So I want to have my cake and eat it too: I want the handiest rifle with the most velocity.
I'm 90% set on a 16". So my question is - what barrel is likely to give me the most velocity from a 16" length *with factory ammo*?
I've just read the (awful) thread on 5R/3 Poly, and gather that those options may actually give lower than average velocity for a given factory load. That may have saved me from a big disappointment, as prior to that I'd bought into the idea that 5R allows more V. (I have an ARP .223 Wylde barrel that appears to "benefit" from this phenomenon with factory ammo - now I don't know what to think about it.)
I won't be surprised if y'all come back that no such animal exists, or that I'm asking the wrong question. But I figure it's worth a shot.
Grendel in 16" is attractive to me because of all the things y'all already know: it does most of what a CSASS type build would do but lighter and easier to shoot. I was researching such a lightweight .308 build pretty hard a few weeks ago when I ran across LRRP's posts about all the reasons he's ditched .308 for 6.5. I've been reading up on it all since.
I like shooting long range with general-purpose rifles, but the above ARP lightweight .223 is pretty much out of gas at 750 yds. My threshold is a light-carrying gun that hits harder at 800 yds. Once I'm there, though, I might as well go for 1K. I also want it to be deadly to Texas critters at 300 and in.
I know I want a SAAMI chamber that fits an AA Hard use bolt. I'd like a Melonite type finish on an otherwise high quality barrel. I think my current front-runner is the PF Criterion. My only reservation is that 1:8 (as opposed to 1:7.5) may not do me any favors around 1K yds, from what I understand. I also want the barrel to be pretty close to 2lbs. I have some pretty particular ideas on what I want for the build, so I'll definitely be piecing it all together myself. Any suggestions are appreciated!
I'm 90% set on a 16". So my question is - what barrel is likely to give me the most velocity from a 16" length *with factory ammo*?
I've just read the (awful) thread on 5R/3 Poly, and gather that those options may actually give lower than average velocity for a given factory load. That may have saved me from a big disappointment, as prior to that I'd bought into the idea that 5R allows more V. (I have an ARP .223 Wylde barrel that appears to "benefit" from this phenomenon with factory ammo - now I don't know what to think about it.)
I won't be surprised if y'all come back that no such animal exists, or that I'm asking the wrong question. But I figure it's worth a shot.
Grendel in 16" is attractive to me because of all the things y'all already know: it does most of what a CSASS type build would do but lighter and easier to shoot. I was researching such a lightweight .308 build pretty hard a few weeks ago when I ran across LRRP's posts about all the reasons he's ditched .308 for 6.5. I've been reading up on it all since.
I like shooting long range with general-purpose rifles, but the above ARP lightweight .223 is pretty much out of gas at 750 yds. My threshold is a light-carrying gun that hits harder at 800 yds. Once I'm there, though, I might as well go for 1K. I also want it to be deadly to Texas critters at 300 and in.
I know I want a SAAMI chamber that fits an AA Hard use bolt. I'd like a Melonite type finish on an otherwise high quality barrel. I think my current front-runner is the PF Criterion. My only reservation is that 1:8 (as opposed to 1:7.5) may not do me any favors around 1K yds, from what I understand. I also want the barrel to be pretty close to 2lbs. I have some pretty particular ideas on what I want for the build, so I'll definitely be piecing it all together myself. Any suggestions are appreciated!
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