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Quick update.

Added the weighted arca rail and some adhesive WWs in the forearm and it's still a tad light in the front end. Added a 2nd brass weight on the front of the rail. With the bipod attached, it's still off a little. It is shooting very well though. Couple of groups with SK LR and Lapua LR:



The Lapua turned in a .169" 5 shot group, then a .348" 5 shot group. SK long range was in the .4s for both groups.

Today I tested some TAC 22 and was pleasantly surprised. It groups under .5" at 50 and stays on a 4" plate at 220yds and an 8" plate at 307yds. The chrono stats aren't great, low double digit SD, but it's only .1mil under the Lapua LR zero, so it will work pretty well for practice.

The rifle as it's set up now:





Plan now is to just practice with it. I can't make he AUG match, so I'll be shooting for SEP.

50 yards off old shot bags filled with sand and my truck tailgate. Basically gunned them as quick as I can. B14R with carbon barrel topped with an Arken.

60 rounds, Eley Target (yellow box)

Excellent!

What other loads have you tried in it?

I just got a brick of Lapua LR in, but it's not the same lot as the one I tested that shot so well, so who knows? My plan is to spring for a barrel tuner next week, that way I can at least adjust a little due to the inability to get enough of the same load. It's a theory anyway.

A friend just bought a Tikka TX1 MTR that he's bringing over on SAT so we can zero it and test some loads. He's managed to get some Eley Tenex and Team that we'll try.

Those were the only ones I tried. First 100 rounds down the tube ever, target shows the last 60.

I wasted about 15 trying to figure out why I couldn't get on paper at 50, turns out I had the zero stop set 2 revolutions above bottom so 16 mil up on a 40 MOA base - was whistling them over the top. Finally figured it out lol.

Pretty happy with the rifle TBH.

LOL!

Same thing happened to me SUN. I was practicing an NRL22 CoF shooting off a steel folding chair at 65yds and 110 yards on swingers. Took a break then went back to the 65 and forgot to reset.. even at only a 35yd delta the rounds sailed clear over the steel.

Where are y'all finding the best prices on the the B14R's?

Been looking at one for a little while and think I might just have to get one.

True.

I went with Scheels and used a couple hundred dollars worth of points.

Picked up a B14-R carbon barreled action recently & put it in a Woox Exactus stock. She's not terribly fussy with ammo but she really likes some SK I had in the ammo closet...

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Very cool!

Mine's not fussy either from what I can see. I mounted an EC V2 Tuner and have been dialing in my practice ammo (TAC22), so far so good. It shaved about .1 off the groups, but the occasional flyer is still there. Does OK out to 200 on a 4" plate. I've got to play with my Lapua LR next to get ready for an upcoming match. The tuner added 4 OZ to the front, and now it balances just in front of the magazine.

Friend and I have gotten into this so much we put together a .22LR practice range on my 100-300yd range.





Here's some groups from this morning, working with Norma TAC22 and a new EC V2 Tuner:




and managed to get several decent 5 shot groups with it. The two on the right are both under .4" the top measures .32" and the bottom .38". I don't consider it match grade, but for practice, especially off of props, my misses are by more than a couple .1s. Top group on the left was cold bore, so 1 high, then the rest settled in.

SD/ES wise it's "OK", low teens. Definitely not SK LR or Lapua LR quality, but I'm getting it for $38.00 . My last brick of Lapua was just shy of $200 delivered.

Nice!

If your guns likes SK ammo, another more modest price option is the SK Pistol Match. Brownell's has it for $80/brick currently. It does pretty well for me and finding Lapua is about impossible at the moment and/or arm/leg pricing if you do find any...

THANKS!, but just sprang for a brick of Eley Club..

So at least for practice ammo I'm set for a while.

Well, when I get home from deer hunting I'll be able to pick up my son's lefty B14r.

He told me he "needs" the same scope as his deer rifle on it.

Should be fun.

Well, the little guy got it set up and sighed in. It loves the Standard Velocity, and at 25 yards there's only 1/4"at most POI change between with the can and without.

Update time. Switched to an Ares UHD 3-18 scope to keep the Helos on a "killing" rifle. The more we shoot this, the more I like it. No feeding issues with 4 magazines or single shot sled. It shoots Standard Velocity well, and Lapua Long Range REALLY well. I plan to try some other ammo as Good Shooting or Whidden have what I want to try in stock. I was thinking about a trigger upgrade when I purchased the rifle, as it takes 700 pattern triggers, but the stock is perfect for intended use. I also really am liking the stock, and thoughts of a chassis upgrade have also waned. Overall, I'm glad I went this route instead of Tikka simply because of everything being interchangeable with 700 pattern rifles. If you're looking for something to use as a "trainer" type .22lr, I'd take a look.

I've got a TriggerTech Diamond in mine. It is impressive. With the EC V2 Tuner it balances just about right, but I still wish I had a couple more inches of barrel out front.



I just got in a brick of RWS "Premium Special Match" to try. It's got pretty good reviews, Cabela's had it on sale and even at regular prices it's cheap enough to make decent practice ammo.

I don't want to hear how awesome the TT is in this. I'm telling myself it's for my son to practice and get legit good at shooting for hunting, so the stock trigger is "good enough."

Did inventory, and with over 20,000 rounds of standard velocity on hand, he's gonna be shooting that. 😁

What rail and bipod are you using?

I hear ya, the TT's aren't cheap!

Atlas Bipod; Atlas BT10-LW17 with updated ArcaLock clamp from Area 419

Area 419 Weighted tunable arca rail: https://www.area419.com/product/universal-weight-tunable-arcalock-rail-and-kits/

Nothing wrong with the SV ammo, at lest for practice. With the tuner I've got the TAC22 pretty well dialed in and at 60yds I can stay on a 1/4" KYL paddle about 80% of the time prone supported. Off the props its definately a case of the often heard "it shoots better than I can". Off the bench, I can still see the occasional flyer.

Did the two sling stud locations match up, or did you need to install it with t-nuts?

It had to be installed using T nuts.