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supertool73
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Posted: March/19/2018 at 13:55 |
I redid my six5 AR last week. Got some cerakoted parts for it. Turned out pretty good. Now I just need to finish converting my batch of brass and get a good load worked up. Bushnell LRHS 3-12.
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Dude..... that's nice...... Really Nice!!
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take em!
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Going to shoot Hornady 123 grain SSTs out of it. I am hoping to reach close to 2500 fps with them. Harrison's load data on the AR15perfomance site shows close to that. But most say that load data is exaggerated a bit. So we will see.
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Without looking I think my boxes of Hornady 6.5 129 SST Superformance claim 2950. That’s probably out of a 24” test barrel. My rifle has a 24” barrel but I don’t have a chronograph. Most likely overstated.
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supertool73
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Thats velocity is probably a creedmoor? This is a 6.8 spc wildcat
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Creedmoor it is, when I saw six5 I assumed Creedmoor😂. |
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Oh I like!
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Was sure I had a point when I started this post...
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I really like the color.
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2500 is a bit much for that case if I remember correctly, but I have really played with it. Is that a 16" barrel? I use Hornady factory ammo as a yardstick for roughly where I want to be in terms of velocity and I usually get 2420-2460 fps out of a 16" Grendel barrel and about 60-70 for more out of an 18" tube. With Six5 having similar case capacity, you should be getting the same basic velocities. He claims you can push it harder due to a stronger bolt, but I do not know if I would get too ambitious. I am not convinced that extra free fps are worth it. ILya |
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Yes 16". I am not one to push load limits, brass is to expensive to
ruin in 1 or 2 loadings. As I said, we will see. I have only play with
it a little bit so far.
I bought a brand new BCG for it and started working on loads a while back and it no matter what load I used it would not cycle and load another round. I was stumped for a while. Finally took the bolt apart and there were no rings on the bolt. I put 3 on it but have not shot is since. |
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