Recent content by lachoneus

Awesome! Keep us posted on your progress.

Try this link to find current inventory of the X-Bolt and other rifles you are considering: https://gun.deals/search/apachesolr_search/023614850168?suggestion-term=browning%20x-bolt%20280 I have been shooting the 280 AI since the early 90's, long before it became a factory option, and it has...

I have three SWFA scopes and each has been absolutely reliable. They are what I use to test every new rifle I get. They do not have the best glass I have ever seen and they do not have some features I like in other scopes. But if a rifle is not shooting well and is wearing one of my SWFA's, I...

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Two factory-sealed 100-count boxes of Berger .308 168 grain VLD Hunting bullets, plus 1 partial box of 22-count (Part No. 30510), sold as a lot (total of 222 bullets): $100.00 TYD. First public "I'll take it" followed by PM gets them. Cross-posted.

Two factory-sealed 100-count boxes of Berger 6.5mm 140 grain Long Range Target bullets (Part No. 26409), sold as a lot (total of 200 bullets): $110 TYD. Cross-posted.

SPF to Justice 1327

Three factory-sealed 50-count boxes of Barnes 7mm 150 grain TTSX BT bullets, sold as a lot (total of 150 bullets): $100 TYD. Cross-posted.

I use Ramshot Hunter with the Barnes 168 grain LRX bullet out of my 8-twist 280AI barrel at a velocity of 2830 fps. The load shoots well under 1 MOA consistently and gave complete passthroughs and one-shot kills on kudu, bushbuck and springbok last month. I have not tried the 168 grain...

Seems like this discussion is wandering far from what the OP started with. The question was what experience people had had with switch barrel systems. You can have a switch barrel system with a torqued barrel, but you will need an action wrench and barrel vise to switch barrels. You can have a...

Correct. No issues with headspace or loose barrels. If you are worried about that, Derrick has machined wrench flats on barrels in the past and you can just loosen and tighten the barrels with an end wrench. My rifles have often traveled on bumpy roads and in less-than-desirable conditions...

I used to have a 700 Palma rifle that was set up as a switch barrel system with different barrels that were hand-tightened only. I experienced zero problems with the system and never had the barrels shoot loose. The work was done by Derrick Martin at Accuracy Speaks.

I had the WTO (West Texas Ordnance) Switch Lug installed on my Tikka Tx3 TAC A1 and have a .308 and a 6.5 Creedmoor barrel for it. Both barrels are very accurate and switching them is as simple as loosening the clamp screw, removing the barrel, screwing in the other barrel and torquing the...

Looking for 7mm Barnes TSX 175 grain bullets. Please let me know what you have. Thanks!

I have a Kimber Custom (walnut stock) in .280 AI. I love it. It shot OK for the first 40 shots, but improved markedly after I changed to a DNZ mount and SWFA 3.5x15 scope. The scope is on the heavy side, but even so, total rifle weight is only 7 lbs. 12 oz. It shoots well under MOA with the...