Check out this video for more info about the magazine fitment: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nqqHfM-fs6vRYIE.html By V3 Precision.

I literally subscribed because of the trigger scene. I’ve never laughed so hard in my life at someone just messing with a gun.

I have never watched an hour video on a gun, just bought a T/C 6.5 and found this vid, thanks, that's all I can say man...great work!!!

First video I've watched of yours. Honestly the best hour long gun video I've seen. Way better then Nutnfancy

There's always at least one moment during each of your videos where I literally laugh out loud. Whether at deliberate humor or just your personality. Very enjoyable. Lol

When I saw that this video was 1hr long..😍😍😍😍😍😍

First and foremost, thank you for this video series on TC Compass. I purchased one two years ago for my son to hunt with and have been VERY pleased with it. Last year he even tagged a cow elk at just under 200 yards. The ammo used was developed around your video with ELD-X and H4350.I think as he gets older and bigger, I am considering the upgrades you've made in this video. Keep up the great job. Again thank you for all your work with this rifle/ammo combination.

Finally, the upload I have been waiting 2 weeks for :) it's a good day

Watched the entire video as a review as a possible purchase of this rifle; absolutely sold. Well done video, great sir. Thank you for taking the obvious amount of time to make the video, document your actions EXTREMELY well, and discuss the gun (and possible upgrades). Much appreciated.

OMG!! I just purchased this gun. Did the M-CARBO trigger job. And used the same ammo. 143gr. ELD-X. I am blown away!!! Same results. I think I found my new Favorite Hunting rifle.

Good to see you back johnny!

I bought a TC Compass in 6.5 , killed a nice buck with it right outta the box last year then decided to upgrade it... boyds thumbhole stock, MCarbo trigger spring kit,glades armory bolt knob and a sure fire muzzle break ... just decided to get into reloading and came along your page.. you dont know how happy i am to find a reloader that shoots the same caliber out of the same gun !!

I can't believe I sat through a 1 hour 7 minute video on this but I did and I enjoyed it. Well done and thanks!

Normal procedure for torquing action screws is: 1) lightly screw on rear and then front screw until finger tight, 2) bounce the rifle butt on the ground to seat action into firm contact with recoil lug, and 3) torque rear and then front screws to 35 in-lbs for wood stocks. Pillar bedding that action and using more torque (55-60 in-lbs) would provide better consistency. Shimming and then incrementally bedding the magazine into the proper position would also eliminate the slop and make the process of seating the magazine more reliable.

Wow... not many channels have such parallel to my own experiences but your T/C Compass 6.5 CM is right there. All things considered I guess I will have to get a Boyd's stock. Thanks for all the great content.

Great update. I need to add a Compass to my channel. Since I have the 6.5 in the Ruger American, I would likely get a 308. I also love my Boyds Pro Varmint on my Savage MKii FVSR 22lr. Great addition to any rifle.

Hi there Johnny! When you set up a new rifle you should always remove your scope bases,clean the screws & screw holes,Loctite the threads & apply pressure forward on the bases while you tighten them to the proper torque. The same with your scope rings & remember to apply force forward while tightening. The barreled action is just the opposite,here you stand the rifle on it's butt pad & apply force down or to the rear to set the action against the recoil lug while tightening the action screws front screw first. This procedure sets each part against the next to remove any play so there is no shift under recoil. I also recommend lapping in your scope rings,I have found even the high end rings to be out of round to the point where they could damage the scope tube or at a minimum not have to enough bearing surface to securely hold the scope in place during recoil or a dropped rifle! Hope this helps & hey,love your channel!

Awsome update! This hit everything I was concerned about and more! Thank you.

I love your patience on that trigger. It brought back memories.

I have the same rifle and put the Boyd's stock and trigger job this past Jan. I wasn't happy with the plastic mag washer for many reasons. Mostly because it wasn't thick enough to seat the front action screw without locking up the Bolt. I fabricated one same size with 1/4" steel, the back had to be relieved were the magazine sat but works flawlessly. Other mods I have made, muzzle break and one PC scope base. I agree, best 300 buck in the firearms industry.

Just did the JRB trigger job on my 6.5 T/C at my own risk, I have a lighter spring installed but never liked the over travel. Finally have this trigger sorted out after watching this video. Awesome gun I love how it heats up and has no effs to give. It just keeps punching sub to moa groups.

