You beat me to it, but I just saw the video one day after it posted. I figured the company was in New Hampshire as soon as Mike read it and I’m from nowhere close to that state. 71+ year old farmer from Kansas where we live free. No east or left coast 2A violations.
The Fix has a shorter 45° bolt throw and a unique initial method of extraction which can go unnoticed but is very well explained by Iain McCallum of Forgotten Weapons.
For a retail price of just under $5000 CDN, you could buy a Tikka CTR, Nightforce ZXS, and some very nice scope rings and a box of ammo. You'd be ready to shoot and fully equipped with top tier equipment.
I guess that it would make a good "truck gun", or something to take on a small plane, and the barrel seems to be long enough to get enough velocith out of the cartridge.
Mike, A few years back, my son managed to convince me to purchase a Ruger RPR... a similar platform as The Fix, albeit a less expensive alternative. I went .308 as it is a caliber that I shoot in some volume. I focus on vintage firearms, but I have to admit that the RPR type platform is a pleasure to use. I did dress it up a fair amount, but the core rifle consistently rings steel at distance. My bet is that you are going to enjoy The Fix.
It's just hard to go wrong with that Lee-Enfield action, something that will never let you down, and fast! Funny how something that is close to an ideal design stays "useful" for over a hundred years ...
Lee Enfield not letting you down ? Ahahaha sure, when bolt head is considered a consumable and leads to abhorrent headspace... Same goes for the firing pin design or the handguard design that warps and shift POI... Or the iffy mag design of the n1 ..You NEVER had to work on those rifles as a gunsmith ( I did) And the fix is not a lee Enfield derivative it's a multi lug bolt head and barrel extension like an ar15/18 mixed with a chilean mauser and a mauser 62... Sorry if the truth hurts pal.
Oh and lastly... Lee Enfield is such a letdown of a design ( lol) it's not safe to rechamber in anything stouter than.303 ( Early 308 LE were plagued by receiver stretch), commercial 45-70 is dodgy in lee Enfields etc... Meanwhile you can take a crummy mauser g,98 from 1915 and rebore it to 375hh while removing some of the receiver material to make the magwell fit... I got one from the 70s...
I have a Fix with both 8.6 Blackout and .308 Winchester barrels. Changing barrels is pretty easy, but you do have to take the top rail off. The company Q has excellent engineers and peculiar marketing. I paid considerably less than MSRP for mine and think the retail price is too high. A note on the bolt. I hadn’t noticed the floppiness, but it is there IF the striker is cocked. If not cocked, the bolt handle stays put. OK for me with the SR-25 magazine.
Always nice to hear from someone that owns the gun! I wish 8.6 ammo was more common. They put a lot of time, effort and investment in the Fix; all good things.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns I wouldn’t even consider 8.6 Blackout if I didn’t hand load. Even so, buying or making brass is challenging. It’s also unfortunate that 8.6 Blackout was under consideration by SAAMI this January but fell through over a disagreement about twist rate.
I’d heard the same thing about why 8.6 BLK wasn’t yet a SAMMI approved cartridge. I find it odd that the twist rate would be the issue. I mean 5.56 has several twist rates (1:7, 1:8, 1:9) that vary based on the weight of the bullet and yet that’s a SAMMI approved cartridge. Seems like it should be no different for 8.6 BLK. I guess since different 8.6 manufacturers prefer different rates, they each want their own listed as the “official” twist rate and the ensuing competition has things on hold.
Thank you - I agree - for all the uniqueness - it has appeal and apparently shoots. Many people love the Fix. As one fellow wrote me "I need another Fix." : ) All the best.
You can be certain sure that if I lived where I could find something like this and just go buy it, just as the poster can, I would. My house, like that of my late and much-missed friend over in Plano TX, would be filled from top to bottom with guns of all kinds. Life is too short to criticise the choices made by other people. Sure, it's as homely as a mud fence, but like lichen, it grows on you. I'd have it in a New York Minute.
Excellent review as usual. I recommend you handle/review a Tikka Tac A1. The most accurate firearm I have shot to date and I have shot more than my fair share. Truly an incredible firearm.
