Here's a short review on a Canadian made sniper rifle. This rifle is very popular with quite a few military's in the world. It has seen action in the middle east and Europe. It is known as the Timberwolf or the C-14. It is made by PGWdti in Winnipeg, Canada. It is currently the medium range infantry sniper rifle in the Canadian Forces.
The model I will be reviewing is nestled inside a PGWdti chassis system. You could previously get one in a Macmillan stock (and maybe you still can?). It is chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, a tried and tested round. It sports a heavy contour Kreiger 26" 1:10" twist fluted barrel. The action is designed on the Winchester model 70, except for the fact that it has 2 ejection plungers on the bolt face. The butt is foldable, making for a nice compact package (albeit, a little on the heavy side).
Here is a picture of it with a Silencerco laser range finder hanging from the side of the fore end, a NF NXS on a Sphur mount, and an LRA f-class bipod.
The brake you see installed is not the OEM unit. I have installed a 5 port Shockwave brake by EM Precision Rifles. It works much better than the OEM unit.
Load development was fairly easy. I am using the tried and tested 300gr Sierra SMK bullet. This with Lapua brass and Federal 215 magnum primers. Powder choice is Retumbo and the OCW I came up with was 93.6gr. I found the lands with the Hornady OAL guage and found the best seating was a .010" jump. The seating depth means I can only single feed the rifle (too long to mag feed the rounds). My velocity at 20°C averages 2810fps with and E.S. of 9 and an S.D. of 5 (in the warm weather). A look from behind the controls:
I hung a NF NXS 8-32x56 on a Sphur mount on top of that 30moa rail. This adds a bit of weight. My purpose for picking up this rifle was shooting to the mile. Although the 300gr SMK with this charge weight and speed I am getting, means that the bullet is staying supersonic until around 1900m. Well beyond the mile (1600m). Shooting it is a dream. And although it kicks like a mule, it is easy to shoot. And when shooting prone it is fairly easy to follow the bullet right into the target after about 500m or so. Here's my very first hit with the rifle at 1600m (a mile):
Here's a 7-1/2" three shot group at the mile:
The trigger is pretty decent with it being a military trigger. The pull weight is around 3 pounds. It is very crisp and there is absolutely no creep. (It is a single stage trigger.)
My likes about this rifle system are the robust build quality. It feels like you can literally drive a tank over this. The folding butt stock makes for a nice compact unit when storing or transporting. And the lock-up when deploying the butt stock is extremely firm and tight. It is very accurate (when I do my part). The bolt cycles buttery smooth, and the lock-up is crisp and firm. The trigger is a dream and that Krieger barrel is a thing of beauty. The heavy fluting helps with heat dissipation.
My dislikes are just a couple. The silly proprietary 7 round magazine. It is too short for my loaded round. (But to be fair, the military doesn't really seat bullets long like I do.) And the OEM brake, which is a 2 port clamp on square affair that looks like it would be better suited as a table leg replacement. Otherwise, it is a very good medium to long range rifle system.
You can order this package in a multitude of colours. My favourite is black. Wait times are pretty reasonable, with mine taking just over 6 weeks from order placement to delivery.
The model I will be reviewing is nestled inside a PGWdti chassis system. You could previously get one in a Macmillan stock (and maybe you still can?). It is chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum, a tried and tested round. It sports a heavy contour Kreiger 26" 1:10" twist fluted barrel. The action is designed on the Winchester model 70, except for the fact that it has 2 ejection plungers on the bolt face. The butt is foldable, making for a nice compact package (albeit, a little on the heavy side).
Here is a picture of it with a Silencerco laser range finder hanging from the side of the fore end, a NF NXS on a Sphur mount, and an LRA f-class bipod.
The brake you see installed is not the OEM unit. I have installed a 5 port Shockwave brake by EM Precision Rifles. It works much better than the OEM unit.
Load development was fairly easy. I am using the tried and tested 300gr Sierra SMK bullet. This with Lapua brass and Federal 215 magnum primers. Powder choice is Retumbo and the OCW I came up with was 93.6gr. I found the lands with the Hornady OAL guage and found the best seating was a .010" jump. The seating depth means I can only single feed the rifle (too long to mag feed the rounds). My velocity at 20°C averages 2810fps with and E.S. of 9 and an S.D. of 5 (in the warm weather). A look from behind the controls:
I hung a NF NXS 8-32x56 on a Sphur mount on top of that 30moa rail. This adds a bit of weight. My purpose for picking up this rifle was shooting to the mile. Although the 300gr SMK with this charge weight and speed I am getting, means that the bullet is staying supersonic until around 1900m. Well beyond the mile (1600m). Shooting it is a dream. And although it kicks like a mule, it is easy to shoot. And when shooting prone it is fairly easy to follow the bullet right into the target after about 500m or so. Here's my very first hit with the rifle at 1600m (a mile):
Here's a 7-1/2" three shot group at the mile:
The trigger is pretty decent with it being a military trigger. The pull weight is around 3 pounds. It is very crisp and there is absolutely no creep. (It is a single stage trigger.)
My likes about this rifle system are the robust build quality. It feels like you can literally drive a tank over this. The folding butt stock makes for a nice compact unit when storing or transporting. And the lock-up when deploying the butt stock is extremely firm and tight. It is very accurate (when I do my part). The bolt cycles buttery smooth, and the lock-up is crisp and firm. The trigger is a dream and that Krieger barrel is a thing of beauty. The heavy fluting helps with heat dissipation.
My dislikes are just a couple. The silly proprietary 7 round magazine. It is too short for my loaded round. (But to be fair, the military doesn't really seat bullets long like I do.) And the OEM brake, which is a 2 port clamp on square affair that looks like it would be better suited as a table leg replacement. Otherwise, it is a very good medium to long range rifle system.
You can order this package in a multitude of colours. My favourite is black. Wait times are pretty reasonable, with mine taking just over 6 weeks from order placement to delivery.
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