HS Precision 17 WSM, or lack thereof - 02/12/15
Does anyone else have this bug crawling on them, not the HS bug but the WSM?
As many have shot down the 17WSM since her introduction I tend to disagree. Savage attempted to ruin the cartridge with BMAG but have not succeeded. its a great cartridge. Still waiting of lead free as I live in the peoples republic of KA.
Ruger has their "prototype" which is bound to be introduced at the the NRA show and high ups at Ruger said so but I am not waiting.
My rimfires Never get cleaned but annually and I am not about to grab a Franklin upper. VQ has Completely dropped the ball on their offering and the company has all but ripped off the customers who put down deposits at SHOT '14. This is Very surprising from a company like VQ as they have been in the business for Years and should realize they are a "specialty co" and can't pull stunts without a boycott which is what I have done--Never buy a VQ again myself. The prototype at SHOT 14 probably Never shot--no pun intended.
2.5k is a lot to spend on a rimfire but the lightweight version of the HS is just what I want. I called HS to get specific details and left left a message last week for Josh to call me back Tuesday (he was out of state) and he failed to call, or the message wasn't passed on--this is discouraging as Nobody "in house" last week could tell me anything about this rifle. I don't want to put down a deposit on this thing until I get firm details, and a Written agreement to refund money if delivery dates aren't met. Nobody expected for VQ to drop the ball but I imagine it's much easier to chamber it is a non-blowback bolt action.
The VQ depositee's were ripped off and I am not about to jump in their boat. Has anyone put down a deposit on a HS? I want a 5.5# truck gun and this is the ticked for my usage as long as she's twisted in 1/8--the BMAG F-up was because they twisted 1/9. If HS is as Flaky as VQ why not just wait for the Ruger, supposedly coming this spring?
I'm sure many of you want something other than a BMAG -- What are you guys doing? I'm willing to pay 2.5K but don't want to end up making a deposit like many VQ folks did, waiting 18 months. The shot video quotes 6 months from HS.
Thoughts??
As many have shot down the 17WSM since her introduction I tend to disagree. Savage attempted to ruin the cartridge with BMAG but have not succeeded. its a great cartridge. Still waiting of lead free as I live in the peoples republic of KA.
Ruger has their "prototype" which is bound to be introduced at the the NRA show and high ups at Ruger said so but I am not waiting.
My rimfires Never get cleaned but annually and I am not about to grab a Franklin upper. VQ has Completely dropped the ball on their offering and the company has all but ripped off the customers who put down deposits at SHOT '14. This is Very surprising from a company like VQ as they have been in the business for Years and should realize they are a "specialty co" and can't pull stunts without a boycott which is what I have done--Never buy a VQ again myself. The prototype at SHOT 14 probably Never shot--no pun intended.
2.5k is a lot to spend on a rimfire but the lightweight version of the HS is just what I want. I called HS to get specific details and left left a message last week for Josh to call me back Tuesday (he was out of state) and he failed to call, or the message wasn't passed on--this is discouraging as Nobody "in house" last week could tell me anything about this rifle. I don't want to put down a deposit on this thing until I get firm details, and a Written agreement to refund money if delivery dates aren't met. Nobody expected for VQ to drop the ball but I imagine it's much easier to chamber it is a non-blowback bolt action.
The VQ depositee's were ripped off and I am not about to jump in their boat. Has anyone put down a deposit on a HS? I want a 5.5# truck gun and this is the ticked for my usage as long as she's twisted in 1/8--the BMAG F-up was because they twisted 1/9. If HS is as Flaky as VQ why not just wait for the Ruger, supposedly coming this spring?
I'm sure many of you want something other than a BMAG -- What are you guys doing? I'm willing to pay 2.5K but don't want to end up making a deposit like many VQ folks did, waiting 18 months. The shot video quotes 6 months from HS.
Thoughts??