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Does it shoot any better now than it did before you made all the changes? Never shot it before I made the changes. I like it better after the changes so I guess that accounts for something. LOL Working on working up a load for it now.
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That’s one sweet a$$ rifle! Hope it shoots as good as it looks!
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Does it shoot any better now than it did before you made all the changes? Never shot it before I made the changes. I like it better after the changes so I guess that accounts for something. LOL Working on working up a load for it now. The T3x stock is as good a factory stock that is out there as far as build quality and construction. That said I cannot stand the slickness of that stock and wish Sako would add some sort of textured finish .
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What is the final weight on the rifle??
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Does it shoot any better now than it did before you made all the changes? Never shot it before I made the changes. I like it better after the changes so I guess that accounts for something. LOL Working on working up a load for it now. The T3x stock is as good a factory stock that is out there as far as build quality and construction. That said I cannot stand the slickness of that stock and wish Sako would add some sort of textured finish . You should look at their new rough tech stocks. They are very nice, great texture. I just bought one in 308,and got my scope mounted. I will shoot it in the next couple of days.
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What is the final weight on the rifle?? 7 lbs 5 oz.
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Looks great! Are those low rings?
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[quote=PSE]What is the final weight on the rifle?? 7 lbs 5 oz. That's at least 5 oz too much - as I waddle to the kitchen for another donut.
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Looks great! Are those low rings? Seekins only makes 1 size in the 1” rings and they are .76”.
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Beauty!! Handy dandy kill’n rig right there. Let us know what loads she likes best.
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How do you like the change in stock? Was it about weight, or style or feel? How much weight loss? I have a Tikka T3 Superlight .30-06 with the Mountain Tactical Bolt Shroud and Bottom metal, the stainless recoil lug and a scope and mounts I am good with. If I changed out the stock, I would have about the same thing.
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How do you like the change in stock? Was it about weight, or style or feel? How much weight loss? I have a Tikka T3 Superlight .30-06 with the Mountain Tactical Bolt Shroud and Bottom metal, the stainless recoil lug and a scope and mounts I am good with. If I changed out the stock, I would have about the same thing. Factory stock with a limbsaver recoil pad 1 lb. 14 oz. McMillan Hunters Edge 1 lb. 8 oz. I have McMillans on all my bolt action rifles. Just like the feel and build of them. I bought that one on here for a decent price. They are starting to get out of my price range though now. They haven’t been running many deals since they were bought out and prices have went up.
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Beauty!! Handy dandy kill’n rig right there. Let us know what loads she likes best.
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Gonna run some Barnes 130 gr. TTSX’s through it. Just waiting on one component which should be here next week.
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[quote=PSE]What is the final weight on the rifle?? 7 lbs 5 oz. That's at least 5 oz too much - as I waddle to the kitchen for another donut. LOL! That Murphy Precision rail is probably close to 4 oz. heavier than a Mountain Tactical rail. The Murphy Precision has 3 pins and 5 mounting screws. It’s safe to say it’s not going anywhere. I have a brand new Mountain Tactical rail that was waiting to go on this one but at the last minute I found a killer deal on the Murphy. I know with a different scope mounting setup I can easily be in the 6 pound range but I like it just like it is.
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Yeah your rifle is very light so if you ever want to lighten this rig up some more you can always go with a lighter scope/mounting system.....let us in on a range report. I like your choice of bullet 👍 and good luck .......Hb
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Nice rifle, I'd prefer Talley one piece scope mounts. I'm always using the scope as a carry handle.
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