I wanted to share a phenomenal experience with Chad & Kelli at LRI.
Four years ago, 6 friends and I set out to build the lightest possible 300WM Tikka, for the purpose of being carried much and shot little. Admittedly, these probably would have been 6CMs if I had been on Rokslide at the time, but we chose a cartridge available anywhere and capable of taking African plains game without too much PH negotiation for several friends who are headed to SA.
Uninvolved in the Long Range Hunting ecosystem, I chose a gunsmith in Michigan at the advice of a friend. That gunsmith held our guns, stocks, and scopes for 3 years (COVID excuse) before I finally paid $4,000 ransom to get them out. When I got them out, the bedding was useless and the paint was laughable. On the advice of Roksliders, I went to LRI late last year to fix the problem. They bailed all 7 of us out phenomenally as I'm sure you'll see:
We chose the Wildcat stock in a custom M81 textured paint job (pictures don't do it justice), then added an ARCA plate (and for some a Spartan Adapter). According to LRI, these stocks were quite tricky to adapt for accessories due to the light and inconsistent fill. Regardless, they are rock solid.
The rifles finished out at an unbelievable 5 pounds 2 ounces all told. The bedding is pristine, as one would expect from such stock specialists. Once I got the rifles I installed Trijicon optics in Sportsmatch rings using the Form method (UM wasn't available yet), swapped the trigger springs, torqued everything, drop tested them, and established a rock solid zero using 10 round groups. Yes, they kick a bit.
Sadly, one of my friends understandably dropped out during the 4 year saga, so I've got a spare rifle which I've posted here if you'd like it.
My thanks again to the whole LRI team for rescuing this project and delivering beautiful rifles to 6 grateful friends.
Best,
-J
Four years ago, 6 friends and I set out to build the lightest possible 300WM Tikka, for the purpose of being carried much and shot little. Admittedly, these probably would have been 6CMs if I had been on Rokslide at the time, but we chose a cartridge available anywhere and capable of taking African plains game without too much PH negotiation for several friends who are headed to SA.
Uninvolved in the Long Range Hunting ecosystem, I chose a gunsmith in Michigan at the advice of a friend. That gunsmith held our guns, stocks, and scopes for 3 years (COVID excuse) before I finally paid $4,000 ransom to get them out. When I got them out, the bedding was useless and the paint was laughable. On the advice of Roksliders, I went to LRI late last year to fix the problem. They bailed all 7 of us out phenomenally as I'm sure you'll see:
We chose the Wildcat stock in a custom M81 textured paint job (pictures don't do it justice), then added an ARCA plate (and for some a Spartan Adapter). According to LRI, these stocks were quite tricky to adapt for accessories due to the light and inconsistent fill. Regardless, they are rock solid.
The rifles finished out at an unbelievable 5 pounds 2 ounces all told. The bedding is pristine, as one would expect from such stock specialists. Once I got the rifles I installed Trijicon optics in Sportsmatch rings using the Form method (UM wasn't available yet), swapped the trigger springs, torqued everything, drop tested them, and established a rock solid zero using 10 round groups. Yes, they kick a bit.
Sadly, one of my friends understandably dropped out during the 4 year saga, so I've got a spare rifle which I've posted here if you'd like it.
My thanks again to the whole LRI team for rescuing this project and delivering beautiful rifles to 6 grateful friends.
Best,
-J
