The Official 2019 TBH APR Special Thread!

[OSU Fisher]

Order just went down for my son:

Tier 1
6.5 PRC
1:7.5 twist
24"
Gill brake
Dark tungsten Cerakote
AG Composite's house camo pattern (like the ones on pg 1 of this thread) but dark gray/light gray

Spoiled brat...

Now you have me thinking. Was gonna go with the more urban one. White and gray but that dark and light gray sounds awesome.

[bloodtrail18]

Well it's done.

Tier-1
280 AI
24in 1:9 twist bbl
I went for a dark/light grey variant of the Desert night pattern on the stock with the darker grey on the receiver/bbl tips

All the cool kids are doing it.

[OSU Fisher]

All the cool kids are doing it.

Better join the club I guess

[ScottFW]

Now you have me thinking. Was gonna go with the more urban one. White and gray but that dark and light gray sounds awesome.

Robert was going to talk to AG and see if they would do it. If not his painter would.

[bloodtrail18]

Robert was going to talk to AG and see if they would do it. If not his painter would.

Sounds good. Thanks for the info.

[ScottFW]

Sounds good. Thanks for the info.

Just helping out the other cool kids.

[Outback]

Any idea what the weight will be on a tier 2 24" barrel with the ratchet flying? My scope will add a bit over a pound.

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[drwilliams]

Did you go with the 24 or 26?

Thanks!

Haven't got mine ordered just yet. Still working out some details but leaning towards the 24" as well. Cut off a few ounces and be able to handle the 24" a little better than the 26".

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[bphillips]

Order just went down for my son:

Tier 1
6.5 PRC
1:7.5 twist
24"
Gill brake
Dark tungsten Cerakote
AG Composite's house camo pattern (like the ones on pg 1 of this thread) but dark gray/light gray

Spoiled brat...

Just curious why 1:7.5? Sounds awfully fast for the round

[Stick1]

Just curious why 1:7.5? Sounds awfully fast for the round

Leaves some breathing room for 150 gr + bullets down the road, and gains a few BC points on bullets available now. Really no reason not to go 1-7.5 on the medium capacity 6.5s unless you don't plan on shooting anything over 140 gr

[bphillips]

Leaves some breathing room for 150 gr + bullets down the road, and gains a few BC points on bullets available now. Really no reason not to go 1-7.5 on the medium capacity 6.5s unless you don't plan on shooting anything over 140 gr

Hmm interesting I thought 1:8 was the go to for heavies. My 1:8.5 in saum handles up to 147 for sure so just seemed odd.

[Stick1]

Hmm interesting I thought 1:8 was the go to for heavies. My 1:8.5 in saum handles up to 147 for sure so just seemed odd.

The 147 does great at SAUM speeds in an 8 twist. I don't doubt an 8.5 stabilizes it well for a good distance too. You can start to see a difference at distance with the 150 SMK. The 7.5 twist most certainly benefits that bullet. I'm guessing if Berger ever enters the 155/156 in the market the 7.5 will be the standard.

[bphillips]

The 147 does great at SAUM speeds in an 8 twist. I don't doubt an 8.5 stabilizes it well for a good distance too. You can start to see a difference at distance with the 150 SMK. The 7.5 twist most certainly benefits that bullet. I'm guessing if Berger ever enters the 155/156 in the market the 7.5 will be the standard.

Makes sense I guess me being in short action I won’t worry about those coming out anyway

[ScottFW]

Just curious why 1:7.5? Sounds awfully fast for the round

Obviously Robert does a much better job of answering these kinds of questions but from a user's perspective, and being hunters and not target shooters, having the option to use a variety of bullet weights is appealing. I did the same thing with last year's TBH rifle opting for a 1:8 twist in a 7RM and it has worked out well.

[Slick8]

I've seen a few on this thread looking for premium 300WM brass. I was very lucky to find some at retail cost so I'm set for a while.

Here's some of what I found for Nosler. Nothing listed for Norma on GB at this time.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/792665319

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/797845284

I don't need any more, but this one is very tempting.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/799376062

https://www.gunbroker.com/All/search?Keywords=300%20win%20mag%20brass&Sort=13