Field Rifle
The NSI Field Rifle is a no-compromise rifle system comprised of a barreled action, stock, optics mount, and scope. We pick proven components, bond them permanently, and test each example brutally for zero retention. Then, we establish a bulletproof 30-round zero and build a ballistic package with real-world test data to strike targets out to transonic range for your chosen cartridge at your density altitude.
Your Field Rifle is chambered in one of 5 cold hammer forged barrel offerings from Tikka. All barrels are threaded 5/8×24 (except for the 24” 6.5 PRC, designed for our California customers who will be launching lead-free projectiles unsuppressed).
The NSI Field Rifle is a no-compromise rifle system comprised of a barreled action, stock, optics mount, and scope. We pick proven components, bond them permanently, and test each example brutally for zero retention. Then, we establish a bulletproof 30-round zero and build a ballistic package with real-world test data to strike targets out to transonic range for your chosen cartridge at your density altitude.
Your Field Rifle is chambered in one of 5 cold hammer forged barrel offerings from Tikka. All barrels are threaded 5/8×24 (except for the 24” 6.5 PRC, designed for our California customers who will be launching lead-free projectiles unsuppressed).
The NSI Field Rifle is a no-compromise rifle system comprised of a barreled action, stock, optics mount, and scope. We pick proven components, bond them permanently, and test each example brutally for zero retention. Then, we establish a bulletproof 30-round zero and build a ballistic package with real-world test data to strike targets out to transonic range for your chosen cartridge at your density altitude.
Your Field Rifle is chambered in one of 5 cold hammer forged barrel offerings from Tikka. All barrels are threaded 5/8×24 (except for the 24” 6.5 PRC, designed for our California customers who will be launching lead-free projectiles unsuppressed).
Rifles need to put a bullet where the shooter intends- after being handled by airline baggage systems, driven over rough forest service roads, carried miles, and dropped in scree. That’s a simple but tall order, and sadly it’s beyond the capability of nearly all rifle systems. That’s why gun marketing focuses on features, weight, and paintjobs.
The heart of all NSI bolt-action rifles is the Tikka barreled action. While costing half of a naked custom action, the Tikka provides a buttery smooth bolt, truly drop-safe trigger, and accurate cold hammer forged barrel. We cut down the barrel to an appropriate length for your maximum requested engagement distance, and thread it for a suppressor. To cut weight and add rigidity, we permanently bond your action into a stiff carbon fiber stock with ergonomics optimized for shootability under field conditions.
Despite the focus on robustness, NSI rifles weighs less than many custom rifles built off titanium actions. Most examples come in under 9 pounds fully scoped and ready to hunt. Avoiding unnecessary barrel bulk which does not contribute to precision or lethality does most of the weight-saving work. Our choice of Nitride treatment provides superior corrosion resistance and slickness when compared to stainless steel or cerakote elite.
It’s tempting to cut custom turrets for your scope with yardages engraved for your most common ballistics. However, modern rangefinding and ballistic computing has evolved to deprecate this practice. Rather, NSI shooters use rangefinding binoculars which output a firing solution in MilRadians which is simply dialed into the stock scope-cap.
Our products are simultaneously very inexpensive for a custom rifles and very expensive for factory rifles. The reason for this is simple - the Tikka action and its excellent trigger come with lower costs than custom actions which we feel have unacceptable reliability and safety trade-offs.
We offer Field Rifles in a practical set of factory chamberings to reduce cost: .223, .243, 6.5cm, .308, and 6.5PRC. All of these chamberings are capable of ethically taking game, and have substantial options for accurate factory ammunition. The 6.5 PRC is available in an unthreaded 24” “California Edition” for shooters who must take game without the aid of lead projectiles or suppressors.
Buyers of this California Edition will have access to reduced-cost 6.5 PRC lead-free loaded ammo thanks to our partnership with LS Wild, using DRT sintered Tungsten projectiles. Our data on previous engagements shows these DRT projectiles to outperform traditional copper mono-metal bullets terminally, bringing minimum impact velocities closer to their lead counterparts.
The rifle on its own is a small part of the hit-making equation. Drop-resistant optics and a robust interface between scope and action are details that most often let down the modern shooter. The optic we’ve chosen from fellow Wyoming company Maven passes a stringent drop-test that the vast majority of scopes fail. It also has a well designed first focal plane reticle that makes wind holds simple. The scope mounts we use from Unknown Munitions bypass the installation of a picatinny rail, instead clamping to the Tikka’s excellent built-in rail and securing against threaded recoil lugs. All NSI rifles ship with their 10 round 1.5 MOA proof target as well as their 7 round drop test target.
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