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Brother in law was looking for something that kicked less than his lightweight 30-06. Plus he wanted to eventually chop it and wanted some ideas. It was refreshing to pass on advice and have someone actually follow through lol.
Tikka T3 stainless in 6.5 creedmoor.
Hornady 147 ELD factory ammo
Sportsmatch rings
SWFA 6x
Asked if I thought he should chop it now and told him to wait for suppressor arrival. He just got in the SWFA and mounted it himself. Started out a bit wonky and wasn't sure what was going on. I adjusted his windage turret and it would click a few times then spin freely. Loosened up all 3 screws, pushed it on harder and retightened. That fixed that.
Got him zeroed at 100. Then he shot a 2.5" group at 200 and a 3.5" group at 300 using JBM ballistics and drop calculator. This is a guy who hasn't shot a rifle in a year or more. Pretty much an easy button for a big game rig.
Tikka T3 stainless in 6.5 creedmoor.
Hornady 147 ELD factory ammo
Sportsmatch rings
SWFA 6x
Asked if I thought he should chop it now and told him to wait for suppressor arrival. He just got in the SWFA and mounted it himself. Started out a bit wonky and wasn't sure what was going on. I adjusted his windage turret and it would click a few times then spin freely. Loosened up all 3 screws, pushed it on harder and retightened. That fixed that.
Got him zeroed at 100. Then he shot a 2.5" group at 200 and a 3.5" group at 300 using JBM ballistics and drop calculator. This is a guy who hasn't shot a rifle in a year or more. Pretty much an easy button for a big game rig.
