Build:

MDT DRT chassis

Impact NBK Ultralite Action (Short)

Proof PXT 26" 6.5 Creedmoor Stainless Steel Competition Contour Barrel

Hawkins Updraft 6.5CM Brake

ZCO420

Area419 Match Rings

MDT Ckyepod Gen 3 Double pull Bipod

TriggerTech Diamond 2 Stage

Total weight as pictured: 17lb 4oz

im using my Accuracy International ax 308 rifle with a Steiner M5xi MSR2 5-25x56

Was able to pickup a Howa Superlite in 6.5CM with a 16.25" 1:8t barrel for $580 + tax and shipping. Plan is to absolutely smoke this barrel, and blueprint + rebarrel with something heavier. For now its a fun little gun!

Main contenders are

Discoveryopt HD 5-30x56

Element Helix gen2 6-24x50

Athlon Helos 4-24x50

I am very interested in discovery how is your experience with them?

I heard good things about element since it is not chinese one

Athlon kinda have good and bad reviews whivh tells me that quality control is not really good but i still want to hear your opinion

Does anyone have a source for small packs of Berger LRHT .264 144gr's? I've been buying small packs to test ammo from SubMOAshooting, but they don't seem to have that size avilable. I've been wanting to try a small run of those guys to test on my rifle.

Wife has taken my Bergara b14 in 6.5 (she does love hot cheetos). so I guess Im using this as an opportunity to go a different route than off the shelf but want to stay in the R700 realm.

I want to do a short action and a long action. Short action for 6.5 to keep for myself, and a long action for something less than 300winmag. Leaning toward 7PRC currently.

Is there a good reason to not go with Origin to save money?

For 7PRC I dont see why a medium or thick tang would be bad, nor why I wouldnt want an integrated recoil lug, thus bringing me to SR3/TL3 or CDG instead of the origin.

My biggest concern realistically is longevity of parts support. My state has already passed laws that wil make purchases in the future much more of a hassle, and so the two actions will be what I plan to be my last purchases. If SCOTUS addresses the laws they've passed then ill consider purchasing again in the future.... but that seems like a distant and nearly nonexistent hope.

And last, between the Zermatts and the CDG, which would be easiest for me to rebarrel in my garage? I want to use shouldered prefits so I dont have to deal with headspacing and barrel nuts and shit. So im just assuming the process is gonna end up being the same between the two lol.

Edit: after much hard thinking, I think i will go Zermatt after all. Since this will be the last platform and firearm purchase i make, perhaps in my life, since it doesnt look like the wife will OK us moving to a different state anytime soon or ever. The reason ill go zermatt is that rather than just getting a short and a long action, ill get a short medium and long action. All origin actions to make the finances balance out. So while I may not use the medium action much, i have it just in case the firearms space evolves. Because, again, the laws going into effect here. Im looking to have my gun purchases done forever before April 2027.

Thank you all for your help thus far! (And if my wife gets jealous, ill get her CDG. Because if you cant make a decision, getting all of them solves it all lmao)

Long story short, I was recently given an Arken LH4 4-16 MIL from a buddy who’s had it sitting for quite some time. Putting it on a 16” 6ARC.

My question, I’ve heard very mixed reviews about Arken. So wondering if I keep this optic and run with it, or do I sell it (I know they aren’t worth much) and upgrade to something a little better. Main use case is coyote hunting, anywhere from 1-300yds. I’ll occasionally shoot at the range where I have steel out to 800yds. I mainly dial my scopes vs use the holdovers, have heard mixed reviews of Arkens tracking.

So figure I’d come here and see if anyone has some reps behind it. Thanks in advance!

Its not gonna be 100% correct but trying to build a hrt/fbi inspired rifle. Got a badger efr rail ordered. What bottom metal should I run? The McMillan has a d.d.ross m40a3 on it right now but I wanna run aics mags.

I know that it is ideal if it is 22lr bolt rifle, but can we use 10/22 for long range practice? I have a 10/22 takedown and currently it has just a reddot but if I put a power optic shouldn't I be able to use it for long range practice up to 200m?

Looking for some general advice. Building a 6.5 PRC which will strictly be used for range and maybe some PRS competitions. I'm having barrels made with Bartlein and using a Terminus Zeus action with an MDT chassis. Question is what length of barrel would be recommended? The barrel blanks are 32" and seeing as it is strictly for long range use I was thinking of keeping it at 28".

I'm upgrading my PRS optic. My budget is $3200. I can swing maybe a few hundred more, but that's it. At that price I was thinking I could get my hands on a used ZC527 or maybe even a ZC840, but I can't even find used ones for sale. What are the chances that if I hang in there long enough something will show up in my budget? I don't mind waiting, I just don't want to pass up on a refurbished G3 if there's zero chance a ZCo is going to pop up in my budget. Aside from AA Optics and SH, is there anywhere else I can look?

