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Mark Gray
August 5, 2016
Equipped mine with a NF 8-32x56 Mildot hoping to attempt a one mile shot. Haven't gotten there yet realizing the 300gr smk bullet won't maintain adequate stability since the center of gravity and center of pressure are too far apart at my altitude. Going from supersonic, to hypersonic, to subsonic, the bullet loses stability thus diminishing accuracy. Loaded up 250gr smk which should do the trick, and then realized my 20moa scope rail and scope couldn't dial enough elevation for one mile. Ordered a 40moa rail which still doesn't get me there requiring 25 yards of holdover, but close enough, and now waiting for crops to come off the fields this fall. It is one of the finest rifles I've ever owned, and shoots superbly. For those of you interested, you really can't assess accuracy testing loads under 300 yards. Ranges less doesn't give the bullet enough time to stabilize, or go to sleep. I've gotten 3" groups at 860 yards and look forward to this fall for that sought after, "one mile shot". There is a big muzzle blast, but minimal kick, leaving no marks on my shoulder. I highly recommend this to any and all who dabble in this great hobby. My 120 pound niece outshot all my buddies with this at the farm last year, at 860 yards. So, girls can shoot too!
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Seth
January 14, 2017
I bought mine 2nd hand, and put a Leupold 4.5-14 30mm VX-3 on it (not enough scope, but money is a thing so there it is).
You can not do better than this rifle in a factory built rifle, and you probably can't do better than this in a custom rifle, but you can spend more.
The receiver is amazing, probably the smoothest action of any rifle I have ever owned.
Accuracy was more than acceptable .5 at 100 for a 5 shot group.
I bought a Fat Bastard Recoil brake and it worked very well. The Sako Brake is good, but there are two of them and one is not good at all. Look up reviews of muzzle brakes online to get a better idea. Anyone can shoot this with a brake.
The nice thing about this versus a custom built rifle is that you can be out the door for less, and still have amazing quality. A custom rifle built on a Surgeon, Stiller, Bat or any other action will still be over $4000, and most of them will be closer to $6000.
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