Back in July I bought an Alpex 4k LRF & popped it on my 6.5x47 then zeroed it with some 120gn Sierra Pro-Hunters I had loaded up.
Now the 6.5 is a dual purpose rifle built specifically for use both as a āClass Bā conforming rifle for BSRC competitions when in a standard wooden stock but which doubles as a long range rifle when removed & bolted up in a modified AICS stock.
As it happened, the rifle was set up in the AICS stock when the new scope went on so thatās how Iāve been using it this doe season. However, for those who are not familiar, the AICS stock is no lightweight & has been a significant limitation to my use of the rifle.
Any hoo, as stalker62 would say, I persevered & shot a fair few deer before I ran out of ammunition & decided it was time to sort out a dedicated set up for the rifle/scope combination.
Iād always planned on setting it up in an original style GRS Sporter stock so it handles the same as my 308W which lives in one I modified from a Howa 1500 short action inlet. After a bit of searching one came up second hand at Edinburgh Rifles & was even inlet for the M595 too, so bought this & stashed it away.
This weekend Iāve epoxied the bedding pillars into place & today decided to mock everything up to make sure it works before a do the full bedding job next weekend (unless itās not wet & windy & I go out shooting fallow that is).
This is what it looks like & for those who are interested, the rifle was rebarrelled from 308 to 6.5x47 Lapua using a 26ā 1:8 twist Bartlein custom profile barrel, it was then ceracoated by James at Jager Sporting Arms. The modification to the bolt handle was done by Norman Clark Gunsmiths - heās done several for me over the years.
The picatinny rail on it is a 0moa EGW one & is fitted using 6/48 countersunk screws (the 308 uses M3.5 screws - if only Tikka were consistent
). The rings are Burris XTR Signature medium height so I can mechanically align the LRF to where I want it & to ensure clearance for the other attachment on the rail - anyone care to guess what thatās for btw?
Iām sure the purists will have a field day telling me I shouldnāt have fitted a picatinny rail, that the scope is too high & the rings are terrible, but the choice was deliberate. The stock has an adjustable cheek piece so cheek weld isnāt an issue & the scope will be zeroed at 200 yards so LRF/ballistic calcs out to, say, 400 yards arenāt really going to be an issue either.
The stock colour is intriguing as itās not one Iāve ever seen in the GRS line up but I guess they had some laminate that was supposed to be Nordic Wolf (dark grey) but the stain hadnāt taken properly. Anyway, I like it & think it complements the colour of the ceracoat nicely (think someone else had some pics of one and the same colour recently too?).
Hope you like what Iāve done
Now the 6.5 is a dual purpose rifle built specifically for use both as a āClass Bā conforming rifle for BSRC competitions when in a standard wooden stock but which doubles as a long range rifle when removed & bolted up in a modified AICS stock.
As it happened, the rifle was set up in the AICS stock when the new scope went on so thatās how Iāve been using it this doe season. However, for those who are not familiar, the AICS stock is no lightweight & has been a significant limitation to my use of the rifle.
Any hoo, as stalker62 would say, I persevered & shot a fair few deer before I ran out of ammunition & decided it was time to sort out a dedicated set up for the rifle/scope combination.
Iād always planned on setting it up in an original style GRS Sporter stock so it handles the same as my 308W which lives in one I modified from a Howa 1500 short action inlet. After a bit of searching one came up second hand at Edinburgh Rifles & was even inlet for the M595 too, so bought this & stashed it away.
This weekend Iāve epoxied the bedding pillars into place & today decided to mock everything up to make sure it works before a do the full bedding job next weekend (unless itās not wet & windy & I go out shooting fallow that is).
This is what it looks like & for those who are interested, the rifle was rebarrelled from 308 to 6.5x47 Lapua using a 26ā 1:8 twist Bartlein custom profile barrel, it was then ceracoated by James at Jager Sporting Arms. The modification to the bolt handle was done by Norman Clark Gunsmiths - heās done several for me over the years.
The picatinny rail on it is a 0moa EGW one & is fitted using 6/48 countersunk screws (the 308 uses M3.5 screws - if only Tikka were consistent
). The rings are Burris XTR Signature medium height so I can mechanically align the LRF to where I want it & to ensure clearance for the other attachment on the rail - anyone care to guess what thatās for btw?Iām sure the purists will have a field day telling me I shouldnāt have fitted a picatinny rail, that the scope is too high & the rings are terrible, but the choice was deliberate. The stock has an adjustable cheek piece so cheek weld isnāt an issue & the scope will be zeroed at 200 yards so LRF/ballistic calcs out to, say, 400 yards arenāt really going to be an issue either.
The stock colour is intriguing as itās not one Iāve ever seen in the GRS line up but I guess they had some laminate that was supposed to be Nordic Wolf (dark grey) but the stain hadnāt taken properly. Anyway, I like it & think it complements the colour of the ceracoat nicely (think someone else had some pics of one and the same colour recently too?).
Hope you like what Iāve done
, off to do some research .
