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It's my second TacOps, working now on my 3rd!
The March matches the build I think perfectly, it's my first and I'm impressed!
The March matches the build I think perfectly, it's my first and I'm impressed!
I've got a 66 I'm waiting for that will be chambered for the FGMM 190gr SMK. Haven't seen any available for some time. Has anyone tried the Black Hills that seems to have some availability? As an alternative, do you have a load that will shoot alongside the factory load?
My March FX 4.5-28x52 is sitting right here, waiting patiently for my Delta-51...
TIL that those barrels are torqued on seriously tight. I would not want to be the poor soul who has to take the old barrel off of a TacOps rifle.
I've only shot 190gr. FGMM, and sparingly so at that. (To me, any closer than at least 1,200 yards is a waste of money/ammo with a .300WM, especially now). There's no place within a 5 hour drive for me where the X-Ray 66 can stretch it's legs a bit, so I've rarely shot it.
While it's an apples & oranges comparison, in years past I fed my 22" barreled X-Ray 51 SW & Black Hills 175 SMKs' in Mid-Range (600 Yard) matches with pretty good results (3x20 Agreggate Score 584-15X shot off Harris Bipod). The best 20-rd. Relay I ever shot was a 197-9X at my first and only visit to a range I was unfamiliar with. If you can get ahold of Black Hills 190gr. Match ammo you should give that a try in your X-Ray 66.
Keith
@Aries64 Thanks much for the response. I'll pick up one of the boxes of Black Hills 190s. I'm a little concerned that some of the currently advertised is annotated factory seconds and some not. It does not lend confidence. WTF, this whole place is about pulling the trigger 
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I PM'd you one other question and much appreciate your post. QH
.I PM'd you one other question and much appreciate your post. QH
Some of you guys in this thread are at Birdsong getting coated Just wanted to share that...
Mike R.
Just wanted to share that...Mike R.
Mine looked a lot like that... meant to snap a photo, might have done... thought better of it, I suppose.
I’m hard!
I bake them in the oven for about 9 hours a little longer than my choc chip cookies lol
Mike R.
Mike R.
This is what they look like after coming out of Mike's oven. Gives you a whole new appreciation for what those magicians at Birdsong are really doing, doesn't it?
Listen don't worry a few of you guys will get the AL Dente treatment on the action baking , Frank was one of them LOL
Mike R.
Mike R.
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You got the gold treatment man. That just makes it more exclusive.
I honestly never looked at mine. Just signed the 4473, packed it up and shipped it back to Mike.
So what's going on with the actions?
I just like looking at the nice rifles that I can't afford.
I just like looking at the nice rifles that I can't afford.
No worries from me, at all. I was simply sharing a photo of my baked (9 hours) Surgeon action as part of my Tac Ops rifle journey.
Mike goes beyond the extra mile-like his action process for example-to help ensure that the end result is a reliable and amazingly accurate rifle that has been described as a masterpiece.
Thanks to all of you that have posted in this thread...especially the photos of your rifles and your groups. I plan to do the same in the coming months.
Mike goes beyond the extra mile-like his action process for example-to help ensure that the end result is a reliable and amazingly accurate rifle that has been described as a masterpiece.
Thanks to all of you that have posted in this thread...especially the photos of your rifles and your groups. I plan to do the same in the coming months.
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If I’m correct. I believe he is heat treating them a second time to get them stiffer. This is so he can cut Tac Ops proprietary threads and torque the barrel on at 500 ft lbs. He does this so the barrel doesn’t flex in the action as it heats up, this in turn (almost or all the way) eliminates cold bore shifts and helps with precision. @MikeRTacOps might need to explain it if I’m off.
Welp, my Delta 51 Surgeon action should be arriving shortly... I'll post up picks *if* I get the GoldFinger treatment!
Thanks again Mike !
It's gotta be a great feeling to finally get your hands on it after not just the usual wait, but the added tribulations. Don't let mother nature boss you around! Grab your marshmallow suit and get out there! ;-)
You are right, it really is an incredible feeling to have received the rifle. It feels amazing in my hands.
I will definitely go shoot soon. Even if it's cold. Do not worry !
Two X-Ray 51's left on the truck to Las Vegas and three Tango's inbound to Hawaii
Mike R.
Mike R.
Just a respectful heads up probably five or Six of you guys in this thread are going to Birdsong in the morning
Mike R.
Mike R.
I'm sorry my Ninja it's too soon for you but I'm on your platform at the moment so that's a good thing...
Mike R
One for the desert maybe?
I Think Your One
One for the desert maybe?
I'll double check later tonight when I return from the LASD SEB HQMike R.
I'm down south working on my Spanish... hopeful, but at the same time unhurried/patient.
Looks like RayD is leaving as well as JakeM let me see who else is...
Mike R.
Mike R.
Finally a LH photo.
I wasn't sure @MikeRTacOps was doing LH rifles. Maybe my two AIs need some company
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Let me know...glad to meet you and try them out. I thought you only had the one plus an AI. Which models do you have?
You let me know. I shoot in the cold but know a lot of people hate it.
I shoot mostly prone so I would love to try whichever one is designed to shoot best from prone. If you have a range nearer to you that has a place to shoot prone, I would love to come up there. Woodcock sucks for shooting prone.
In my experience, the only thing you can't shoot prone is slingshots and rubber bands ... but that's just me. =)
There is some truth to that but some stocks are better configured for shooting prone IMHO. I am familiar with the A4 and A5 McMillan stocks and I would take an A5 in the prone over an A4.
A few more of you Gents in this thread just went to Birdsong...
Thought you'd like to know
Mike R.
Thought you'd like to know
Mike R.
I gotta admit Mike, when I went, life got rough for a few weeks. The wife's mostly okay with it now, she thinks its kinda kinky.A few more of you Gents in this thread just went to Birdsong...
Thought you'd like to know
Mike R.
As I understand it, tomorrow is the Super Bowl and the stands will have a few Tac Ops rifles scattered around as security
Mike’s guns are always hiding in the shadows covering our six
Mike’s guns are always hiding in the shadows covering our six
What scope is on that Apollo?
