Q, the Fix rifle

[Fireman1291]

Thanks for sharing my video.

I'm happy to answer any questions not answered in the above video.

[BenY 2013]

Why would the aluminum bother you? My nemo omen 300wm is aluminum and has held up fine.

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It doesn't bother me, I'm just curious how it will hold up over time and abuse.

Ben

[themonk]

It doesn't bother me, I'm just curious how it will hold up over time and abuse.

Ben

How's your AR lower/upper receiver holding up?

[BenY 2013]

How's your AR lower/upper receiver holding up?

Just to be clear I'm not bashing the gun by any means, I'll most likely end up with one some day. Just stating the fact it's a new design and I'm curious about it, it's not an AR15 or AR10. I understand they too are made of aluminum; however, comparing the 2 is an apples to oranges comparison. I personally think it will hold up just fine, I'd just like to see it after it's been abused and shot several thousand times. I have no doubt that Kevin and his team would put out anything less than safe and durable. Just curious to see how it stands up. That is all.

Ben

[DragonDoc]

I'd like to know how it measures up against the Ruger Precision Rifle. Looks like both offerings willing be competing in the same market segment.

[dmd08]

For a 6.5 Creedmoor range gun I'm interested in the Tikka T3x Tac A1. For a lightweight, suppressor ready Elk gun in .300 WSM the Fix has my attention.

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[wilson1911]

Does anyone have any pics of groups at 300 or longer with it? He discusses many of the features in it, just like his other vids. But there is nothing stated on how accurate it is compared to a shoulder barreled action....or how they accomplished their accuracy to achieve ~99% of a bolt gun.

Other than the barrel being too short for any real speed, its not too bad.

[Cold/Bore]

I'm very anxious to see how this rifle holds up against some abuse. The cast aluminum body is the only thing that I question. I have a feeling that the engineering behind it is solid and well thought out. If barrels are readily available I see me selling my current bolt gun to pay for one of these!

Ben

Is the unibody receiver actually cast? I thought for sure it was forged.

[dmd08]

Is the unibody receiver actually cast? I thought for sure it was forged.

I thought so too but the article I read says cast.

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[Cold/Bore]

I thought so too but the article I read says cast.

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Thanks for clearing that up. I guess I thought that since all serious AR-15s have forged aluminum receivers that "the fix's" receiver would also be forged. Investment casting is not as strong as forging, but a very good way to make complex and precise parts. For those interested:

Making it out of aluminum means it’s light, and if every aluminum-bodied, semi-auto .308 AR out there has so far managed not to blow the face off its user without Remington’s magic three-rings-of-steel force field, we’re OK with The Fix’s investment cast-aluminum body.
Q is using an advanced, cooled investment casting technology that gives them extremely precise control of the material’s shape, doing things for pennies that would cost dollars to do any other way.
“With the casting, what we end up with is the ability to make very complex shapes very inexpensively,” says Lessard. “That’s one of the reasons why this is going to be a $2,500 gun, not a $6,000 gun.”


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