Ejcb Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 Guys, Currently looking at a .22 semi for target and pest, have been offered an AMT as above, with the evolution Supressor which I assume is slip on? Heard great things about these rifles however is there anything special about them over a custom 10/22 as provided by SYSS? I appreciate the action is slightly different and made from steel, but is the bolt headspace and tuned or is it just a rebarreled AMT 10/22? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 The AMT will have significantly better resale value when/if you come to sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermincinerator Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Alycidon on here has one, i have shot plenty of rabbits with it, it is a joy to use and wonderfully accurate. Compared to a standard or even custom 10/22 its really slick all controls are very smooth. Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillair1 Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 The theo AMT has a true stainless steel action, bentz chamber on a douglas barrel iirc. The evo suppressor may be bonded onto the barrel in addition to a grub screw showing on the mod( mine is) although I know of one that is threaded. Early stocks were Fajen aristocrat, later ones were a short run of custom stocks done to theoben's design, probably by custom stock, but that is a guess on my part. Barrel lengths vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejcb Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thanks for the input guys and apologies for the delay in replying! I'm on the edge of going all out on a .22 semi, so I'm prepared to pay much more than the asking price on a vq or Kidd builder. The rifle has a 12 inch heavy stainless barrel and an Evo Supressor - not sure if ts strippable or not, or threaded or bonded? I assume the amts barrel profile is .920 as the ruger? The stock is a green and brown laminate with a rh comb. It seems like a good shout - does the steel action aid in accuracy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillair1 Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Hi the barrel is .920. The Theoben AMT'S were put together with close tolerances and accuracy in mind. I have pm'd you info to someone who will know more. http://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu185/stillair1/stillair1/DSC00110.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raifuru Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 The KIdd actions are the best. I have had both VQ and Kidd and the Kidd is so much better. I would almost say too good as the triggers themselves are a tad overkill for a semi and 2 stage on a semi is really pointless for me, but I still love it. I think a full Kidd with everything is around £1600 and a VQ is around 2/3rds of that. The VQ is still a superb gun, but the Kidd is better. Accuracy wise I dont think there is anything between them. I did find on my VQ it was more ammo fussy than the Kidd, but a friend has one that has been jamb free. I've rarely seen a Kidd for sale, but AMTs come along once in a while and definitely an improvement over a 10/22. Various SYSS and VQs appear in different levels of VQ or SYSS parts. I think VFM would point me in the direction of SYSS but for the ultimate, I would go Kidd. I am not sure who else does them but Greg at Rude Fat Dog built mine. The only ammo I have problems with is some of the larger HP stuff like Winchester. It shoots Eley Subs extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillair1 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Thanks for the input guys and apologies for the delay in replying! I'm on the edge of going all out on a .22 semi, so I'm prepared to pay much more than the asking price on a vq or Kidd builder. The rifle has a 12 inch heavy stainless barrel and an Evo Supressor - not sure if ts strippable or not, or threaded or bonded? I assume the amts barrel profile is .920 as the ruger? The stock is a green and brown laminate with a rh comb. It seems like a good shout - does the steel action aid in accuracy? If I'm looking at the right one it's a steal if it shoots. Fluting was extra BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted November 11, 2015 Report Share Posted November 11, 2015 My Theoben/AMT is one of the first batch, Fajen laminated stock. Lovely tool, shame I now have no rabbits for it. The only thing to consider is that the barrel is very tightly chambered around Lapua pistol match ammo. This is a very clean but costly round that can passthrough rabbit chests v easily. The Lapua subbies are pretty good in it. Using greasy ammo like Winchester in it will result in jams after 20/30 rounds. So while its very accurate it is ammunition sensitive. I had the rear of my chamber opened out slightly by Theoben to make it less ammunition sensitive without effecting the accuracy. I used Eley for years but currently use CCI SSHPs. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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