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Added a few things to get it ready for this years whitetail season. McMillan Hunters Edge Stock Hardened Action Screws Custom Bolt Handle Mountain Tactical Bolt Shoud Mountain Tactical Bottom Metal Fluted Bolt by LRI Murphy Precision Picatinny Rail Seekins Rings Leupold VX-3HD 4.5-14x50 Scope
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Thats looks pretty much perfect - the SL in the Hunters Edge sure makes for a nice all around hunting rifle!
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About as good as you can get!
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Looks Great. Good Luck with it.
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Should be very nice to handle, carry and shoot! Very well thought out.
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looks good, although more scope than most whitetail hunters ever need.
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Looks like the perfect all around rifle IMHO
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looks good, although more scope than most whitetail hunters ever need. IDK, I’ve been using 4-12X for years. My personal fav. Jerry
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Thanks for the kind words.
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Nice, that’ll work! Is there clearance between the objective bell and rail? Hard to tell.
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looks good, although more scope than most whitetail hunters ever need. IDK, I’ve been using 4-12X for years. My personal fav. ADDENDUM. I’ve turned my scopeS up to 12x more than I’ve turned them down to 4x Jerry
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Nice, that’ll work! Is there clearance between the objective bell and rail? Hard to tell. LOL! Yeah there is 5 sheets of paper worth of clearance.
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As far as the scope, everyone has an opinion and preference.
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Does it shoot any better now than it did before you made all the changes?
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Does it shoot any better now than it did before you made all the changes? You know the answer to that pharm.
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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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Made my stock Tikka run and hide in safe!
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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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Added a few things to get it ready for this years whitetail season. McMillan Hunters Edge Stock Hardened Action Screws Custom Bolt Handle Mountain Tactical Bolt Shoud Mountain Tactical Bottom Metal Fluted Bolt by LRI Murphy Precision Picatinny Rail Seekins Rings Leupold VX-3HD 4.5-14x50 Scope Beautiful rifle to behold, but is the camouflaged stock just for looks or for a purpose, in light of the shiny bits on the receiver and barrel? Either way, well done!
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Added a few things to get it ready for this years whitetail season. McMillan Hunters Edge Stock Hardened Action Screws Custom Bolt Handle Mountain Tactical Bolt Shoud Mountain Tactical Bottom Metal Fluted Bolt by LRI Murphy Precision Picatinny Rail Seekins Rings Leupold VX-3HD 4.5-14x50 Scope Beautiful rifle to behold, but is the camouflaged stock just for looks or for a purpose, in light of the shiny bits on the receiver and barrel? Either way, well done! Just to put a smile on my face……😁
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That is a nice set up! I have mainly been carrying my 7mm-08 the last few years but I am partial to the 30-06.
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That is a nice set up! I have mainly been carrying my 7mm-08 the last few years but I am partial to the 30-06. I have a Compact T3x 7mm-08 that is very similar to this rifle as well.
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Added a few things to get it ready for this years whitetail season. McMillan Hunters Edge Stock Hardened Action Screws Custom Bolt Handle Mountain Tactical Bolt Shoud Mountain Tactical Bottom Metal Fluted Bolt by LRI Murphy Precision Picatinny Rail Seekins Rings Leupold VX-3HD 4.5-14x50 Scope Beautiful rifle to behold, but is the camouflaged stock just for looks or for a purpose, in light of the shiny bits on the receiver and barrel? Either way, well done! Just to put a smile on my face……😁 😂😂👍
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Not yet. The last component I need should be here on Tuesday so I can start loading for it.
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Not sure what your powder charge is, but I bet she’ll tighten up with that first driving band in the neck.
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Not sure what your powder charge is, but I bet she’ll tighten up with that first driving band in the neck.
Mine liked a Barnes jump. 54.2 grains of H4895. So push it in until I hit the first band?
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I had a Remington Ti 30-06 that shot best with the front band in the neck.
I was at 54.5grs H4895
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Not sure what your powder charge is, but I bet she’ll tighten up with that first driving band in the neck.
Mine liked a Barnes jump. 54.2 grains of H4895. So push it in until I hit the first band? Those TTSX like a pretty substantial jump. I was skeptical until I tried it with my finicky 7-08, but a .070 jump made a big difference for her.
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I love my Tikka’s! Was going for a super lite then saw the Sako S20!.... now which one!!!!?
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