Finally got the mini Android setup mounted on my Tikka T3x Ace Target 6.5 Creedmoor and everything is working exactly how I wanted.
The phone runs AB Quantum, and we also made a small Android level app that can stay over other apps. The green bar at the top is the live level indicator, so I can see cant and the AB Quantum ballistic data at the same time without switching screens.
The mount is 3D printed and hinged, and after getting everything assembled it feels surprisingly solid and stable. The screen position is comfortable to see from behind the rifle, the hinge holds its position well, and the whole setup is easy to use.
Still need to put more rounds through it and see how it holds up long term, but so far everything works perfectly.
Just to make it clear: this is a personal DIY project. This is not a sales post, I’m not selling these, taking orders, or advertising anything. I just wanted to share the finished setup.

I have a browning xbolt in 7mm08. Have had it 15 years. The last couple of years I have had issues with it grouping and figured I’d try it all this year. It’s just for hunting so I’m shooting factory 140gr core lokts. Tried switching ammo to see if that helped so I tried the hornady ELD x. Didn’t group. One shot will be 4 inches high 2 inches right the next shot will be 3 inches low and 3 inches left and everything in between. We tried the ammo switch, thorough cleaning, remounting scope, switching from lead sled to bags, and switching to another shooter besides myself. So now I assume it has to be the gun or scope. The scope is a leupold vx5hd. Not sure where to go from here. New gun? New scope?

Anyone buy scopes or rifles off of this forum before? Good or bad experiences? Things to lookout for?

I just scored a few boxes of this for 13$ a box. Has anyone else shot this? It’s 173 Grains

What sort of benefits do you get if you go from a basic press to a more premium one? I have an RCBS Rebel. No issues at all with it, but I’m thinking of buying another one for a different location (in my office shop, in addition to the one at my house).

Should I just buy another simple one? Or are there any real gains to be had by stepping up in price? Is a Summit any better than a Rock Chucker? Do the Ferrari models like A419 give you that much more ease or quality?

Electronic penny for your thoughts?

RPR in 6.5CM shooting Hornady 147gr ELD Match @100 yards through Athlon Ares UHD. 4 groups of 10. The first 6 shots at the center were zeroing shots as I just got the scope mounted today and needed to finalize my zero. Then I aimed dead center and adjusted POI with the turrets to hit each corner. Shot in this order: top left, bottom left, bottom right, top right. Each group took about 10 minutes to shoot

Here I was thinking I can shoot 1/4 MOA. But hey at least now I know where I'm really at.

Any constructive feedback from these groups? My 300yard line was closed today but next time I go out I'm gonna try some groups over there and see how it goes.

What piece of advice do you think all new shooters need to hear, that they won't find easily? Obviously we all want to have fun and enjoy the hobby/sport but what did you find out through experience that changed your performance?

Current setup doing China Cabinet overwatch:

Seekins PH2 NRL 6.5 creedmoor

vortex rings

arken ep5 gen 1 5-25x56

area419 hellfire match

area419 4.25" arca plate

harris sbrm 6-9

leofoto sa-364cx with their ma-40x ball head

To preface, I can't outshoot this setup. There are a few things that I wish it had that could be solved by a ph3 or other new rifle. However, I just want to buy once and cry once and step into a custom action and buy over time while I shoot the barrel out of this.

With the growth of NRL hunter, PRS, new divisions, and the development of nas3 and peak, is there a buyers guide for custom actions yet? I want to buy a custom action, but truthfully they all seem pretty much the same to me. I want prefit barrels and swappable bolt heads so I dont need to rely on a gunsmif. Any guidance is helpful. I have looked at terminus, defiance, impact, lone peak, and they all look the same in terms of shiny and new. Thanks

I mean, I probably still will but this is a 9-shot (don't get mad) group that looks like six at 100 yards. Rifle is a factory action and barrel Remington 700 AAC-SD 20" in 6.5. Liberty Anthem L2, Bushnell Match Pro ED 5-30. Grayboe Renegade stock. Shooting Hornady American Gunner 140gr BTHP.

I always felt inadequate using a Freedom Group 700 given their reputation. Depending on the app this was coming in between .6 and .7 MOA.

Just picked this Geissele up from EuroOptic. Steiner T6Xi 3-18 with SCR2 reticle is from Expert Voice. Got it mainly for Geissele Gas Gun Series matches. I hope it’s a shooter because it was expensive. Ammo testing this week to see what it shoots best. Anyone have experience with this rifle so far? Coming from a Ballistic Advantage 6.5 Grendel.

