Christensen Arms 6.5 PRC question

[JAYgs8163]

It's the Traverse.

That model only has spot bedding. The spec sheet is below. Contact them and send it back. They will make it right. The stock should not touch the barrel at all. If it's touching and you load the bipod at all it will more than likely change the barrel harmonics and effect accuracy. Or do as I did. Fix it yourself. Easy peasy.

 

[Shadowwalker]

Even when it's not loading it is shooting 6 moa right. That's why I was saying you can see where the barrel is touching the stock. I didn't know if loading it made that much of a difference. Like I was saying we shimmed the front of the stock with a piece of cardboard torn from the ammo box and that helped correct it a lot. Still was about 1 MOA right.

Good God........shimming it only changed the point of bbl contact. Open the bbl channel up so you can throw a cat thru... Now you have one less variable to consider when it does not shoot.

 

[Paper boy]

Cconsider this. Not sure what caliber your shooting but lets assume you shooting at 2500 fps. Thats over 1700 mph! I would think that by the time your bipod flexed your bullet would be long gone. My guess would be it was something putting a constant pressure on the barrel, like stock contact changing the alingment of you scope or sights just enough to make the moa difference your talking about. In the lead sled the rifle is supported much differently than a bipod. My math of course.

 

[Steiger]

Cconsider this. Not sure what caliber your shooting but lets assume you shooting at 2500 fps. Thats over 1700 mph! I would think that by the time your bipod flexed your bullet would be long gone. My guess would be it was something putting a constant pressure on the barrel, like stock contact changing the alingment of you scope or sights just enough to make the moa difference your talking about. In the lead sled the rifle is supported much differently than a bipod. My math of course.

Makes complete sense. It is a 6.5 prc shooting around 3055 FPS (verified with Labradar) factory 147 Hornady ELD Match. This is why I also mentioned the barrel was touching the stock.

 

[GSP814]

I just bought a NIB Traverse in 300 WSM, took it to the range and shot a 7" group at 100 yards! Muzzle blast was unbelievable! I took out screws #2 and #4 on top of the brake, hope this helps. The scope is a NIB Leupold VX6HD 3-18, I hope it didn't chit the bed.

 

[gator378]

Yeah - I don't care who he is, unless your bipod legs have a bunch of slack, loading them is pointless.

I guess I need to take bipod 101. I don't have a clue about bipods. I have used all kinds of rests but never a bipod. The electric fence does not work too well as rest. Yep I accidently did that once and never again. Never forgot that mistake.

 

[Gone Ballistic]

Excuse me but, can someone explain to me what loading a bipod is? Apparently I have missed this terminology somewhere along the line. Because my wife knows everything, I asked her about what it meant, however, I found her answer quite disturbing!

 

[Eman1982]

Not bashing but it's crazy how many people have issues with CA rifles

 

[Mike Airey]

@dok7mm i had 4 other long range shooter all shoot it and it did the same thing so we eliminated shooter error. Doubt all 5 of us made same error. What I did notice is when your looking at the barrel towards the fore end you see a gap on the left side and on the right side of the barrel it is pretty much touching the stock. I am thinking it's the stock is the issue. Does anyone know what action Christensen Arms uses so I can order a stock?

It is a Rem model 700 knock off. Accuracy International has a platform which was what I mounted my 338 Lapua in.

 

[schmi015]

Shooting off a lead sled is asking for bad juju, it doesn't allow the rifle to recoil. You'll see flukey things happen like sheared rail screws and other oddities you normally wouldn't.

 

[JAYgs8163]

Excuse me but, can someone explain to me what loading a bipod is? Apparently I have missed this terminology somewhere along the line. Because my wife knows everything I asked her about what it meant however, I found her answer quite disturbing!

I believe someone posted a video about this a little earlier in the OPs thread. When I load a bipod I put a little forward pressure on the rifle which loads the legs under pressure and helps with stability. I only do this when shooting in certain positions. I'm not a expert by any means but this how I understand it.

 

[Steiger]

I just bought a NIB Traverse in 300 WSM, took it to the range and shot a 7" group at 100 yards! Muzzle blast was unbelievable! I took out screws #2 and #4 on top of the brake, hope this helps. The scope is a NIB Leupold VX6HD 3-18, I hope it didn't chit the bed.

I have the #2 and 4 removed as well. Glass is Leupold VX6HD 4-24x52.

 

[INVICTUS]

I was out shooting this weekend in a long range course and we found that when you put a load on the bipod it shoots 6 MOA right. When inspecting everything we rechecked all the torque specs and everything was to factory standards. Then inspecting the barrel you can see it is touching the stock in the front of the gun. We were able to shim it to get through the course but this is not acceptable. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thank you

i have seen this type of issue many times. There is a variety of methods to correct it. Things happen . That is why the equipment designed for tactical shooting and courses with more rigorous demands has to be basically overbuilt to be reliable.

things happen. When you discover those things . Correct them and move on smarter than we were.

 

[Gone Ballistic]

I believe someone posted a video about this a little earlier in the OPs thread. When I load a bipod I put a little forward pressure on the rifle which loads the legs under pressure and helps with stability. I only do this when shooting in certain positions. I'm not a expert by any means but this how I understand it.

Thanks, I'll peruse the comments more thoroughly and find it. Appreciate your comments!