Thread: Seriously underrated 6.5x47 Lapua

Whilst that rifle is very cool is it not a pain in the ass to shoot repeated rounds? Seems you would have to move away from the scope/take your elbow off the ground every time you work the bolt? Just curious.. I keep coming back to this thread to look at it haha

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Whilst that rifle is very cool is it not a pain in the ass to shoot repeated rounds? Seems you would have to move away from the scope/take your elbow off the ground every time you work the bolt? Just curious.. I keep coming back to this thread to look at it haha

Nah it operates just like any other bolt action once you re used to it and you dont need to lift your head or elbow.. I have used bullpups for years and prefer them so a std rifle feels more foreign to me.. I often go looking for the bolt too far back

Have a quick search on youtube to see them in action.
I will have it in the field this week for hopefully some soft target tests and plan to do some video work so will make a point to demonstrate this.

Heres a newbie behind one being about as clumsy as any newbie gets..

https://youtu.be/GTKrPB6u1UM

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Whilst that rifle is very cool is it not a pain in the ass to shoot repeated rounds? Seems you would have to move away from the scope/take your elbow off the ground every time you work the bolt? Just curious.. I keep coming back to this thread to look at it haha

I found it very awkward to be honest, the bullpup design, having only over shot them on the odd occasional previously, like years ago. Once? Hard to remember. But gut feel is that it is like anything else, you would quickly get used to it... e.g. I went from a rear drive Beemer track day car to a front drive Golf and I truly hated that at first, but got used to it soon enough, I went from a old early 70s British motorcross bike with the gears on the left to a jap bike with gears on the right... that certainly took some getting used to (highly un-entertaining). Don't think it would be any different with a different configuration rifle.

What I found most difficult with the DTA was recoil control. The different configuration meant that I was putting too much pressure in the wrong places and the front end was leaping around a bit. I'm used to proper forend control but this rifle doesn't really have anywhere to hang onto that felt "right". Again just a question of getting used to it. I managed an inch group after a couple of "sighters" which didn't go particularly well, whereas Wingman was shooting half that and looks so much more comfortable on the rifle, and he was shooting at least twice as fast as me. So really just a question of familiarity and practice I think. I really liked the rear mono pod, that was cool. I'd be pretty confident that once I sort my shit out with position and control I'd be shooting that comfortably & reliably sub MOA in the field without bother.

It is still hard to get my head around the fact that such a short overall package has a 21 inch barrel and suppressor. It's not particularly light but it is super portable, and very very accurate, up there with the most accurate rifles I have ever handled. What you must remember is that as the photos above show, the shooting position is a pretty rough, sloping, pugged up dairy paddock, this isn't a benchrest shooting, so factor that in when you look at those sub half inch groups...

Originally Posted by Flyblown

I found it very awkward to be honest, the bullpup design, having only over shot them on the odd occasional previously, like years ago. Once? Hard to remember. But gut feel is that it is like anything else, you would quickly get used to it... e.g. I went from a rear drive Beemer track day car to a front drive Golf and I truly hated that at first, but got used to it soon enough, I went from a old early 70s British motorcross bike with the gears on the left to a jap bike with gears on the right... that certainly took some getting used to (highly un-entertaining). Don't think it would be any different with a different configuration rifle.

What I found most difficult with the DTA was recoil control. The different configuration meant that I was putting too much pressure in the wrong places and the front end was leaping around a bit. I'm used to proper forend control but this rifle doesn't really have anywhere to hang onto that felt "right". Again just a question of getting used to it. I managed an inch group after a couple of "sighters" which didn't go particularly well, whereas Wingman was shooting half that and looks so much more comfortable on the rifle, and he was shooting at least twice as fast as me. So really just a question of familiarity and practice I think. I really liked the rear mono pod, that was cool. I'd be pretty confident that once I sort my shit out with position and control I'd be shooting that comfortably & reliably sub MOA in the field without bother.

It is still hard to get my head around the fact that such a short overall package has a 21 inch barrel and suppressor. It's not particularly light but it is super portable, and very very accurate, up there with the most accurate rifles I have ever handled. What you must remember is that as the photos above show, the shooting position is a pretty rough, sloping, pugged up dairy paddock, this isn't a benchrest shooting, so factor that in when you look at those sub half inch groups...

I have heard "forend control" a few times on here lately. What do you mean by proper forend control?

Originally Posted by Tussock

I have heard "forend control" a few times on here lately. What do you mean by proper forend control?

Exactly what it sounds like, controlling the forend, by holding it.