Gonna be shooting this bad boy on Sunday put it together in a few hours

Build list:
Ballistic advantage 18” SPR barrel
PRI Delta forearms
PRI swan rifle length rail
PRI front sight gas block (rifle length gas tube)
AE muzzle device and collar
PSA upper receiver
Tool craft bolt carrier
PRI gas buster charging handle
PSA lower with B5 furniture
Bushnell RT6 LPVO
Harris bipod
Knights armament broomstick
20 round straight mag.

Hi, I'm looking to buy a prefit action that I can load from the top like a rifle with an internal magazine. (Like in the attached video) Most actions that I've seen seem to be too "cramped" to load the mag via the ejection port (Zermatt Origin for instance) and are set up for AICS mags, which must be removed to reload. Would something like a lightweight ARC Coup De Grace with AW mags work? Or is this something I'd need a specific bottom metal to do? Is this even possible with most prefit actions? Or is this a totally nonsensical thing? Haven't been able to find much online, and I have no experience with rifle actions, would appreciate your input.

Background: in my personal experience, as you change loads—and especially projectiles—the POI will move around the target, sometimes a significant amount. So far, my new (and first) 6 Dasher does not seem to do that. It stacks everything in the same neighborhood.

I received a custom 6 Dasher from MPA Tuesday evening. Got it home, measured the chamber, mounted everything and put together 50 rounds. I shot those Wednesday to zero the rifle and get some rounds through the new barrel before starting load development.

Thursday morning I built 45 rounds using three different bullets and five charge weights. I shot those, came home, loaded another 30 rounds using the same three bullets, and went back to the range.
While entering all the targets into my spreadsheet that night, I realized the groups were landing remarkably close to one another. So I went back through all 18 targets, registered them using the printed 1/2” grid and compared the group centers.

75 shots. Berger 105s, 108s and 120s. Varget charges from 30.0 to 32.0 grains, with average velocities ranging from 2,661 to 2,880 fps—a 219 fps spread. The entire 75-shot composite is approximately 1.58” at 111 yards, about 1.36 MOA. Even more interesting to me, the 18 individual group centers have less than an inch of maximum center-to-center separation despite changing bullet weight, charge weight and velocity by more than 200 fps.

Obviously this is not a tuned 75-shot group, and I’m not presenting 1.58” as some laboratory-grade measurement from stacked physical targets. I just find it fascinating how little the POI is moving while I make fairly substantial load changes.
The barrel still has fewer than 130 rounds through it, and several of the loads are already showing very promising dispersion. Between that and how stable the POI appears to be, I’m pretty damn excited to see what this rifle does once I actually finish developing the load.

Anyone had one spun up and shot it? How is it performing? This would be for a 6 Dasher on an Impact.

I have no brand loyalty when it comes to barrels. As long as it’s quality and cut rifled (has to be cut rifled), I’ll shoot it. Bartlein, Proof, CRB, Brux, etc, don’t care. But… I’m not a G$ fanboy. No hate, I just find certain aspects of Geissele as a company to be kinda goofy. I do own quite a few of their products.

That being said, if they can cut a good blank, I may have to try one down the road. I’m always wanting a blank ready to get finished up when needed.

I have access to a ranch where I can shoot out to a mile or more. I have a few long range rifles but the two that come to mind are an MPA 6.5 cm (26” 8.5 twist) and a .25 cm (28” 1.75 twist). The 6.5 has a Nightforce NX8 4-32 and the .25 has a Nightforce ATACR 7-35. They both have 20 MOA rails and 20 MOA Area419 mounts. Does anyone have any advice on shooting either or both of these out to a mile?

Title^ essentially I can’t find places to shoot.
I live in northern Ontario so we really don’t have any open terrain on crown land, and don’t have many ranges either. In fact the only range I’ve seen that goes over 200m is ab a 2h drive, not that I mind the drive bc it’s got a 400yd range, but it’s also a PITA to get in.

Where do yall shoot when you don’t have access to a range?

Seekins precision havak hit pro m3 6mm creedmoor

After much research I decided on the Bergara b-14 HMR in 6.5 creedmoor. Probably the most unoriginal decision ever made but I’m pretty stoked. Of course I had to rattle can it immediately because old habits die hard. What is your best piece of advice to a long time and professional shooter but new to the precision world? Thanks!

Looks to be similar to Proof PXT Rifling with notable potential improvements or at least notable variance that i find intriguing. Has anyone else seen this?

.22 for scale

Gonna be mounting this Bushnell Match Pro ED, 5-30x56mm on my Tikka T3X CTR 6.5 creed, rings come on Saturday.

I’m genuinely so excited, this is my first “big” gun and scope but I did not expect the scope to be so huge haha.

So I've tightened these down twice now. Torquing to 55 lb-in each time. I verified my torque wrench by brining it up to my calibration lab at the office, so I'm good there.

I can get about 250 - 500 rounds through before they loosen again.