Killing Time
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I apologize in advance if I get a little long winded with this. A little over a year ago, I joined this forum in search of information. I was in search of information on the Ruger American Gen II in 22 ARC. I was unable to find one due to limited stock supply, so I joined here for one, maybe some help finding one, and two, gain some knowledge in precision. In the posts I made, Bradley Walker, The Urbanrifleman, sent me a dm and asked me to give him a call and that’s just what I did
I had these grand ideas I was going to buy this 22 ARC and make some modifications with some aftermarket parts and just create a pin driving rifle. But when I talked to Bradley, he suggested if I was willing to spend the money I had planned on customizing a factory rifle, why not look into a complete custom build. This really interested me, as I had never envisioned a fully custom rifle. I have only known “hunting” style rifles my entire life and a custom rifle was out of my realm of any experience.
After talking with Bradley and him explaining the options I had and his recommendations, which were greatly appreciated, I had decided on the setup I was going with. I bought 26” heavy varmint profile threaded barrel chambered in 22 Creedmoor, and a Kauger CRS action. I coupled that with a Trigger Tech primary trigger. When I received all of my parts, Bradley was very helpful in assembling the barrel to action, how set clearances, everything. I sat the barreled action into a KRG Bravo chassis, mounted my scope and I was ready to shoot. And this is where my eyes were opened like I hadn’t imagined. This was the most accurate and down right fun to shoot rifle I’d ever owned. And boy what a can of worms I had opened!
Not long after my finishing this build, and continuing to talk with Bradley, I ordered a barrel chambered in 6BR. Followed the same with my receiver and went with a TT diamond this time around. I sat this barreled action in an MPA BA comp chassis and after firing this rifle, I was blown away again by the accuracy and just pure joy to shoot. I have since followed that up with a 6XC barrel. Bradley has opened my eyes to a world of precision shooting that I never knew and I will be forever grateful. He is has always been extremely helpful and had told me many times, just give me a call if you need anything. People like him are few and far between in my eyes. And to this forum, I have learned soooo much from the members here and I’m so glad to be a member and will always contribute anyway I can. This experience has opened a new love and appreciation of shooting sports and precision shooting. I felt Bradley needed a positive call out and he has a customer for life with me.
Thanks!
I had these grand ideas I was going to buy this 22 ARC and make some modifications with some aftermarket parts and just create a pin driving rifle. But when I talked to Bradley, he suggested if I was willing to spend the money I had planned on customizing a factory rifle, why not look into a complete custom build. This really interested me, as I had never envisioned a fully custom rifle. I have only known “hunting” style rifles my entire life and a custom rifle was out of my realm of any experience.
After talking with Bradley and him explaining the options I had and his recommendations, which were greatly appreciated, I had decided on the setup I was going with. I bought 26” heavy varmint profile threaded barrel chambered in 22 Creedmoor, and a Kauger CRS action. I coupled that with a Trigger Tech primary trigger. When I received all of my parts, Bradley was very helpful in assembling the barrel to action, how set clearances, everything. I sat the barreled action into a KRG Bravo chassis, mounted my scope and I was ready to shoot. And this is where my eyes were opened like I hadn’t imagined. This was the most accurate and down right fun to shoot rifle I’d ever owned. And boy what a can of worms I had opened!
Not long after my finishing this build, and continuing to talk with Bradley, I ordered a barrel chambered in 6BR. Followed the same with my receiver and went with a TT diamond this time around. I sat this barreled action in an MPA BA comp chassis and after firing this rifle, I was blown away again by the accuracy and just pure joy to shoot. I have since followed that up with a 6XC barrel. Bradley has opened my eyes to a world of precision shooting that I never knew and I will be forever grateful. He is has always been extremely helpful and had told me many times, just give me a call if you need anything. People like him are few and far between in my eyes. And to this forum, I have learned soooo much from the members here and I’m so glad to be a member and will always contribute anyway I can. This experience has opened a new love and appreciation of shooting sports and precision shooting. I felt Bradley needed a positive call out and he has a customer for life with me.
Thanks!
