DrThunder88
07-06-2015, 11:05 PM
Some time ago, I got my Apache barrel installed on the Maxis project and have been dinking around with getting it out to the range for accuracy testing. Today, I finally got it, my match ammo, and another rifle to shoot while the barrel cooled down to the range. The results are pretty encouraging!
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http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/DrThunder88/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20action%20800_zpsavfluqnc.png (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/DrThunder88/media/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20action%20800_zpsavfluqnc.png.html)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/DrThunder88/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20target%20800_zpsmomqsmo0.png (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/DrThunder88/media/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20target%20800_zpsmomqsmo0.png.html)
Apart from possibly offending a nearby shooter after yanking the trigger on the last shot of the string, shooting went very well. The Hornady 195gr match ammo left a group 0.45" across the main cluster and 0.77" with the called flier. The heavy barrel, recoil pad, and muzzle brake soaked up a good deal of the recoil, making it very comfortable from the bench.
Components:
Stainless Axis action (formerly .270 Win)
Timney trigger
Stainless Apache Gun Works .300 Win Mag varmint contour barrel with 5/8"-24 muzzle threads
Boyds Pro Varmint long action in pepper laminate with 1" Pachymar recoil pad
SWFA SS 12x42mm
EGW 20MOA Picatinny rail
UTG max strength rings
Some kind of muzzle brake and crush washer
Bit of 1/8" gray Kydex and hardware for the cheekpiece
Work done:
Installing a small shank magnum barrel in the Axis action was the easy part. As mentioned in a previous thread, the most difficult task was to fit a magnum bolt head, but it was done mainly with hand tools.
I pillared and bedded the stock with brass pipe and Devcon. I also had to open the barrel channel and replace the plastic trigger guard with a stainless one.
The cheekpiece is a simple design of my own. I haven't cut slots for adjusting the height but haven't found it necessary yet.
I was going to try my Spike's Dynacomp, but I couldn't get the timing right with the crush washer I had on the gun. Interestingly, when I switched back to the unknown brake my POI seemed to have shifted a mil to the left.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/DrThunder88/Guns/maxis%201.2%20full%20800_zpszyurdryy.png (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/DrThunder88/media/Guns/maxis%201.2%20full%20800_zpszyurdryy.png.html)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/DrThunder88/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20action%20800_zpsavfluqnc.png (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/DrThunder88/media/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20action%20800_zpsavfluqnc.png.html)
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e310/DrThunder88/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20target%20800_zpsmomqsmo0.png (http://s42.photobucket.com/user/DrThunder88/media/Guns/Maxis%201.2%20target%20800_zpsmomqsmo0.png.html)
Apart from possibly offending a nearby shooter after yanking the trigger on the last shot of the string, shooting went very well. The Hornady 195gr match ammo left a group 0.45" across the main cluster and 0.77" with the called flier. The heavy barrel, recoil pad, and muzzle brake soaked up a good deal of the recoil, making it very comfortable from the bench.
Components:
Stainless Axis action (formerly .270 Win)
Timney trigger
Stainless Apache Gun Works .300 Win Mag varmint contour barrel with 5/8"-24 muzzle threads
Boyds Pro Varmint long action in pepper laminate with 1" Pachymar recoil pad
SWFA SS 12x42mm
EGW 20MOA Picatinny rail
UTG max strength rings
Some kind of muzzle brake and crush washer
Bit of 1/8" gray Kydex and hardware for the cheekpiece
Work done:
Installing a small shank magnum barrel in the Axis action was the easy part. As mentioned in a previous thread, the most difficult task was to fit a magnum bolt head, but it was done mainly with hand tools.
I pillared and bedded the stock with brass pipe and Devcon. I also had to open the barrel channel and replace the plastic trigger guard with a stainless one.
The cheekpiece is a simple design of my own. I haven't cut slots for adjusting the height but haven't found it necessary yet.
I was going to try my Spike's Dynacomp, but I couldn't get the timing right with the crush washer I had on the gun. Interestingly, when I switched back to the unknown brake my POI seemed to have shifted a mil to the left.