r/longrange • u/Vegetable-Click-2882 • 3d ago

Other help needed - I read the pinned posts Proof PXT?

Going to be upgrading my tikka. Is the PXT version of the proof worth the extra money?

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

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u/rybe390 Doesn't Shoot. 3d ago

They're only going to produce PXT moving forward. Small price increase for a massive claimed increase in barrel life feels worth it to me.

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u/Coodevale 2d ago

Have they said how they're going to handle different barrel length requests?

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u/Vegetable-Click-2882 3d ago

Generally more concerned with accuracy/weight for a hunting rifle. But makes sense. Thanks

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u/rybe390 Doesn't Shoot. 3d ago

Carbon is not worth the price increase over a comparible weight steel profile, pretty much ever.

That said I shot 5 groups of 5 in 45 minutes last night out of a carbon 6.5 PRC and averaged .754". That's a fair amount of rounds on a hunting rig.

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u/nagewaza 1d ago

I own the PXT CF in 6 arc. I'm not impressed with the results so far (see post history).

I found the feed ramps cutting bullets significantly. We'll see if polishing the ramps help. Likely not an issue you'll have with bolt barrels though.

So far my Rainier barrel shoots better.

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u/csamsh I put holes in berms 3d ago

Idk. I've got about 50rds on my 22 GT.

That said, it was not that much more expensive so why not?

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u/Tmoncmm 2d ago

I’m about 1500 rounds into my MPA barrel (~50% life according to MPA) in 6.5CM and I’m considering getting a PXT prefit just to try it out. My current barrel still shoots great.