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    Posted: March/31/2012 at 18:15
I just put a set on my 7mmSTW Winchester Model 70 Laredo.  Some of the finest rings I have ever encountered from Tactical Rifles... simply amazing.  2.6 ounces each (5.2oz total) with huge surface area (7.5 inches per set).  Alloy aluminum and titanium.  

I'm considering replacing almost all my 30mm rings with Chimera.  
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Are they aluminum rings with titanium screws?
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Looks really cool.  Too pricy for me to justify switching from what I have.  I will seriously consider them for any future build.
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Having followed all the tacticalrifles,net hoopla on the Hide for some time, I would not trust that company with building a birdhouse in my yard.

Here is how the whole business started: 

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Good thing they don't make birdhouses… the rings are good though.  

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I hope they work for you,Dan. And really hope you don't have any need of their customer service, that's usually when the wheels fall off in that company! I wouldn't trust them.
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The rings are as perfect as rings get.  Don't know what CS I would need.  I won't buy any birdhouses from them and never looked at (or wanted to look at) one of their rifles.  

However, I did go back and read all the comments on that site and there are a number of conflicting responses to the video.  I'm not saying the video is wrong, I'm just saying I don't know that it is… perhaps just someone with poor abilities who created a set of problems.  One youtube video does not a case make.  Now, I'm interested enough to check them out.


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FOLLOW UP:

I contacted Dave Rooney, owner of Tactical Rifles, email and phone.  Spent a lot of time talking with him and there are definitely some "issues" with the video.

Long story short, they have been in business 11 years... people who make rifles like the one in the video won't last that long...


Dave invited me, and anyone who wants the "truth", to come to their facility in Florida and check them out, observe their workmanship, perhaps check out a rifle.

I will go when I can.  Before passing judgment, I would recommend anyone else do the same.  I have no association with or loyalty to this company other than I have one of their products, Chimera Rings, and they are of superior workmanship.  I've seen, but never handled, one of their rifles... it was on consignment in a store I visit sometimes.   Not something I was in the market for at the time and did not pay much attention.  Wish I had.

Just looking at that video... could anyone who builds rifles for a living actually make ALL those mistakes on one rifle?? 

Many questions to consider... but should not say "NAY" without more definitive proof.  Dave does not deny that the owner of the rifle purchased one from Tactical Rifles, just denies it was in the condition in the video when it left their shop...

As stated, I will visit them when I get the opportunity.



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It sounds like got marginally nicer after his idiotic law suit got thrown out.

I do not think a law suite is a good way of supporting a customer who got a subpar product even if that happened only once and by mistake.

I will absolutely not support any company that does that.  What does he think happened? The guy who bough the rifle from him when and intentional loosened up the threads to make him look bad?  That's preposterous.

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You know, I don't think either side looks really good over this.  Phone Tactical Rifles and talk to him about it.. or not.  I'm not "in the loop" on what went on… I suggest few are and I don't know any of them.  As I said, when the opportunity presents itself, I'm going to take him up on his offer to visit his place of business.  I think the video is flawed, based upon my conversation with Dave.  
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Originally posted by koshkin koshkin wrote:

Having followed all the tacticalrifles,net hoopla on the Hide for some time, I would not trust that company with building a birdhouse in my yard.

Here is how the whole business started: 

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When the whole lawsuit thing started I went and talked to all of the involved parties I could get my hands on (SHOT show is good for that kind of stuff).

I do not think I need to go through that exercise again.  I was curious about it back then to go and form an opinion.

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I had almost forgotten that I had seen that video. Isn't that company out of Florida? 

Looks like some of my "work". 
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And Dave Rooney's claim is… the rifle was tampered with.  He has paperwork showing it left the shop shooting 0.276MOA (3shot test group).  The guy had it for 4 years before it was sent to an unknown gunsmith in Kalifornia for "repairs".  


Just FYI, I'm doing some background checking on a few things.  I'll know fairly soon who is trustworthy in this bitter tale.
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Spartan Precision is a pretty well respected gunsmith.  I've seen a fair number of rifles built by him and he is generally well regarded.

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Originally posted by cheaptrick cheaptrick wrote:

I had almost forgotten that I had seen that video. Isn't that company out of Florida? 

Looks like some of my "work". 


I believe they are just a bit north of Whorelando.

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Yeah, I get these guys crossed up with X Ring Accuracy down there. 

X Ring does good work, by all accounts. 
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