Summit Precision barrel.

MackDaddy1962 said:

Great shooting and pics Rick! Thanks for posting. Feeling better today, sore as all get out though. Each day will bring me back to normal. :gun4:

Thanks for the encouragement!

Blessings to all

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At least all is done, MD sir!

Just relax, heal, and let your woman baby you

Thanks for the encouragement!

For clarification, I asked my range officer friend (he was at the skeet section) how fast the wind was going yesterday and he told me it was less than what I thought (well, I Googled it, lol!) it was.

I would have wanted him to shoot my rifle yesterday, but he was busy in that section.

That guy (he is Native American) uses 9x at 100 yards and can do less than a MOA consistently with a rimfire if it is accurate.

Shoots almost everyday

MD sir, like I have said the SP barrel tenon has an OD less than a KIDD's, so it will be easy peasy :t

I admire your resolve--I don't think I would go out days after my abdomen has been cut open

Anyway, I plan to implant lead weights into the channel section my stock to make it heavier.

I also need a better scope; probably another Clearidge but with a target dot.

I am good with a 16x at 100 yards, as I use 7x - 8x at 50 provided the reticle is very fine.

Regarding ammo, I am happy that the SP barrel likes the mid-grade SK Pistol Match :bthumb:

My KIDD barrels do like this ammo (thank you, ILIKE1022) as well.

Been looking for an Eley Semi Auto Benchrest for a while now 'cuz I would like to try it, too!

I forgot to add I had no FTE's nor FTF's with the SP barrel :t

Gonna add some weight to this build of mine, as I find it a bit light for BR work.

Fortunately, the barrel channel of the Super Euro Stock has a huge cut-out below it, which measures 18mm depth x 20 mm wide x 158 mm long:



Gonna put some lead or steel bar to add more heft.

I forgot about this opening until I took out the action the other day :t

I'll measure mine here in a bit ammohog, but I do indeed believe it's .920" Thanks for adding this info in the sticky! Sweet!

Well folks, I'm feeling much better after the surgery, but NO WAY I'm going shooting this weekend. Still a bit tender as they say. Hopefully this coming week sometime.

As for the Kidd barrel extraction. Went to Home Depot yesterday and picked up a Wagner heat gun. It certainly did help A LOT, but it was so tight in the Kidd receiver that it took me a good 20 min of work to get it out. I knew it was going to fight me, as I stated earlier I did the thermal differentiation fitment when installing (barrel in freezer, heat gun on the receiver.) It still needed a rubber mallet tap to seat. Oh well, it's out and the SP CF barrel is in.

Hopefully it'll shoot good, as I love the look & feel of it. Quite the bargain compared to other offerings if it's a "ringer." We shall see.

Please don't hate me on the Empire State Bldg sized scope. I know this type of build is not for everyone, but it's sole purpose is 50-300yrd bench / tripod shooting. I'm thinking it should work for that.. at least I hope.

Enjoy, and again thank you all for the well wishes / words of encouragement!!

Jim

Edit: Just measured the SS end-cap (same diameter as the barrel) and I come up with .9050"

It's a solid chunk-o-scope no doubt Rick. Arken SH-4 Gen II 6-24x50 with 34mm main tube. Hefty to say the least. 108.8 MOA on Elevation, mounted on Kidd's 10 MOA rail. That should work!!

I hope it works out, guys on Sniper's Hide rave about them. One guy states his sample is on par with his Vortex Razor HD GenII 4.5-27x56. That's saying something right there. I'm patiently waiting to give'r a whirl.

Ammo? Lots of it. Most not worthy of this rig. Very little of the good stuff. A bit of:

SK Pistol Match Special
SK Rifle Match
Eley Target
Eley Subsonic HP
American Eagle 45g Suppressor
Federal GM 40g Match

A boatload of:

CCI Mini Mag HP
CCI Std Velocity
CCI Mini Mag Target
Winchester 45g Super Suppressed

TONS of other LRN bulk pack. MKIV plink'n ammo.

I would absolutely LOVE to find some high end ammo. But it's rare as hens teeth right now, and if you do find it, $$$$$$$$.

I'll just have to make do. See what she like, go from there.

Yeah Doug, I certainly do hope you have better luck than I. Was really, really shocked with my results. Futile range trip for sure.

I didn't "fit" the barrel to the existing Kidd receiver either. Heat gun thermal fit and it slipped in. I made sure to clock the extractor slot & didn't over torque the Kidd v-block either. After a cool down it was rock solid with no movement even before installing the v-block. I felt confident I did everything right.. at least to me.

I've only used Kidd & Pike Arms (Tactical Innovations) barrels thus far for my 10/22 builds, and they've both been very good. Kidd being the best, no doubt. Like you, I got spoiled.

There's a "blurb" on Summit's website about accuracy guaranty, but we shall see. At this point, I'd rather just send it back for a refund. But if he wants to do a swap, I'll go that route.

Post up when you get a chance to shoot yours. I'm interested to see if maybe, just maybe I got one that "slipped through the cracks."

Thanks,
Jim

Update!

Well, I sent an email explaining my woes to Summit Precision (Matt.) Sure enough, I get a response back from him (quite quickly I might add!) He's as shocked as I was, and will be shipping me a new unit out this coming week. Now that right there impressed me, big time.

I really hope I can get one to work in the KRG rig. They're so gorgeous! Not that the Kidd barrel isn't a cutie pie, but like I've said over and over, I'm a sucker for real carbon fiber. And no doubt Matt's got it down. Little chunk-o-artwork in my eyes.

Just wanted to share my experience with the owner. Stand up guy. I should have kept my mouth shut unit I at least gave the man a fair shake on working with me. I apologized to him for that, and want everyone here to know!!

I most certainly will update after getting it installed and out for a test run.

All y'all post up results, please! I'm a geek like that too...

Happy shooting,
Jim