'Tactical' Bolt Action Picture Thread
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ThePunisher'sArmory
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I agree^^^^^lets see more!!!!
Maverick223
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How bout a tactical trainer (.17HMR)?
ThePunisher'sArmory
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Awesome rifle Mav. I have been looking at one of these at my LGS in .22lr. I bought a MKII about a year ago and wish I would have waited for this one.
Maverick223
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Thank you for the kind words, ThePunisher'sArmory. You can always just pick up a Boyd's "Tacticool" stock (great stock, dreadful name) and extended bolt knob and make your own. Not much more to it than that (unless you care about the fluted bbl and park'd finish). I considered doing the same and going with the .17HM2 instead, but ultimately decided that I'd be SOL if Eley quit making ammo for it (I had one before and ended up having tons of problems with CCI).
ThePunisher'sArmory
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Yes sir, I look at Boyd's website twice a week for a "factory second" stock for my MKII. Those with blemishes or unfinished can be had cheap!!! I have also been on the lookout for something that resembles my Choate Ult Sniper that I have on my 110FP.
Maverick223
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Thanks, kis2. I enjoy it and after find the right ammo for it (20gr. HPs) have it shooting pretty good; the following photo is one of the better groups. At 100yds. it managed to put 3 out of 5 in the same hole (then I overcompensated for the one on the left and threw the next one a bit right)! While it isn't a replacement for a .22LR, and certainly not a centerfire, it compliments both well and makes a great medium range plinker that is just a blast to shoot. It's a great way to get new shooters hooked on precision shooting too.
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I was editing my post above to include that very info (I don't normally take photos of groups or shoot paper, but this one was shot in the last rimfire match, so I happen to have one). That is my best group @ 100, which is the farthest I have shot thus far. It is currently zeroed at 50yds., but I should have enough elevation to reach out to a decent range as I have a 20MOA tapered mount and the Monarch 6.5-20x40mmAO is spec'd for an additional 38MOA (which is a bit on the low side, hence the tapered mount). I plan to give it a shot on the 300yd. steel in the near future...just need a perfectly calm day.
Finally got my PDC Custom stock that's been on order since mid-January.
Action is a Savage Model 10 that began life as a Wal-mart package gun. Barrel is an ER Shaw 20" in .308. Purchased from Midway for $140 with the muzzle pre-threaded. Added a JP Bennie Cooley brake (comfortable to shoot all day). EGW 20MOA base and Burris XTR low rings mounting a Bushnell 3-12x44 with the illum. FFP mil-dot reticule.
Shot some development loads this morning. Using OCW method so not much looking at group size but one of the groups (5-shot @ 100yds) measured 0.604" center to center. None were over an inch. I was getting some vertical stringing because the bench wouldn't let me load the bipod up properly so I was getting some bounce. Loads were with Nosler 168gn Custom Comp bullets, Varget and Lapua brass. Load looks really forgiving, I just need to play with seating depth a bit.
Really like the stock. Uses AI mags and is very adjustable. I shoot left-handed and the stock can be configured to shoot either way by swapping the cheek-rest and (in the case of the options that I chose) monopod around to the other side. On the other hand, the trigger has to go. This is one of four Accu-Trigger Savages that I own and is the only one that isn't really nice. I've tried to adjust it and have it as light as it will go. Still REALLY heavy pull. Probably 3x as heavy as the other Wal-Mart special that I have.
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Finally got around to taking a photo of the AI AW ... with my F-Class rifle after today's trip to the range. The barrel of the Remington always looks pale in photos but it's actually desert tan.
I mounted a Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25x50mm on my F-Class rifle a couple of weeks ago because I need 20X or more to see the rings on the 300 yard F-Class target. I shot 20 rounds today to zero the scope for next weekend's State F-Class championship. I had 11 rounds of a 155gr Lapua Scenar load left over from a bunch that I put together for the last F-Class match. I haven't worked up a load for the AI yet and wanted to use it in the last match (without the brake) so I simply used the 155gr Lapua Scenar load attributed to Zak Smith in this link .... http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html . I had inconsistent neck tension with some of them, eleven to be exact, so I put them aside. I figured I'd use those questionable rounds to zero the scope today.
I hurriedly bore sighted the scope at 100 yards since time was short. The first two shots were off the paper ... way off!! I had to come down 2.6 mil and right 1.5 mil. After dialing in those corrections (converted to MOA), I aimed at the center of the target and the first two shots were touching about 1" high of center. I made another correction coming down 0.75 MOA and and right 0.25 MOA and then shot four more rounds aiming at the first two holes ... close enough considering that I don't use 155gr Lapua Scenars in that rifle!!
Next up I wanted to zero the scope for my match load which consists of a 178gr A-MAX bullet. I put together 12 rounds this morning before heading off to the range. I shot a five shot group on the left dot knocking the dot off the target with the second shot! I made a note of the change in zero compared to the 155gr Lapua Scenar and made a correction of +0.50 MOA elevation and -0.25 MOA windage. I then shot a seven-shot group at the right dot knocking the dot off on the third shot!! I think I'm good to go for the next match!! All groups shown used new Lapua brass with minimal preparation.