Great, but if I had, a factory setup that shot as well as you proved it shot, I wouldn't have breathed on it, let alone do all the changes you did! So happy for you, you certainly have a beautiful piece that groups and made my day too! Keep in mind though, I'm too old for all of this stress!

I have a Compass with a Simmons 3-10 44 mag scope and a Boyd's Featherweight from Academy Sports. I adjusted the trigger and it shoots great. Nice rifle for under $500.

Finally! Been "chawmping" @ the bit waiting for a new video! Great stuff! #keepemcoming!

Yes! I can't wait to watch this video. I loved the Creedmoor series. Keep up all your doing. Your videos are greatly appreciated.

Good timing. T\C just started another rebate promotion on this. The package can be found with a vortex 3x9 or 4 x12 for just a little over 300.

Oh man, just last week I was actually going to comment and ask you to make a video on the Vortex Diamondback Tactical 6-24!!! This is the best news! I'm very excited to see that video!

Nice that awesome that tjings worked out the way they did. And put your washer under the mag catch that should bring it down far enough to make the mag lock in better

Good video. I would like to add also that I do not carry or walk around with a loaded gun and safety off, but did want it to pass the drop test. I took the second nut off and replaced it with a small washer that I sanded a little thinner, (don't remember the thickness off hand) and put it on with the 1 nut. That brought my trigger pull to between 2.5 and 3 lbs. I was able to pass the drop hard test.

I shimmed my action to square the stock to the action, then glass bedded the front and back of the action, turned out nice and centered and free floating. Good enough for a deer rifle.

WOW, looks great, Shoots Awesome for a Cheap rifle. I really enjoy watching your videos and your style of explaining all the crazy things you are upto. Thanks Mate for your time and efforts.

Love the update, looking forward to some Compass loads in the 300 win mag.

Thank you for telling us the prices!! That was great, we really appreciate that 😁

Should have ordered the adjustable comb😉. I ordered the pro varmint in the gray laminate high gloss finish with the adjustable comb. It’s supposed to be delivered on Wednesday. Cant wait. Great video

I used the Hornady Precision Hunter, but it took them less than a year to jack the price up ridiculously. Now I use the Hornady 147gr BTHP Match, because I can get it for $22. a box and it is just as accurate and doesn't cost $36-38 a box. Winchester did the same with their Expedition bullets less than a year to make them ridiculous in price. The first year they came out Hornady PH and Winchester EXP were $20-24 a box now they are just ridiculous. P.S. Great Video and Great Shooting. I have phenomenal accuracy with nothing on the barrel, but that's mine, and each rifle is different even if from the same manufacturer.

6.5CM does perform well on elk within appropriate ranges and premium bullets if you put it in the vitals. I took a 5pt bull with one shot at 200 yards using 143 grain Hornady Eldx factory ammo. Bull went down within 25 yards. My friend got a 6pt bull at 275 yards same ammo. I just watched a video of a 15 year girl drop a very large bull, probably a 350 class, at 300 yards with a single shot and the bull went down within a few steps. I personally wouldn't use it past 350-400 yards, but it will do the job if you do yours and get within range.

I have a Ruger American 308 that I dropped into a Boyd’s At-One stock. I had to sand out the magazine well a little bit to get the magazines to seat right. Also had to sand out the barrel channel a bit to get more clearance. Now I really like the way it shoots.

"Finger, tight in the rear." LOL

I am one of those people that they sent the wrong bolt handle too. Contacted them many times and was given a tracking number for the correct bolt handle that was supposedly being shipped, nothing ever came, tracking number said label created but never picked up. But when they actually send you the right one, they are pretty nice. I have ordered a total of 3 and 1 was incorrect.

Always liked the tc 6.5 videos and was wanting to see it get upgrades and it’s making me want to recreate yours but a dif stock color even though that one looks great

Love the video Johnny, keep up the good work. Your videos got me into 6.5 CM platform. I bought the same rifle (TC Compass in 6.5CM) and love it! I took my little $225.00 Compass to a 1000 yard shoot over the summer, and out shot many other high dollar rifles (12.378" group) using my hand loads (Hornady 143gr ELD-X over 41.5gr H4350). My only mod was the same trigger job you just showed, and a muzzle brake. Can't go wrong with this little rifle.

Great job!... Man that last group might have beat out the tightest factory group!!..... cut out thin metal shims to install under the mag catch. Looks like 1 or 2 half millimeter shims will fix it. Not identical to the catch plate, but same as the bearing surface of the stock under the plate. Stock looks good! This has encouraged a lot of viewers, including me, on which 6.5 to purchase for a light weight hunting rifle. Been watching for a long while, and kind of getting worried about a possible addiction that's happening here! Enough said..... I'm headed to the shop to load for the coming bear season. Thanks again!!

