Maven RS3.2 Drop Test

[Rkilgore]

I’ve looked many times and read several threads talking about the maven 1.2 being the only maven to pass the drop test. Though I never found any place where the 3.2 had been formally tested? I’ve had a 3.2 for several years and it went on many successful hunts. I had replaced it with a 1.2 for the 2025 season, but decided to put it through the wringer myself.

Let me preface this by saying I am by no means a great shooter, or am I trying to say I know what I’m doing!

I tried my best to follow the format from other drop tests.

Rifle specs are as follows
-bergara b14 hmr 6.5creedmoor (I know it’s not a tikka, I just had lots of ammo for this gun)
- action screws torqued to 55in/lbs
- Warne steel scope rings (20in/lbs cap screws, 25in/lbs base screws)
- MDT picatiny rail (bonded to action with Loctite 380)
- ammo used was Hornady 140 Eld-m

All screws and threads were degreased and installed with paint pen.

This gun is generaly around a 1.5 MOA

Here is a YouTube link to the drop test

 

[MuleyFever]

Good job doing your own testing.

Maybe this can get moved to the evaluation forum with the others.

 

[Rkilgore]

Cont.

After the first drop test I removed scope from rings and barreled action. Degreased everything again, reinstalled all parts with paint pen. This time I torqued the action screws to 65in/lbs.

Re did drops but this time all drops were from 36” left, right, then top, with a shot fired after each drop.

There was no POI shift outside this rifles standard cone of fire. (Though my zero was off a bit.)

Here is the final group performed after 9x36” drops. With one round fired after each drop.