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Some nominal charge for testing, that is waived if you buy a case. I forget, maybe $50 or so. It's on their website. I bought 2 cases (10,000 rounds). Unfortunately, when I sent my Anschutz, my stock got broken in the process. I had everything documented, so I'm probably one of the very few that got refunded for my broken stock, about $1300. Took several months.
I just checked their website, price isn't listed and you can only buy 1 case every 4 months now. And they are backlogged several months.So Cal Precision Rifle Team, NRA Life, WEGC Precision Bolt Rifle Director, NRL Member, Bolt Action Rifle Groupie, NRA Pistol Distinguished ExpertComment
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Right, I checked their site and it says they are backlogged, with no mention of price which is why I was asking. With the one case every four months, I think I'd be okay since I'd just limit my shooting to that and set a reminder on the calendar, I just don't care to ship my rifle out after just getting it for 6 months and waiting.The inconvenience of poor quality lingers long after the thrill of a good bargain.Comment
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Was $50 when mine was tested, and as I said the fee is waived upon purchasing a case. With an appointment you can drive there and be present during testing. Ocab did that for his rifle, and I will do that next time.So Cal Precision Rifle Team, NRA Life, WEGC Precision Bolt Rifle Director, NRL Member, Bolt Action Rifle Groupie, NRA Pistol Distinguished ExpertComment
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Also 5000 rounds of match ammo is quite a bit. Do you realistically plan to shoot 1200 rounds a month? I bought 2 cases and it cost about $2k. That was 2 years ago and I’ve shot maybe 3000 rounds so far. I also shoot less expensive ammo for practice, like positional shooting and trying to shorten my times on props. SK or similar for instance.So Cal Precision Rifle Team, NRA Life, WEGC Precision Bolt Rifle Director, NRL Member, Bolt Action Rifle Groupie, NRA Pistol Distinguished ExpertComment
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Nov 2021 a case of Center-X from Capstone was about $1250 shipped to door. They honored FFL03+COE.
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NRA Certified Instructor (Rifle and Metallic Cartridge Reloading) and RSO
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I purchased 2 cases in Sept 2019, which is 10,000 rounds. This is pre-pandemic and pre-election pricing, came out to with shipping to $2,262.08. I shipped to a local shop in OC and picked up there for another fee, IIRC about $20 or $30 store fee or so + tax.
Last edited by thegiff; 12-20-2022, 1:45 PM.So Cal Precision Rifle Team, NRA Life, WEGC Precision Bolt Rifle Director, NRL Member, Bolt Action Rifle Groupie, NRA Pistol Distinguished ExpertComment
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It's the 3rd sentence down.Lynn Dragoman, Jr.
Southwest Regional Director
Unlimited Range Shooters Association (URSA)
www.unlimitedrange.org
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URSA - Competition starts at 2000 yards!Comment
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Update: I contacted Capstone, and they want me to "season" the barrel before sending it in for testing. Once I get the rifle assembled, I'll start flinging rounds downrange with what I have first, and then figure out how I'm going to get the barreled action over to them for testing.
The other issue now is getting a stock/chassis to test. My friend from TFB wants to do a build/write-up with the MDT HNT26 with this, so we are waiting for that to arrive before we start assembly. If not, my second option is to buy a Spuhr SICS to try out. I wanted that for the 6.5 I currently shoot, so we can swap stuff around later depending on how it all does.
Thanks for the info to everyone!The inconvenience of poor quality lingers long after the thrill of a good bargain.Comment
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Just stay away from Stingers or other rounds with longer than normal cases. You will have a match chamber and are supposed to use similar rounds to what they are using, which are lead bullets lubed with wax.So Cal Precision Rifle Team, NRA Life, WEGC Precision Bolt Rifle Director, NRL Member, Bolt Action Rifle Groupie, NRA Pistol Distinguished ExpertComment
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Oh and for shipping, send it in a gun case or a fitted foam cutout. I kept my Vudoo box with the cutout foam. It was a barreled action. They don't need a stock for Remington style actions, they have a metal fixture they will bolt it into.So Cal Precision Rifle Team, NRA Life, WEGC Precision Bolt Rifle Director, NRL Member, Bolt Action Rifle Groupie, NRA Pistol Distinguished ExpertComment
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yes sir, I bought a Proof pre-fit barrel for everything that's not the normal Eley or Lapua round. I plan to do separate testing with that outside of regular plinking with the Cutting Edge CuRx coppers for CA varminting. As for the Bartlein I have, I currently have Eley Tenex and Match rounds lined up to break the barrel in as Capstone wants.
JerryThe inconvenience of poor quality lingers long after the thrill of a good bargain.Comment
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Howdy all!
Just an update. I landed on a MDT ACC Elite chassis for this build. Once it arrives, I'm hoping to get the first few hundred rounds through the barrel, and then eventually off to Capstone to get tested.
Anyone have info on NRL matches in the south bay? I saw that Sunnyvale has them, but I can't seem to find info on the matches. I was hoping for weekend matches, but can't seem to find any.
JerryThe inconvenience of poor quality lingers long after the thrill of a good bargain.Comment
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Just got through the second range trip with the rifle. First trip was with 150 rounds of Aguila pistol match rounds, and it did okay in terms of zeroing the rifle. I wasn't really shooting for groups, but more getting used to the rifle and making adjustments. The second trip was more of the same, and I wanted to get as many rounds through the rifle and see how it liked different rounds. I brought 100 rounds of Aguila Pistol Match, 100 rounds of Wolf Match, 100 rounds of Eley Match, 100 rounds of CCI Standard, 100 rounds of Lapua Center X.
I was so excited to pack up and go shooting, I forgot a rear bag and a lower bipod. The first trip out was from the prone, so I had a taller one on the rifle, and never swapped it out for a lower one. I managed to get all 500 rounds through the rifle in about three hours. I knew I wasn't going to get super tight groups, so I was more trying to get a better feel for the set up, make small adjustments to the chassis/grip/thumb rest. All the targets are at 50 yards, and about as quick as I can semi accurately shoot them.
Carl, my daughter's cat was rather curious about it also. He's claimed the tripod hammock as his now.
JerryLast edited by bug_eyedmonster; 02-20-2023, 4:21 PM.The inconvenience of poor quality lingers long after the thrill of a good bargain.Comment
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That's a good looking cat
Carl, my daughter's cat was rather curious about it also. He's claimed the tripod hammock as his now.
Jerry
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