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SEEKINS INTERCHANGEABLE CALIBER: SIC
The Seekins SIC rifle has been designed and crafted specifically for U.S. Special Operations. Built to withstand extreme environments while letting the operator rapidly select and swap calibers to meet mission criteria, the SIC is a purpose-driven, modular system — not a chassis retrofitted to accept a barreled action.

Designed, machined, assembled, and tested 100% in the USA at our Lewiston, Idaho headquarters, the SIC is a true leap in innovation. The SIC receiver, removable grip & trigger assembly, and dedicated caliber-specific magazine wells come together with pinpoint precision, swapping tools and screws for simple take-down pins. The only service tool required is a T25, which is stored in the butt pad. The SIC is able to run a variety of calibers from long action to short action, allowing maximum performance and modularity out of a single system.

Mission-ready features
Tool-less bolt disassembly, swappable caliber-specific magazine wells, ambi safety selector/thumb shelf for weapon manipulation, carbon-fiber barrels with flats to assist with barrel changes, integrated ARCA rail, integrated 20 MOA scope base with matching full length handguard picatinny rail for thermal/NV alignment, fully adjustable comb, length of pull and butt pad. Custom laser cut weatherproof case.

Looks cool. It also doesn’t seem real practical for the average civilian bloke to use. I guess you’d have something at the range the next guy doesn’t have.

Yes, a little bit cool.

IMO similar concept to Barrett's MRAD. Cool, and an interesting development.

I'm not a special operations guy, but I wonder how often the ability to change calibers in the field is required or useful.

I doubt it will go far in the civilian market, other than with the few that just have to add one to their collection. And I've seen such collectors in precision rifle courses...
-- Lookie here at my new whiz-bang, uber accurate, uber long distance, uber expensive, uber cool looking rifle!!!!
-- Cool. OK, let me see you shoot it.
-- <<crickets>>
-- Lookie here at my uber cool rifle!!!! Ain't it purdy?

Countless guns are purchased all the time “just to have.” So why should Seekins not sell them to the public?

If I were 30 years younger and far richer, I’d get one merely for the satisfaction of knowing who it was developed for—like many other “special” weapons. But 30 years ago I was even less rich, and I had no interest in such things (even if they had been available then).

As for the switch cartridge capability, I have spent a lot of time studying the subject of military sniping, and I can’t avoid a sneaking suspicion that the capability is/was a demonstration of the, “Let’s ask for it; they can only say no,” principle of military procurement. I suspect that its appeal is based more on theoretical considerations than actual mission experience. But of course there is the, “We never needed switch barrel capability before because we never had it before,” factor, so my suspicions are largely based on ignorance—as are most suspicions.

It would be good if the US never ever needed its military capabilities, including snipers with switch barrel rifles, in the future, but that’s pretty unlikely.

I wonder if it uses the same barrel clamp and bolt design as the Havak M3. Those can be switched among calibers of the same length (long vs short) by changing the barrel and in some cases bolt face.

Yeah for the folks that don't know, the easy barrel swapping isn't what's "new and innovative" for Seekins, they've had that for a few years now.

What's new about this is the larger size and the fact that it's not a traditional "action in a stock".


It's cool, but something I have zero use for. I live in a short range part of the country. lol I like my HIT though. I'd love to buy a PH3, but they're a little bit too much money for me considering. (meaning I own way too many hunting rifle now that I never get a chance to work into the rotation and nothing to do with the cost/value of the product)

Seekins makes excellent rifles. My only complaint is that it seems as soon as you buy one they make an even BETTER one! LOL. I have a PH2 that is an excellent rifles that I loved and now they have the PH3 which is even better with interchangeable bolt heads and barrels and even a better stock. But with my PH2 it's hard to get rid of a rifle that shoots 1/2 inch groups with hunting loads.

Interchangeable barrels actually IS a very useful feature in competition rifles in particular. Depending on how many matches a year you compete in you can go through some barrels. Having a spare barrel broken in and ready to go can save a Match occasionally. Changing calibers for me has been less useful overall, I tend to leave my favorite on my one switch barrel rifle but others experience may vary.

All in all I'd love to have one or more of the new Seekings rifles not because I need one, I just LOVE rifles! But alas not being rich can be such a drag............dj

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Changing calibers for me has been less useful overall costly overall

Came home from a particularly frustrating day at the range (which could have been caused by anything and everything) and said "F#ck it! And ordered a PVA barrel for it. The factory 6.5CM was plenty accurate, and had less than 900 rounds through it, so plenty of life left in it. But I did it anyway.

The new PVA came and was super accurate right out of the gate. Found some great loads with very little effort. What I also found was another rifle in the same caliber that I'd been trying to track down for a few years. One of the things I was looking to buy before moving on to the HIT. New rifle comes, I really like it, but it's the same caliber and has "the same job" as the HIT, which now isn't getting any love. "F#ck it! Buy another PVA barrel in a different caliber!" So I did.

So thus far, easy barrel changes hasn't saved me any money, that's for sure.