus" action. We have had one in our shop for about a month now...

Shooters, Just sharing some info and pictures about a really great rifle we just built for the crew at Bartlein Barrels. Bartlein Barrels, Inc. - Main Page Here is what we came up with. Short Action Customs: Alpha 11, medium, integral lug/rail, APA bolt knob, SAC Lower Bolt Clearance...

Shooters, Just showing off some recent Tikka T3 builds that we have been working on. All Tikka actions get dialed in our truing fixture and single point cut the face and lug abutments square. We also push the action face back a little to increase contact with the barrel. We can go from a...

Shooters, Just posting a few pictures of a recent build we did for a customer. This is a solid 308 that will do really well in most shooting scenarios. A 22" from the crown to the bolt face is a great length/compromise for the 308. The Manners MCS-T2A stock fits the profile of the rifle...

Shooters, Just getting some information regarding our 223 Conversion for the Desert Tactical Arms SRS/Covert out to the public. What we are aiming to accomplish is a direct drop in 223 conversion for the SRS/Covert. This conversion will include these components. SAC 223 bolt head assembly...

Shooters, Here is one of our most recent builds for a customer of ours. The Long Range Accuracy bipod up front was extremely solid, especially on this platform. Here are the specs. Remington 700, Short Action, Right Hand SAC: Action/Bolt truing SAC: Bolt knob install SAC: Side bolt...

Shooters, Just posting some pictures of some recent builds that we completed. This rifle turned out great and will be a blast to shoot. We started with a Rem 700 short action that was trued, the bolt handle was broken off and reinstalled in the correct location to increase extraction and...

Shooters, Just finished up another rifle build for a customer and wanted to share some pictures. We were really happy with the rifle build and it is in the hands of the customer at this moment. Here is a list of the build specs. -Bighorn TL2-SA with the trim tang and tactical bolt handle...

Shooters, I have been working on some new loads for the 7mm Creedmoor and I'm having trouble getting velocity with on one load because I run into pressure first. The goal is to push high bc (.630) 7mm bullets with high velocity (2900 FPS) in a true short action, high capacity configuration...

In this video we have a Bartlein 30 cal barrel that we just threaded 5/8 x 24 and squared the shoulder. Next we installed an out of the box TBAC 30BA muzzle device and tightened it up with a wrench. Next we installed a TBAC 30BA suppressor on the brake and tightened it up hand time. We placed...

Shooters, I have done this test multiple times with many suppressor brands and have noted that some are good, bad and ugly. Here is the test. Barrel dialed in our lathe on the muzzle end. Threads cut concentric to the bore within .0001"-.0002". Next the barrel shoulder is squared up...

Shooters, Just finished a build today that I wanted to share. The Manners Folders always impress me with how solid they lock up and function they can be for storage purposes in cases in addition to performing maintenance on the rifle. The spiral fluting was done by Kampfeld Customs and as...

Shooters, I posted this in another thread, but I thought I would share it here. I have been working on a floating bolt head Remington 700 conversion. It is not that difficult to do and has lots of benefits. I'm in the process of doing the accuracy testing and playing around with this rifle...

Shooters, Just finished up a Friday build, the customer did not want it sitting in a Fed Ex location over the weekend, so I snapped a few pictures. Even though its "wrong handed", it feels great and is going to be a great hunting and steel banging rifle. Here are the specifications...