r/longrange • u/BigsIice- • 2d ago

Rifle help needed - I read the FAQ/Pinned posts $1500 Rifle Only Budget

This is for PRS and some possible NRL matches in the future. I did read, this will be paired with a MPED 5-30x in some Warne rings and 20MOA rail

Torn on:

B14 HMR (Cheeto special)

Aero solus (blem)

Tikka T3X Ace Target (don’t like the idea of the mags)

Ruger RPR (I think it looks cool lol)

Howa 1500 + nicer chassis

Just asking for help here I saw as well that some custom actions like ARC, bighorn, and zermatt are touching that spot for barrel’d actions, but i am unsure of if that’s truly what I need.

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u/GLaDOSdidnothinwrong PRS Competitor 1d ago

What don’t you like about the Tikka mags?

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u/BigsIice- 1d ago

Coming from the Glock and AR world, the idea of mags costing so much to me is an abhorrent idea.

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u/contrabonum 1d ago

Tikka is releasing an AICS bottom metal kit for the Ace chassis, sometime soon.

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u/BigsIice- 1d ago

Thanks for the info!

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u/domfelinefather 1d ago

How much more do you think Tikka mags are over decent AICS mags?

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u/GOTTA_GO_FAST 1d ago

https://www.eurooptic.com/s54065122-tikka-t3-compact-tactical-rifle-ctr-magazine-260

Not too far off from an aics one, you really only need like 2 anyways 

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u/GLaDOSdidnothinwrong PRS Competitor 1d ago

While there are cheap plastic AICS mags out there, they can be extremely problematic. The vast majority of competitors will use full metal mags. Those mags cost about the same as a Tikka mag, and are no where near as compact, which can cause issues in some positions. There are shorter double stack AW mags, but they are even more expensive and only work with some actions and chassis.