Follow up to my build. Got it out to the range yesterday and printed this 5 shot with factory Hornady 134 eldm. 40 rounds down the tube and I’m sitting at 2740 avg velocity.
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CTR action w fluted bolt. High Velocity Solutions bottom metal and bolt shroud. Timney 2 stage trigger. Sterk bolt knob. 20”, 25 CM PBB - Tikka Hybrid profile 1:16 fluting. McMillan Game Scout 2.0 painted by UM. Area 419 rail. Vortex rings. Arken EPL4 4-16. Tricer bipod.
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The arken epl4 is hard to beat for repeatable tracking at a lightweight. Glass is more than good out to 1000 yards which is way beyond my hunting distances. I run the same scope on my 280ai. I’ve gone back and forth trying to find something that I like more than it but it’s tough being that it...
Factory Barnes 130 ttsx out of my 16” Ruger American was doing 2925ish and the barrel was brand new. Out of a 20” I would expect to be hitting that 3000 fps mark. That’s potent medicine for any deer or black bear even at 400 yards. Should still be around 2050-2150 fps at that range which is...
Any trigger spring if you want a lighter trigger. Not necessarily needed. Sterk bolt handle. ARCA rail. Sky is the limit. Just depends on budget and overall objective for the rifle.
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