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Good to be back over here again! I just finished up a LW barrel group buy on AR15Armory for some 18" SPRs. Didn't know this site was up and running again, or I would have posted here about it. I might do another one in the Fall.
Finally scored a deer (doe) with my 6.5 AR last season. Used the lower off my .223 b/c it has a better sling mount, but the 6.5 has its own dedicated lower now. Built it with an AA lower reciever, RRA 2-stage NM trigger and a Magpul UBR. I used a load with BLC-2 and the 129gr Hornady SST bullets. They shoot very well, <MOA at 300 yards and ragged holes at 100 and 200 yards. One shot kill that went through both sides (bone) of the rib cage. I was really impressed with the performance. She ran about 50 yards and piled up. There was not much of a blood trail, but I didn't need one to find her in the open field.
I'm changing scopes soon. I currently have a Super Sniper 16x, and it just didn't cut it for deer hunting. Missed some shot opportunities due to the field of view under 100 yards. I'm switching to a Vortex variable very soon, as my dad is a Vortex dealer now.
Take care, guys.
Finally scored a deer (doe) with my 6.5 AR last season. Used the lower off my .223 b/c it has a better sling mount, but the 6.5 has its own dedicated lower now. Built it with an AA lower reciever, RRA 2-stage NM trigger and a Magpul UBR. I used a load with BLC-2 and the 129gr Hornady SST bullets. They shoot very well, <MOA at 300 yards and ragged holes at 100 and 200 yards. One shot kill that went through both sides (bone) of the rib cage. I was really impressed with the performance. She ran about 50 yards and piled up. There was not much of a blood trail, but I didn't need one to find her in the open field.
I'm changing scopes soon. I currently have a Super Sniper 16x, and it just didn't cut it for deer hunting. Missed some shot opportunities due to the field of view under 100 yards. I'm switching to a Vortex variable very soon, as my dad is a Vortex dealer now.
Take care, guys.
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