PTG premium uni throater

[Deleted old_dood]

thinking about getting one in 223. would anyone be interested in buying after I'm done with it?

 

[Hosted]

Sorry, I'm not interested in buying but I remembered someone in here using one with a 223 so I did a quick search and saw it was XTR. Might want to pm him. He may still have his.

 

[wapiti25]

I have a 7mm uni-throater and love it, I could be interested if it has a 1 1/2 degree angle.

 

[XTR]

I haven't used mine in a while. I forget if it's got a 1* or a 1½* angle. Dave Kiff will know.

The 223 version I got for a Savage that I was putting together to piddle with 223.

That whole effort was snake bitten from the start. The short version goes...

I didn't have a dedicated scope, and I was making changes to the stock shape along the way. (it started life as a Savage F-Open stock) So I was constantly putting on a scope and taking the action out of the stock.

As a part of all that I ended up at various times load testing with a loose scope rail, then loose action screws, tried lots of powders trying to get 90VLDs to shoot, had squib loads, loads with bad neck tension, it seemed that I committed just about every mistake you can make trying to get a load with that effort. I think I put 700 rounds through it and never found a load.... but a lot of that in the end was when I discovered the loose action screws and nearly tossed the whole thing in the trash at the range. (they were loose for months when I finally figured it out) I put the 223 thing down for a yr or so.

I have since put a 223 barrel on another rifle using Kiffs 223 90VLD reamer and it works great. I love it.

Bottom line, I think I could go back and get the rifle to shoot now, but I don't have the time nor the need. (still don't have a scope for it) That was one of those efforts where everything just seemed to never be right.

I have used one of the uni-throaters for my 308s and think it works great. I have no doubt the 223 works, I just never got my act together when I as working with the barrel that it had been used to throat out.

 

[Deleted old_dood]

I haven't used mine in a while. I forget if it's got a 1* or a 1½* angle. Dave Kiff will know.

The 223 version I got for a Savage that I was putting together to piddle with 223.

That whole effort was snake bitten from the start. The short version goes...

I didn't have a dedicated scope, and I was making changes to the stock shape along the way. (it started life as a Savage F-Open stock) So I was constantly putting on a scope and taking the action out of the stock.

As a part of all that I ended up at various times load testing with a loose scope rail, then loose action screws, tried lots of powders trying to get 90VLDs to shoot, had squib loads, loads with bad neck tension, it seemed that I committed just about every mistake you can make trying to get a load with that effort. I think I put 700 rounds through it and never found a load.... but a lot of that in the end was when I discovered the loose action screws and nearly tossed the whole thing in the trash at the range. (they were loose for months when I finally figured it out) I put the 223 thing down for a yr or so.

I have since put a 223 barrel on another rifle using Kiffs 223 90VLD reamer and it works great. I love it.

Bottom line, I think I could go back and get the rifle to shoot now, but I don't have the time nor the need. (still don't have a scope for it) That was one of those efforts where everything just seemed to never be right.

I have used one of the uni-throaters for my 308s and think it works great. I have no doubt the 223 works, I just never got my act together when I as working with the barrel that it had been used to throat out.

interested in selling it? the uni throater, that is. PTG told be there'd be a 4 week wait to get one.

 

[XTR]

Not really.