I also have the diamondback on top of my .308 compass. It's a great gun for sure

John, the old benchrest trick of baby powder still works for the front bag !

Crazy what a trigger adjustment will do. Nice groups!

I put my Compass 6.5 in the Boyd’s Featherweight Thumbhole and was fortunate to not have any trouble with the magazine seating properly. I’ll count this result as beginner’s luck.

S&B brass is good stuff. Shoots good in semi autos. Their original sizing sticks in tight chambers . Usually savage.

finally after weeks of wait nice long vid. thank you johnny, but don't make as wait this long again. i reminisce of those days when you posted video every 2-3 days during your day-job hiatus. good days those were.

As thorough as you are I can’t believe you just dropped in the gun with out glass bedding it first. Hopefully you will do that soon and just wanted to get a base line before and after bedding it.

I feel like every gun owner can relate to this video!

Looks like you’re really enjoying the upgrades. I really like what you’ve done with the rifle. Simple things to make it better and you didn’t go crazy with putting expensive accessories on an affordable gun I think the whole thing is reasonable

"finger tight in the rear". Heh.

Just got that same Boyds stock for my 10-22. Same color and everything!

Have been watching your 6.5cm videos, just purchased a t/c compass with a crossfire II 6x18x44 dead hold bdc, cant wait to get out and do some plinking

Use the red barrel piece when you put the barrel in the stock, that will keep the barrel straight. I did the same on my Boyd’s stock.

Nice shooting with the last two groups, I put 6 22 Lr bullets through the same hole with iron sights from 100 meters

A lil bench vise will make your life soooooo much easier bro, frees up the other hand

still maken it happen keep going for as long as you can thanks for your information and the time it take out of your life for doing vids

I have shot 4 of these guns in 6.5 creedmoor. 2 shot real good and 2 were great! I’m thinking about buying different calibers in the same gun. And now I feel the need to get a Boyd’s for my TC. I hope you get the 300 mag compass next! I’d love to see more on it!

Watching all of your 6.5 videos, might have to buy something myself

All guns really are different. All I shoot with my t/c compass is the s&b 140s. Shooting 10inch steel at 600 yards and never have any issue with the ammo.

Good stuff. The S&B was a little disappointing, though. Thanks for your work.

John ,I purcased a Boyds stock for my TC 6.5 too the clip was a bit loose and rattled a little I put electricians tape around it and it fits fine. I haven't shot it yet but if it shoots like yours I will be happy. I hunted in Texas using the factory stock and shot an aoudad at 200 yds,the horn bases were 131/4 " and horn length was 32 3/4 " I enjoy your videos too,keep them coming.

My experience is the same as yours with factory ammo. I have a Savage 12FV in 6.5Cm and with factory ammo I get groups in the 1-1.5" range except for the Federal Premium with the 135gr Berger bullets, those shoot generally under 1moa. The worst ? Winchester white box power point, never better that a 4" group at 100 yards. The best ? My handloads with a mid-charge of Winchester 748 and a cheap ($30/100) PPU 120gr OTM bullet, .5"- 5 shot groups all day long at 100. I believe that Savage will shoot tighter but I need to practice, it's to the point where I'm the limiting factor. As for Glades Armory in my experience they have been great, my 12FV and 270 Axis and my sons 308 Axis all are equipped with their bolt handles, great pieces and at our door in 4 days. As for the rust a quick spray of Ballistol during assembly will keep everything from rusting.

The mag catch in the Boyd's is disappointing. The worst part is that it will fall out and mis-align every time you remove the gun from the stock. I saw the other comment about swapping the washer & and plastic tab. Not sure if that will work or if it just needs to be straightened. I suggest that once you find the right setup, use some epoxy to glue the tab and washer to the stock (with the action removed, of course). That should make the setup repeatable without worrying about alignment.

had to do a little dremmelling on the mag catch on mine. I added a trigger spring from amazon or Ebay and boy oh boy the trigger is super nice now

Good stuff man, I love the long videos.