Nice rifle! I almost bought one but went with something else, al is very cold in the winter, add some foam or something. You should hang on to that while you still can! Us here in the states hear things but we really don't know whats going on with your laws. It might be nice if you would address this topic?
Greetings to you in Alaska! I hear you. Bare metal is nasty in -40. Maybe they can offer a wood buttstock and wood forend model. May sound silly but it is surprising how many custom ARs there are out there with walnut furniture - looks and feels great and shoots. On gun laws - people are writing me that the Democrats are planning some sort of ban on semi-automatic rifles not including rimfire .22s with certain removable magazines. Not sure what they actually have in mind. Anyway I went back to the Constitution and it is pretty clear : "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The Constitution doesn't say "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed; except from time to time various people and governments can ban certain guns for certain reasons in certain places and then change there minds, depending on political circumstances." All the best to you and thanks for the note.
Interesting rifle and no wood, on your show, although I have not been on the E devices….😉 The Fix by Q may be a catchy somewhat political name ? Great vidieo. Thanks 👍
I wonder if the 'Q' is a derivative of the Q that Ian Fleming had in the James Bond books who was the gadget professor and made all the weaponry and innovations that James Bond uses in the books? It would be appropriate for such a complicated firearm.
I love that! Great thinking. Maybe it was a sort of Q that cooked up the Fix : ) I had to return the Fix - interesting that I kind of miss having it around. Cheers.
I might get my 'USOG membership card' cancelled for saying this, but I just can't get interested in "chassis guns" like this one. I guess I'm just 'dyed in the wool' fan of the normal wood or polymer stocked rifles.
Good post - I guess there's a big market for these types of guns for now. Hard to know how long the interest will last - or maybe the trend will continue indefinitely. One viewer wrote me that from the thumbnail he thought I was reviewing a water gun.
I guessed where it was made, because the inscription is the state motto. Odd looking thing. Looks more like a bench rest sort of deal. I wonder if it’s a dead accurate gun, or just trying to look "cool".
A "tactical " bolt action.... that tiny bolt handle would probably be brutal if you were doing more than a few shots? And, the 'looseness' would seem to make it possible to develop a rattle while walking in the bush, besides interfering with a sling, or catching on brush, or on fence wire whilst climbing over/through. M-lock iron fore sight? Oh, well, back to a CZ....
Very informative. The Fix just doesn't do it for me A design that's a bit too extreme, not a fan of the "stock", such as it is, and the bolt handle does not seem to be particularly ergonomic. For $3,300 MSRP I am certain there are a number of rifles that will have more appeal to me. But, too each their own...
“Live free or die” is the state motto of New Hampshire.
Great state - great motto! I didn't know : )
You beat me to it, but I just saw the video one day after it posted. I figured the company was in New Hampshire as soon as Mike read it and I’m from nowhere close to that state. 71+ year old farmer from Kansas where we live free. No east or left coast 2A violations.
Not an implement I would expect to see on this channel! Glad you shared it with us, Mike.
The Fix has a shorter 45° bolt throw and a unique initial method of extraction which can go unnoticed but is very well explained by Iain McCallum of Forgotten Weapons.
Thank you - I'll have a look and watch Iain's video : )
For a retail price of just under $5000 CDN, you could buy a Tikka CTR, Nightforce ZXS, and some very nice scope rings and a box of ammo. You'd be ready to shoot and fully equipped with top tier equipment.
Good comparison
I guess that it would make a good "truck gun", or something to take on a small plane, and the barrel seems to be long enough to get enough velocith out of the cartridge.
I like your practical suggested applications for this interesting gun.
At 4000$ I’d never leave that in my truck regularly.
Mike, A few years back, my son managed to convince me to purchase a Ruger RPR... a similar platform as The Fix, albeit a less expensive alternative. I went .308 as it is a caliber that I shoot in some volume.
I focus on vintage firearms, but I have to admit that the RPR type platform is a pleasure to use. I did dress it up a fair amount, but the core rifle consistently rings steel at distance. My bet is that you are going to enjoy The Fix.
I think so as well. Thanks for the note.
