It nice seeing that they have prototypes for accessories, but it seems like most of these were teased almost a year ago. It would be nice if a third party manufacturer, like Magpul, would offer rail accessories and other items. I believe they open-sourced the specs for their Q-sert system, don’t quote me on that, so it should be easy for a large manufacturer to make items.
Yeah I understand completely. It’s a catch 22 - how many sales are they losing by not having product available? They are keeping overhead low but not capitalizing on the demand. I think demand may disappear due to lack of availability but maybe they are comfortable enough in their niche to let some sales go. I do see a few more rifles advertised for sale than there were a few months ago so maybe they are catching up to demand. Support for existing customers should be more of a priority though, the switch barrell functionality is useless if they are none available.
@midSCarolina gave you the right ring heights. If you change to the shorter top rail, you can get by with lower rings. I had the Warne 1.4 or 1.44(can’t remeber) rings on my Nightforce NXS 5.5-22x50 and there was less than a 1/16th of clearance on the objective end when I put Butler Creek scope covers on. I didn’t like it that close so I switched to the short top rail. I just switched to a Spuhr 3602 which is 1.5” high, with a 20.6MOA cant. Yes it defeats the purpose of lightweight, but gave me a little better piece of mind. When I can’t afford it, I will probably pick up a second scope and rings for hunting, and use this one for the range, or swap it over to my Mini-Fix whenever it shows up. I plan on using the Mini-Fix for the range mostly as I would like to shoot some of the benchrest matches my local range puts on, which is pretty much the only matches they do.
That's proper bell clearance right there.. minimized profile, nice!I think those Spuhr mounts are probably worth the little extra weight. This is the clearance with the 1.4" badger mount and same NF scope/scope caps (mine are actually the "multiflex" but pretty close)... its pretty close but i wouldn't consider it too close for comfort
Best thing to do is use a calculator like this so you don’t waste time or money with trial and error. I’m running 1.375 with a 50mm. But 1.265 fits as well but it’s pretty close. It will account for caps and such.
My .308 barrel is a pain to remove after shooting 80+ rounds between barrel changes, I mostly shoot sub-sonic .308 too and all factory loads. Twisting it back and forth while pulling on it makes it easier. My proof 6.5cm barrel is easy to pull even after shooting ~300 rounds, I've never had an issue with it. Never ran into a problem re-installing a barrel though, except when I forget to check the pinch spacer to make sure it's orientated correctly.
im sure you did but you loosened the pinch screw right?
I think those Spuhr mounts are probably worth the little extra weight. This is the clearance with the 1.4" badger mount and same NF scope/scope caps (mine are actually the "multiflex" but pretty close)... its pretty close but i wouldn't consider it too close for comfort
Running the same grip on mine. Really like the extra swell for my palm to index off. I'm normally a wrap the thumb kinda guy but the fix works with that grip with my thumb tip resting on the bolt handle. It makes cycling the bolt even quicker. The wide and somewhat flat face makes getting a small reward pull that's straight back pretty easy to do. Overall a great swap
If you order from Q your only option in 2019 is 16" I believe.
shop.allyoutdoors.com I can tell you that when I equip my suppressor to my Fix, it feels much better on my 16” .308 barrel compared to my 24” proof 6.5cm. The rifle balances much better with a shorter barrel. When I can afford it, I plan on getting a 16.5”ish Proof 6.5cm barrel. Hopefully by then extensions will be available.
