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  1. PistolPete

    Dear Tikka….if you’re listening.

    A short (2.5") action, chambered in 223 and the ARCs!
  2. PistolPete

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Does that include the 88s?
  3. PistolPete

    Quilt Labor Day sales?

    I haven't ordered, but the Ice Flame brand (Chinese) gets good reviews and are relatively cheap. Their site seems to have the best prices: https://iceflamegear.com/product-category/down-quilt/
  4. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

    You're correct, of course. And maybe it's nitpicking, but, many of the same things that make the RSS 223 so great for elk to ~400 yards, over larger calibers, could likely be said for the 22 Hornet on deer to 200 yards over a 223. The idea of using the smallest ethical cartridge, with a bullet...
  5. PistolPete

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Midway has 88 ELDM seconds for 15 cents each: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1020885249?pid=440583
  6. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

    I'm not sure. I got the trigger cleaned up nicely, so it's kind of a mystery. The barrel appears to be made well also. Will keep playing with it.
  7. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

    Sorry, corrected to 3-4 MOA at that distance. My mistake. No flex, it all seems tight.
  8. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

    10 shot groups with 3 different loads are running 3-4 MOA at 160 yds. So a little worse than I would have hoped, probably limiting this to a 150 yd deer gun. Slightly disappointing, but I still look forward to trying it out this fall.
  9. PistolPete

    .223 for bear, mountain goat, deer, elk, and moose.

    Looks like the code is only eligible for customers who it was emailed to directly. I couldn't use it on my account, nor on a burner guest checkout. Bummer.
  10. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

    That's the big question. I'll get some 10-shot groups soon. The stock rod is held in place by two screws in the receiver, and one screw holding the buttplate. Looks easily removable; I don't know what else you'd find to fit in it's place though.
  11. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

  12. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

    Strapped on a scope and shot at distance a little this morning. At 160 yards (my backyard range at the moment), I got several 3-shot groups at or under 1.5 MOA with both the 60 TMK as well as 55 FMJBT surplus pulled bullets. Not bad for this lil snack.
  13. PistolPete

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    Edit: got the trigger great now, and kept ejection.
  14. PistolPete

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    Edit: got the trigger great. Now, I'm very excited about this rifle!
  15. PistolPete

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    Good to know. I ground a bunch off the sear and got it pretty nice now.
  16. PistolPete

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    Yes - especially since the single shot design has no OAL limitations.
  17. PistolPete

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    It seems nice enough so far. And yeah, I've got a ULUL Solo 300 build as well, which I love. This Stowaway is just another option, and it is a good deal smaller, though not really lighter, which is neat. And in a caliber that burns 9 gr of powder as a 200-yd deer gun? Yes please. Dark Mountain...
  18. PistolPete

    22 Hornet for Deer

    Oh it's a mile long pull, and I'm still not sure the best way to fix it. It's a stupid simple design, which is cool, but it needs to be addressed to make the gun shootable.
  19. PistolPete

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I have a PA 3x prism on it now; groups well at 50 so far. The bare gun was 2 lb 14 oz. The trigger was atrocious, and a mile long, but if I can get that cleaned up, the size of this thing would make it astounding to carry around and it looks like it'll have the goods for a shorter range deer...
  20. PistolPete

    Ultralight Ultralight Rifles

    I posted more in the 22 Hornet thread, but I got the Dark Mountain Stowaway 5.7 and it's really cool - aside from the trigger that I'm working on. Under 3 lbs, and I'm loading 60 gr TMKs to 2300 fps; the perfect 200 yd, $325 deer rifle for a kid...?

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