I love walnut and blued steel.
Hoever, that chassis rifle would be right at home as a snow mobil rifle.
It has a durable vibe to it.
Another excellent review. Im convinced, i want a Lee Enfield...
That's fantastic! 👍
It's just hard to go wrong with that Lee-Enfield action, something that will never let you down, and fast! Funny how something that is close to an ideal design stays "useful" for over a hundred years ...
Lee Enfield not letting you down ?
Ahahaha sure, when bolt head is considered a consumable and leads to abhorrent headspace... Same goes for the firing pin design or the handguard design that warps and shift POI... Or the iffy mag design of the n1 ..You NEVER had to work on those rifles as a gunsmith ( I did)
And the fix is not a lee Enfield derivative it's a multi lug bolt head and barrel extension like an ar15/18 mixed with a chilean mauser and a mauser 62...
Sorry if the truth hurts pal.
Oh and lastly... Lee Enfield is such a letdown of a design ( lol) it's not safe to rechamber in anything stouter than.303 ( Early 308 LE were plagued by receiver stretch), commercial 45-70 is dodgy in lee Enfields etc...
Meanwhile you can take a crummy mauser g,98 from 1915 and rebore it to 375hh while removing some of the receiver material to make the magwell fit... I got one from the 70s...
100% - easily the best buy on the market. A Lee Enfield is the most gun per dollar on the market. A timeless masterpiece.
Thanks!!!
I like it, other than the stock. I'd probably throw on an adjustable AR style.
I have a Fix with both 8.6 Blackout and .308 Winchester barrels. Changing barrels is pretty easy, but you do have to take the top rail off. The company Q has excellent engineers and peculiar marketing. I paid considerably less than MSRP for mine and think the retail price is too high.
A note on the bolt. I hadn’t noticed the floppiness, but it is there IF the striker is cocked. If not cocked, the bolt handle stays put. OK for me with the SR-25 magazine.
Always nice to hear from someone that owns the gun! I wish 8.6 ammo was more common. They put a lot of time, effort and investment in the Fix; all good things.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns I wouldn’t even consider 8.6 Blackout if I didn’t hand load. Even so, buying or making brass is challenging. It’s also unfortunate that 8.6 Blackout was under consideration by SAAMI this January but fell through over a disagreement about twist rate.
I’d heard the same thing about why 8.6 BLK wasn’t yet a SAMMI approved cartridge. I find it odd that the twist rate would be the issue. I mean 5.56 has several twist rates (1:7, 1:8, 1:9) that vary based on the weight of the bullet and yet that’s a SAMMI approved cartridge. Seems like it should be no different for 8.6 BLK. I guess since different 8.6 manufacturers prefer different rates, they each want their own listed as the “official” twist rate and the ensuing competition has things on hold.
Great stuff thanks!
Jason Bourne-ish...I like it.
Interesting . Thank your video.
What a very unusual Rifle for a bolt Action but it does have a certain appeal to it. Great video Mike.
Thank you - I agree - for all the uniqueness - it has appeal and apparently shoots. Many people love the Fix. As one fellow wrote me "I need another Fix."
: ) All the best.
You can be certain sure that if I lived where I could find something like this and just go buy it, just as the poster can, I would. My house, like that of my late and much-missed friend over in Plano TX, would be filled from top to bottom with guns of all kinds. Life is too short to criticise the choices made by other people. Sure, it's as homely as a mud fence, but like lichen, it grows on you. I'd have it in a New York Minute.
Great post!
Excellent review as usual. I recommend you handle/review a Tikka Tac A1. The most accurate firearm I have shot to date and I have shot more than my fair share. Truly an incredible firearm.
Thank you - will do
The bolt reminds me of a Merkel design KR1,
very light.
I'll stick to my Sako90 Peak in 308
I didn't catch that but you are right - K1 ; i like the Peak as well
K1 is a kipplauf, you mean KR1, reminded me too.
Many thanks your right KR1
Like him or not Kevin is a clever dude ! I built an AR in his 8.6 blackout for under $2000
Very likable fellow and much more to come from his active mind. We need more Kevins. Cheers
This is so cool!