Suppressors are illegal in NJ. I have two 6.5Creedmoors with target crowns. You have to work the load to the barrel. IMO. With my Remington 700, I can put 5 shots in one hole at 200 yds. With my Tikka, I put 5 shots in two holes at 300 yds.(.75 group = .25 MOA) All while shooting prone with a bipod. BTW, all done with 140 ELD. The 700 I did it with 41.0g H4350. The Tikka with 41.0g Re-17. All loaded out to the lands. Nice upgrade. Good luck with it.

I love the long video format

Adding that spacer kind of removed the free part of free floating. I took my action out, and sanded the edges of the stock and inside of foreend with 60 grit ( then 100) sand paper. Made both sides even. I sanded and tested the stock until when loading it on a bipod the barrel was not able to touch the stock in any location. Next I will bed 2 carbon arrows with 2 ton epoxy into the front and add some weight to the back to stiffen up the rifle and add some weight.

I removed one of the trigger nutsAnd put in a set of Carbo springs and the trigger is awesome.

Looks like a nice high dollar rifle now! Great video 👍🏻

I love my Glades bolt handle for the Savage 6.5 I built

Great videos! I’m just like you ! 6.5 is awesome! I have very similar set up!

Great video bro awesome info, gonna be watchin the rest of them!!

Its called a recoil lug. The pillars are in the screw holes. The little metal tubes where the screws go through the stock

Evening buddy always interesting. Thanks for sharing mate

I bought a Boyd’s for my ruger American predator, the magazine did the same thing. I had to put the mag in and tighten the screw down and it turned into a top loader. I just ditched the Boyd’s and went to a magpul because of the magazine issue

Floating and bedding that stock would do wonders too

Have the TC Compass in 30.06 and still waiting to test it out. Had problems at first because the rings worked loose. Should be interesting. Was worried about heat, until you did that 4th group. Paid $225 for mine. Hoping it shoots like a $600 rifle. We'll see.

Yes I was hoping you would do the trigger again when I posted in the live stream it was drop safe from my tail gate roughly 40 inches on flat ground to my driveway pavement with the scope on

As a hunter, I think the stock that came with the rifle. With a bipod would make more sense for me. I have bought that Precision Hunter ammo for deer/elk hunting. I have that cheap SB tactical stuff. Some Remington core- lokt and some nontypical ammo. next is actually shooting my rifle and sighting it in.

I got the trigger weight down to 3# using the Mcarbo kit.

Man my T/C Compass was keyholing at 100yds with the Precision Hunter ammo last weekend. Just stupid silly accurate for a $300 unmolested budget rifle.

Great looking stock. Good shooting too.

Great video! Just found your channel and really enjoying your work.

Johnny, glass bed that Boyd's and you will see what that Compass is really capable of. I did my 6.5 in the Boyd's Prairie Hunter and it shoots lights out with factory and reloads.

I recently found this channel and it has been a great help to learning what all goes into reloading, so thank you. I recently picked up a 6.5 Creedmoor Ruger American and love shooting it. I kind of wonder how the Ruger and the TC would compare with factory ammo or hand loads.

I shot the S&B ammo in my 6.5 Creedmoor TC Compass. I had to hammer the bolt back with the palm of my hand , every shot. The ammo was reasonably accurate at 50 yards though.

Hmm, if you have a spacer that makes contact with the stock and barrel then technically the barrel is no longer freefloated. But seriously, keep up the great videos and the great information! Thanks!

Awesome video. Thanks for the review.

We need more videos!!! Great show as always Johnny. Keep up the good work.

Nice work! Love that stock.

Have got that same kind of GA bolt handle on my Ruger American Rimfire, I quite like it , but yes I did also have issues with them as a company, took 4-5 months to get the exact right handle (as I live in Australia, so takes ages to get things sent) as the headspace if very dependent on the bolt knob they sent.

If you look at the lowest piece of shiny silver metal that is touching the back side of the black trigger that is what they added to fix the problem. The early ones did not have that part. I am going to call it an inertia shoe but I do not think that is proper name. So even with the safety on if you dropped it it would go bang. So now if you drop it the trigger can not move under inertia.

I want to do all that you are doing to this gun. I have it in 7 mm REM MAG. Such a great price on the boyds stock.

Whatever you're using for audio is working very well on the gunfire...lol

Love my Boyd’s stock. Went with the At-One. I love the adjustable cheek riser and length of pull. The rings would be a non issue with that stock.

In my ruger american I used a hammered and drilled penny to work as a shim for the mag catch.

I'd get an adjustable kydex riser. 20 bucks on amazon. Also, a great winter project is going to be pillar and glass bedding that guy!