I've read the pinned posts but I cannot find anything that teaches me how use use the different (and especially my) reticle.

I have a GPO Centuri 4-16x44i C OPMOD scope with a PLRi reticle.

I will be taking a class to learn to shoot out to 600 yds. I need to have it sighted in @100 yds before the class. I'm not worried about that. I want to know how to use the reticle from my 100 yd zero, out to 600. I don't want to be the limp dick in the class holding everyone else up. If I have questions I want them to be intelligent.

How much? NA, the money has been spent.

I have only shot at 200 yds, many years ago, in NRA High Power matches with iron sights (M1 Garand).

I'm putting together a precision 6.5 creedmoor gas gun, LMT with probably a proof barrel, and I'm trying to decide on a suppressor.

I'd love something with the lowest back pressure I can get (to make tuning easier or not necessary, and to avoid gas to the face), but huxwrx cans kind of suck. This got me looking at the various options (I'm wide open to suggestions), and wondering if suppressor choice affects accuracy, or if they're all pretty much the same in that regard?

Thanks in advance for any insight!

Hello,

To preface this, I have never assembled a custom bolt action. I have assembled numerous ar’s but I’m wanting to do a custom 22 creed.

I am honestly overwhelmed by all the choices of actions and barrels available. I’m wanting something semi light weight as this is gonna be a dedicated thermal rifle that I want to lug around. What would be the best action/barrel combo?

Thanks guys, I’m new and don’t have too much of an idea of what I’m doing yet😅

Would like to plan out my first custom bolt action build and am looking for caliber suggestions. This build is not for PRS or hunting either necessarily. Mainly it will be a nice “plinker” I plan to shoot at a max of 1000yds at a local range.

My priorities are having a round that performs well out of a shorter 16”-18” barrel, low recoil so the missus will shoot it too, magazine fed, and not a barrel burner. I plan to have the barrel profiled for a reflex style suppressor and would prefer to not make that a frequent expense. I’ll also be reloading for this if that changes anything. And lastly, parts availability/compatibility as far as being able to find pre fit barrels, actions with the appropriate bolt face, mags, reloading supplies, etc. Hope I’m not asking for too much.

My initial thought is 6 ARC would probably fit the bill but looking for any recommendations. Any help is appreciated!

Edit: I don’t expect everyone to understand my goal or vision for this build and that’s fine. I am just trying to make a fun plinker build and purely am looking for any caliber suggestions if there are any that might perform decent out of a shorter barrel. This is not a competition gun at all. I have no intention of using a barrel longer than 16” or 18”. I am fully aware that more barrel means more performance. I am just looking for caliber advice for this idea.

This puts a wrinkle in the upcoming moose hunt in November my old gen 1 pst has finally given me an issue. Anyone more knowledgeable on this? I dont see any sort of seal so is the adjustment section non purged? If so im wondering if I could loctite it and thread it back in and rezero and be on my way. I do have other scopes laying around I can throw on and send this one out for warranty

Building out my dream custom rifle and going to outfit her with her own bipod. Currently running a jazzed-up Harris, which I’m very fond of, but would like to get something a little different.

Have narrowed my choices down to the Accutac BR4 or the FD4. Bipod will be used for PRS, so the fast deployment mechanism of the FD4 is attractive, but I also really like the fact that you can deploy the legs of the BR4 at 45 degrees (not possible with the FD4). I lean slightly towards the BR4 for that reason (and have had my hands on one before), but wanted to see if anyone had experience playing with both of them that can offer their opinions. Does the lack of fast-deployment actually hinder anyone’s game? Is the 45-degrees leg setting something that sounds good, but doesn’t really get used?

No pics because it looks like the bizillion B14 HMR posted here. Have access to club steel to 1500 yds, several lanes to 800. I’m at 200 now with an AR15. Once I decided on 6.5CM I started looking at semi. DD then Noveske. Guy at one of the ranges convinced me to go bolt action by suggesting I add a different action to the collection. Looked at a Barrett MRAD then a Tika then ended up back at Cheeto.

B14 HMR, “demo” Strike Eagle FFP 3-18x44 ($540, brand new, known dealer), Atlas bipod, for now a Q Speakeasy/Cherry Bomb from my 300 BLK SBR or the Lahar 30K on it previously. I want to work out past 500 before I dedicate a can. Perhaps a TBAC. A goal for nothing else to motivate me to learn quicker and stick with it. Everything I own except my VP9CC EDC has a can. Pistols too. More pleasurable to shoot that way.

Looking forward to learning a new disciple and firearm type. And getting more flair of shame.

I have a Mcmillan A5 and a Loggerhead cheek riser I'd like to fit. I've seen a few different cut placements, where would you recommend ?

Anyone shed some light on why MDT stocks are so low in the uk and also why some companies are charging extortionate prices when they do get them in stock
for exampl bagnallandkirkwood charge £407 then livens will charge £335..
and does anyone know any US companies that ship to uk ? ie stocks ?