Lapua Midas versus CenterX

[MarkS]

Is this the current Wolf ME ? Or the Eley

It is the Wolf ME made by Eley.

 

[Baker]

It is the Wolf ME made by Eley.

Yes.
Wolf is a distributor and nothing more. They issue a production contact based on price. Eley won this contract bid.
I am not a Wolf shooter but based on the comments heard from long time Wolf shooters... they are looking elsewhere.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

At the Lapua test range, after they have tested you rifle, are there any requirements to purchase bullets? I know there is a fee and have been told it is only $50.00. Is that correct? Somewhere I read they want you to purchase two cases of ammo after the test.

 

[dgeesaman]

At the Lapua test range, after they have tested you rifle, are there any requirements to purchase bullets? I know there is a fee and have been told it is only $50.00. Is that correct? Somewhere I read they want you to purchase two cases of ammo after the test.

It’s a $50 fee unless you purchase two cases. You are not obligated to buy any ammo, just that fee and shipping of the rifle.

David

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

It’s a $50 fee unless you purchase two cases. You are not obligated to buy any ammo, just that fee and shipping of the rifle.

David

Thanks David. I just might take that trip to Ohio.

 

[gkgeiger]

I will say, it’s not required but expected.

 

[VLNBYR]

You get to test in controlled conditions with computer analysis. A very savy tech. 10 to 20 lots of C-X and Midas that if you bought a box of each would cost several hundred dollars. All for $50 and you don't have to buy anything if you don't want to. This is the deal of the century.

 

[gkgeiger]

You get to test in controlled conditions with computer analysis. A very savy tech. 10 to 20 lots of C-X and Midas that if you bought a box of each would cost several hundred dollars. All for $50 and you don't have to buy anything if you don't want to. This is the deal of the century.

I agree, I’m very pleased with my experience and ammo purchase.

 

[Rem72043722]

If you take a rifle to the test center, should you remove the tuner to find a baseline? If so, do they then install and adjust the tuner for the lots being tested? Thanks for any replies.

 

[davidjoe]

There are some posts about determining the one that shoots best in your gun. One thing I don’t understand is how a rifle could have better results with the less uniform CenterX than with the Midas.

I understand that the two are created identical, and Center X is simply the larger grouping lots when batch tested. If they are identical, except for uniformity, it’s difficult for me to see how CenterX could have any inherent advantage in a particular gun.

 

[gkgeiger]

If you take a rifle to the test center, should you remove the tuner to find a baseline? If so, do they then install and adjust the tuner for the lots being tested? Thanks for any replies.

My understanding was if you run a tuner leave it on. They will not touch it though.

 

[VLNBYR]

If you take a rifle to the test center, should you remove the tuner to find a baseline? If so, do they then install and adjust the tuner for the lots being tested? Thanks for any replies.

I would say it is the owners job to provide a rifle that is set up so that the lot testing can give meaningful results.

 

[Nick Caprinolo]

So they are testing with Midas and Center X. What does that tell me if I am striving for the best scores and want to use Tenex.

 

[VLNBYR]

There are some posts about determining the one that shoots best in your gun. One thing I don’t understand is how a rifle could have better results with the less uniform CenterX than with the Midas.

I understand that the two are created identical, and Center X is simply the larger grouping lots when batch tested. If they are identical, except for uniformity, it’s difficult for me to see how CenterX could have any inherent advantage in a particular gun.

Maybe there are a lot of other factors that determine how well one rifle shoots one lot of ammo.
Also consider this...You own an ammo factory producing different levels of ammo. Once in a while all that machinery is humming along too well and you are producing only the best grade case after case, pallet after pallet. Your warehouse is filling up with the expensive stuff that has a limited market and you are out of the mid-grade stuff most buyers want. What to do...what to do...what to do.

 

[VLNBYR]

So they are testing with Midas and Center X. What does that tell me if I am striving for the best scores and want to use Tenex.

You send your rifle to the Eley Test Facility.

 

[1813benny]

I would say it is the owners job to provide a rifle that is set up so that the lot testing can give meaningful results.

When I tested earlier this year I did not have a tune setting. We just set it at zero and started testing.

 

[Baker]

I have been to the Lapua’s Ohio test tunnel.
If allowed Luke will click a tuner a couple clicks one way or another.
As an experiment I tested without a tuner. We then installed the tuner and shot the best lots. What the tuner did was simply amazing.
The best lots were still the best lots.

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

I have been to the Lapua’s Ohio test tunnel.
If allowed Luke will click a tuner a couple clicks one way or another.
As an experiment I tested without a tuner. We then installed the tuner and shot the best lots. What the tuner did was simply amazing.
The best lots were still the best lots.

If want to see true ammo performance test without a tuner, this is especially true if you don't have a tune for that rifle. keep in mind the whole system needs to work together. so if you tuned your rifle with a certain rest, stock setup what is going to happen to the tune when they take it out of the stock to test? find the lots first that shoot the best then tune the rifle. you will get better results.

Lee

 

[gkgeiger]

We tested mine in the stock.

 

[Hi-NV Shooter]

We tested mine in the stock.[/QUOTE

clamped in the vise ? and if yes is this how you normally shoot it ?

Lee