Aero Solus SHOT show 2023

[MoondogIndustries]

https://youtu.be/6t0X2RAEgXU

At Shot Show 2023's Industry Range Day, I got a chance to shoot a SOLUS rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor. The PRS Competition rifle I shot is modeled after the Remington 700 action with a lot of parts compatibility. Aero made some improvements including a 20MOA Picatinny optics rail integral to the receiver, a short 60º throw and a reinforced 3-lug bolt.

I shot a mag and half and got a good first impression. I don't know how many rounds my sample rifle has had through it, but the bolt pulled smoothly. The trigger was crisp. The Aero designed chassis was well built with a nice thin profile hand guard with an integral ARCA/Swiss rail. I was able to reliably hit the 900m gong with a 10-30 mph gusting cross-winds.

The SOLUS system is available as a drop-in barrel and action or as a complete rifle. And sadly one of the few new guns I saw at SHOT show that will be coming to California.

[deckhandmike]

Why would anyone buy that action at 900$? The competition has been building better ones for years with similar pricing. I really doubt it's better than a zermatt origin for the same price.

[sigstroker]

Originally Posted by deckhandmike

Why would anyone buy that action at 900$? The competition has been building better ones for years with similar pricing. I really doubt it's better than a zermatt origin for the same price.

Pretty much, except all those sub-$1000 actions the last few years quickly went up a few hundred a year after intro. Nevertheless, those were basically cheap-o versions from companies with lots of precision bolt gun experience. Aero will have a tough time of it until they get a rep for quality, OR drop their price to maybe 4-5 hundred.

[deckhandmike]

Hey, at 500$ I’d be all over it for a hunting rifle build. But 900$, they are dreaming. And they need to make it in lefty. I think aero missed the mark on this. We didn’t need another high end action in that price range. We needed a rem 700 clone in the 500$ range to replace the deceased rem 700 for basic builds. The market is already saturated in high dollar stuff.