I mounted a Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25x50mm on my F-Class rifle a couple of weeks ago because I need 20X or more to see the rings on the 300 yard F-Class target. I shot 20 rounds today to zero the scope for next weekend's State F-Class championship. I had 11 rounds of a 155gr Lapua Scenar load left over from a bunch that I put together for the last F-Class match. I haven't worked up a load for the AI yet and wanted to use it in the last match (without the brake) so I simply used the 155gr Lapua Scenar load attributed to Zak Smith in this link .... http://www.6mmbr.com/308Win.html . I had inconsistent neck tension with some of them, eleven to be exact, so I put them aside. I figured I'd use those questionable rounds to zero the scope today.
I hurriedly bore sighted the scope at 100 yards since time was short. The first two shots were off the paper ... way off!! I had to come down 2.6 mil and right 1.5 mil. After dialing in those corrections (converted to MOA), I aimed at the center of the target and the first two shots were touching about 1" high of center. I made another correction coming down 0.75 MOA and and right 0.25 MOA and then shot four more rounds aiming at the first two holes ... close enough considering that I don't use 155gr Lapua Scenars in that rifle!!
Next up I wanted to zero the scope for my match load which consists of a 178gr A-MAX bullet. I put together 12 rounds this morning before heading off to the range. I shot a five shot group on the left dot knocking the dot off the target with the second shot! I made a note of the change in zero compared to the 155gr Lapua Scenar and made a correction of +0.50 MOA elevation and -0.25 MOA windage. I then shot a seven-shot group at the right dot knocking the dot off on the third shot!! I think I'm good to go for the next match!! All groups shown used new Lapua brass with minimal preparation.
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Maverick223
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1858, thought you were going to put the new 5-25x56mm PRH on the AIAW?
Speaking of new match...I know this has been done in the past (often with little success), but would there be any interest in a centerfire match to run concurrently (as long as there is sufficient participation) with the monthly rimfire match? I'm thinking perhaps even with the same targets?...but double the range, at least for the optics division (generally 50yds for rimfire).
Speaking of new match...I know this has been done in the past (often with little success), but would there be any interest in a centerfire match to run concurrently (as long as there is sufficient participation) with the monthly rimfire match? I'm thinking perhaps even with the same targets?...but double the range, at least for the optics division (generally 50yds for rimfire).
1858: 
That is awesome! A .4moa 7-shot group, thats almost halfway to the f-class string you'll need! best of luck at the competition.
Mav: as somebody who spends too much time on THR, I'd like to see a centerfire match. I just have a hard time seeing how the rimfire targets could translate into centerfire ones sometimes.
That is awesome! A .4moa 7-shot group, thats almost halfway to the f-class string you'll need! best of luck at the competition.Mav: as somebody who spends too much time on THR, I'd like to see a centerfire match. I just have a hard time seeing how the rimfire targets could translate into centerfire ones sometimes.
Maverick223
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You're probably right. I think it will work for optics, but irons will probably be an issue unless I keep the range the same (and, centerfires not being as limited in range as rimfires, I'd rather not set the limits that tightly), so a new target is in order. Honestly I wonder if there would be much interest in a iron sight division at any distance (perhaps it might be best to start with only one division, but retain a sporting and target class, and see if participation warrants a split in a later match, assuming it does well enough to give it another go)?
At any rate, I think I'll give it a shot next month. I'll be checking this thread for folks to chastise for lack of participation.
With the number of optics out there on semi autos and the fact that a lot of bolt actions aren't even made with iron sights anymore, I don't think it'd be entirely unjust to try just an optics division at first. So I think your plan works. Let me know if you need a hand! and don't hold me liable for participation until August.
Let's have some more pictures!
Let's have some more pictures!
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I had it on the F-Class rifle for a few weeks but only shot it once in that configuration. I plan to put it on an AI AWM when it gets here. The Leupold Mark 4 8.5-25x50mm is a good mid-range prone course optic and it'll probably stay on that rifle unless I have problems with it. I've had that scope for a few years now along with a bunch of other Mark 4s and they seem to work just fine.
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Thanks ... that's my best group yet at 100 yards and I think it's due to consistent neck tension and a 25X optic. I was very surprised by how well Zak Smith's 155gr Lapua Scenar load performed in my Remington, AI AW and a friend's Remington. I screwed up the sixth shot in the group above otherwise it could have been in the 0.4's too.
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Maverick223
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Thanks for the input, we'll put one together for next month (might even start a week or two early to get a good start).
That's probably the one I was thinking of...should have noticed that the one pictured was a short action (.308Win.). I wouldn't mind a AW for my next LRPR, but I have decided on the .260Rem., which would cost me a good chunk of change extra to get built in an AI...still might do it, but it pushes me over my planned budget by a bit (was shooting for sub-$4k less optics/accessories).
ThePunisher'sArmory
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Less talk more pics!!!!
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