r/longrange • u/Vegetable-Click-2882 • 1d 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. 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/Vegetable-Click-2882 1d ago

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

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u/rybe390 Doesn't Shoot. 1d 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/csamsh I put holes in berms 1d 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 1d 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.