Is that weatherby vanguard s2 up behind your right shoulder?
It's a Mark V with a top notch synthetic stock - can't remember the name though - sorry
Just subscribed to FE recently!
Good on you!
Nice rifle! I almost bought one but went with something else, al is very cold in the winter, add some foam or something. You should hang on to that while you still can! Us here in the states hear things but we really don't know whats going on with your laws. It might be nice if you would address this topic?
Greetings to you in Alaska! I hear you. Bare metal is nasty in -40. Maybe they can offer a wood buttstock and wood forend model. May sound silly but it is surprising how many custom ARs there are out there with walnut furniture - looks and feels great and shoots. On gun laws - people are writing me that the Democrats are planning some sort of ban on semi-automatic rifles not including rimfire .22s with certain removable magazines. Not sure what they actually have in mind.
Anyway I went back to the Constitution and it is pretty clear : "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
The Constitution doesn't say "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed; except from time to time various people and governments can ban certain guns for certain reasons in certain places and then change there minds, depending on political circumstances."
All the best to you and thanks for the note.
What’s going on with all the bots in the comments
Not sure - must be the election.
Interesting rifle and no wood, on your show, although I have not been on the E devices….😉 The Fix by Q may be a catchy somewhat political name ? Great vidieo. Thanks 👍
Thanks for the note and being on the channel.
I wonder if the 'Q' is a derivative of the Q that Ian Fleming had in the James Bond books who was the gadget professor and made all the weaponry and innovations that James Bond uses in the books? It would be appropriate for such a complicated firearm.
I love that! Great thinking. Maybe it was a sort of Q that cooked up the Fix : )
I had to return the Fix - interesting that I kind of miss having it around. Cheers.
I might get my 'USOG membership card' cancelled for saying this, but I just can't get interested in "chassis guns" like this one. I guess I'm just 'dyed in the wool' fan of the normal wood or polymer stocked rifles.
Good post - I guess there's a big market for these types of guns for now. Hard to know how long the interest will last - or maybe the trend will continue indefinitely. One viewer wrote me that from the thumbnail he thought I was reviewing a water gun.
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns There's that thought too :)
that action is modern lee meford Lol look at that dust cover
I like that : )
Odd gun to be a bolt action. But something for everyone.
I guessed where it was made, because the inscription is the state motto.
Odd looking thing. Looks more like a bench rest sort of deal. I wonder if it’s a dead accurate gun, or just trying to look "cool".
Apparently dead accurate 👍
Borrowing a Fix to … get your fix🧐🤣?
P.S. I wish I had thought to type those words when I watched this on Patreon🙂. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿.
Fantastic 😂
A "tactical " bolt action.... that tiny bolt handle would probably be brutal if you were doing more than a few shots? And, the 'looseness' would seem to make it possible to develop a rattle while walking in the bush, besides interfering with a sling, or catching on brush, or on fence wire whilst climbing over/through. M-lock iron fore sight?
Oh, well, back to a CZ....
Good idea
They probably called it the FIX because they were fixing a problem that didn’t exist 😂
🤣
I sent with a Sig Cross instead of
Can't go wrong with the Cross
I think they are $7000 here bom bom
Ouch!
Very informative. The Fix just doesn't do it for me A design that's a bit too extreme, not a fan of the "stock", such as it is, and the bolt handle does not seem to be particularly ergonomic. For $3,300 MSRP I am certain there are a number of rifles that will have more appeal to me. But, too each their own...
Good message - I'm hearing from many that for the money involved they'd buy two or three others. Cheers.
A Merkel style in chassis ?
$5200 is a lot of shekels Mike....
I agree
@@UnitedStatesOfGuns Btw, those 9.3x57 rounds might be reloads not 100% certain...
no wood stock? i don’t like it…..
I know what you mean
Is the muzzle break a cherry bomb like other Q’s and a couple Noveske’s ?
Yes and the muzzle has a 25 degree taper on it. The Cherry Bomb is an absurd muzzle device on its own, but it functions as a part of a Q suppressors.
Thank you!
Too much money for a chassis rifle, imo.