Thread: Short Action CheyTac Mag

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Aargh Dave. Don't feed the haters. I once read about a R93 issue where a round was fired with a primer in with the powder. Other than that they're all piles of shit that are less stable than a sweaty stick of gelly in the sun.

My point was the bloke was still using a blaser James. Its not my place to say what happened other than it wasnt totally the rifles fault, this was 15 yrs ago.
I have never heard any of the improved line R93 actions failing.
I decided to get one after seeing them used and passed for deployment in a military role. Plenty of Armys including the Australian Army have kitted up with them for their main sniper system in .338LM.
.338LM is way larger than I would ever go for what I do, so if its good enough for them, anything smaller is good enough for me.

I personally have never seen or handled a more accurate or practical rifle for the way I hunt or shoot. I doubt I could ever go back to a standard bolt action as I am pretty sure I have forgotten how too cycle it and would get majorly fucked off crawling thru scrub and having to unload and load all the time. My only issue with them is the weight. A lot of it is in the stock and it would be good to see a sturdy carbon fibre one come out.