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Izaak
April 12, 2020
This review is after about 140 rounds, but I feel comfortable making some initial observations. The build is high quality. The amount of carbon (as opposed to composite or steel) in the makeup really cuts weight. Bare the rifle weighs in just under eight pounds. Dressed up and scoped, mine comes in at about 14. For the size of the rifle, the weight is pleasantly small. Despite this, she's a pussycat in the recoil department. You can shoot this weapon all day. The brake works very well, but beware to bystanders. The carbon fiber barrel works amazingly well at shedding heat, even after a big salvo. I did experience two moments during a range day where after 20 rounds of speed drills the bolt stuck closed after firing, likely the result of overheating in the breach. This scenario is unlikely to repeat itself in the field, as this is an unlikely field scenario (but even a heat-bleeder like this has limits, and the .300 PRC is a hot round). Accuracy is out-of-the-box insanely good. 2.5" groups at 500 yards. With this rifle, the limiting factor is going to be the operator. Trigger is polished with no creep, and a clean surprising break. Balance is good. The sling points don't work well for me, and given their orientation a slung rifle is going to jab you in the back with the magazine release. This seems like an oversight given the attention to detail the rest of the rifle received. Since my rifle is going to be carried over distance, the option of a side swivel mount on the front of the rifle would have been nice, and would have cured this single defect. A word regarding the .300 PRC - this is a new round, but it's here to stay. The tables don't lie. This nicely bridges the gap between 300 Norma and 338 Lapua, and it does so without being a barrel-burner (or at least that's what they tell me). It's performance is thus far superb. In sum, this is an outstanding weapon that will shoot as well as you can shoot it. Most shooters, myself included, probably lack the ability to shoot it as well as it is made to be shot. This makes the TFM a joy to shoot, and relieves the operator of ever needing to question whether a miss was the result of an equipment problem.
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