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In part three of my reintroduction to nee members of LRH.com, i wanted to talk about a very specialized weapon system i have been producing for over 15 years now. Over the years i have talked 3-4 times more customers OUT of this rifle system then actually build and ship them. The reason is because it is such a specialized weapon system and honestly not a great fit for most shooters. That said, if it does meet your goals and needs, it is a beast!!
The rifle i am referring to is my Xtreme Heavy Sporter, or better known to most as simply the XHS....
while the APS Stalker pays the bills for my shop, and the Raptor LRSS may be the Flagship model, the XHS is a large part of what made my shop know in the shooting community most. At the time i released it, there were very few SUPER MAGNUMs on the market. The XHS was designed specifically around my then new 338 Allen Magnum and 375 Allen Magnum. Both super magnums based on the 408 cheytac parent case.
The XHS was offered in three models, the single shot model pictured below which used a BAT model CT receiver and special heavy contoured stainless barrels with standard length of 32" but often in the 34"-36" range were used. Stocks for this model are the McMillan A5 tactical with asjustable cheek piece or the McMillan SuperMag A5 which is simply a scaled up version of the A5. All XHS rifles have the bottom safety jewell trigger and my large 5 port Painkiller muzzle brake. Felt recoil with the 338 Allen Magnum is pretty much beat discribed as Warm and Fuzzy with the 375 Allen Magnum being a bit more but not much. Extremely comfortable rifles to shoot. It is an EVENT when they go off though!!
The XHS platforms claim to fame was the ability to drive a 300 gr. Berger otm out of the muzzle at 3300-3400 fps depending barrel length. Which it did easily. Early testing on three separate shooting sessions proved this rifle was capable of reaching 3010 yards with consistent repeatable shot placement. By that i mean, the test rifle put three for three shots on my 20" diameter round gong at a measured 3010 yards. At that time, something that was pretty much unheard of.
A second model of the XHS was the XHS XLR repeater Pictured below. This model used the XLR chassis stock with a 7 round detachable magazine that was modified to function with the extreme case design of my 338 and 375 Allen Magnum. Same performance but with a much different look and feel for those wanting a more mil spec looking rifle.
The most common of the XHS line was the standard XHS repeater. This model used the Stiller TAC408 receiver or Cadex CDX-40 receiver With a 7 round detachable mag system. These rifles all use the big McMillan A5 SuperMag stock.
recently, well in the few years, i have switched exclusively to Bartlein barrels and while i was working with them to get set up to make my Raptor LRSS and Stalker Hunter barrel contours, i also sent in drawings for them to make me what i call the Raptor XL barrels. These are available in 32", 34" and 36" length. You will notice in the picture below, they use a similar design as my Raptor LRSS barrels and for the same reason. The explination for that use was detailed in my recent post on the Raptor LRSS.
So now there is also the option for customers to get the XHS Raptor XL model see in these two pictures (above and below). As well as the good old standard XHS (last picture)
the XHS rifles are very large rifles, long and heavy with standard weight being around 16-17 lbs for bare rifle weight on the single shots and 18-19 lbs on the repeaters. They are designed for use in the 1000 yard and beyond range to deliver precision shot placement with extreme ballistic performance and hard to believe terminal performance.
the XHS rifles are available in the following chambers:
338 cheytac
375 cheytac
408 cheytac
338 Allen Magnum
375 Allen Magnum
410 Allen Magnum
45 Allen Tactical
50 Allen Tactical
as mentioned earlier, i generally talk most customers out of these rifles as i would much rather build you a rifle you would use often instead of a safe queen if you will. That said, customers the boss and if your looking for an extremely precision, extremely powerful weapon system that is extremely easy to load for and shoot, the Allen Precision Shooting XHS is an extremely impressive weapon system!!
The rifle i am referring to is my Xtreme Heavy Sporter, or better known to most as simply the XHS....
while the APS Stalker pays the bills for my shop, and the Raptor LRSS may be the Flagship model, the XHS is a large part of what made my shop know in the shooting community most. At the time i released it, there were very few SUPER MAGNUMs on the market. The XHS was designed specifically around my then new 338 Allen Magnum and 375 Allen Magnum. Both super magnums based on the 408 cheytac parent case.
The XHS was offered in three models, the single shot model pictured below which used a BAT model CT receiver and special heavy contoured stainless barrels with standard length of 32" but often in the 34"-36" range were used. Stocks for this model are the McMillan A5 tactical with asjustable cheek piece or the McMillan SuperMag A5 which is simply a scaled up version of the A5. All XHS rifles have the bottom safety jewell trigger and my large 5 port Painkiller muzzle brake. Felt recoil with the 338 Allen Magnum is pretty much beat discribed as Warm and Fuzzy with the 375 Allen Magnum being a bit more but not much. Extremely comfortable rifles to shoot. It is an EVENT when they go off though!!
The XHS platforms claim to fame was the ability to drive a 300 gr. Berger otm out of the muzzle at 3300-3400 fps depending barrel length. Which it did easily. Early testing on three separate shooting sessions proved this rifle was capable of reaching 3010 yards with consistent repeatable shot placement. By that i mean, the test rifle put three for three shots on my 20" diameter round gong at a measured 3010 yards. At that time, something that was pretty much unheard of.
A second model of the XHS was the XHS XLR repeater Pictured below. This model used the XLR chassis stock with a 7 round detachable magazine that was modified to function with the extreme case design of my 338 and 375 Allen Magnum. Same performance but with a much different look and feel for those wanting a more mil spec looking rifle.
The most common of the XHS line was the standard XHS repeater. This model used the Stiller TAC408 receiver or Cadex CDX-40 receiver With a 7 round detachable mag system. These rifles all use the big McMillan A5 SuperMag stock.
recently, well in the few years, i have switched exclusively to Bartlein barrels and while i was working with them to get set up to make my Raptor LRSS and Stalker Hunter barrel contours, i also sent in drawings for them to make me what i call the Raptor XL barrels. These are available in 32", 34" and 36" length. You will notice in the picture below, they use a similar design as my Raptor LRSS barrels and for the same reason. The explination for that use was detailed in my recent post on the Raptor LRSS.
So now there is also the option for customers to get the XHS Raptor XL model see in these two pictures (above and below). As well as the good old standard XHS (last picture)
the XHS rifles are very large rifles, long and heavy with standard weight being around 16-17 lbs for bare rifle weight on the single shots and 18-19 lbs on the repeaters. They are designed for use in the 1000 yard and beyond range to deliver precision shot placement with extreme ballistic performance and hard to believe terminal performance.
the XHS rifles are available in the following chambers:
338 cheytac
375 cheytac
408 cheytac
338 Allen Magnum
375 Allen Magnum
410 Allen Magnum
45 Allen Tactical
50 Allen Tactical
as mentioned earlier, i generally talk most customers out of these rifles as i would much rather build you a rifle you would use often instead of a safe queen if you will. That said, customers the boss and if your looking for an extremely precision, extremely powerful weapon system that is extremely easy to load for and shoot, the Allen Precision Shooting XHS is an extremely impressive weapon system!!
