I have a never fired Remington 700 7mm rem mag blued barrel action I am looking to sell. Additionally I have a Zermatt RimX barreled action in 22lr if you are looking for something a few steps above the B14r
Two vets 40 mike. You might even be able to rig some p-cord attachment points to the legs near the hub and ratchet strap the thing to some tie down points in the bed of the truck.
The beauty of the Creedmoor and PRC cartridges is they shoot factory ammo exceptionally well. The Chambers are standardized so no need for some special “match” chamber reamer. For a Tikka I would order a chambered prefit and the factory ammo and be off to the races.
You might be able to squeeze a few hundred more rounds out by switching to a bullet with a longer bearing surface. Additionally an eroded throat doesn’t always lead to significantly diminished accuracy. Sometimes you just lose velocity. I would definitely tinker with loads a bit if you are...
No other issues (aside from one that didn’t parallax correctly) it was one of the first dialable rifle scopes I used and was satisfied with it as far as tracking and repeatability. I had the 2.5-10x version on a Ruger American chambered in 270 win and was getting hits on 1 foot steel targets at...
My biggest complaint with the old HSLR was the management of stray light. When I was shooting towards a target backed by low angle sun my target would get washed out. This happened earlier with this scope vs other hi-end scopes I had with me.
I have been using the Two Vets no name junior with an Anvil 30 with good success. Unfortunately the stoped offering that tripod.
For a shooting tripod I wouldn’t go any smaller than 28mm legs.