FDE Grendel pr0n

[StoneHendge]

GiGi got her makeover. Comp is just on there to see what the black looks like while I wait for a decent shipped price for a VG6 Epsilon 6.5. No rush since the Eagle County Libtards won't let anyone shoot their guns.

18" BHW 243 LBC 1:8 twist cerakoted Patriot Brown. Can't really see in the picture, but the Patriot Brown really matches up well with the brown swirls in the Hogue Ghillied Earth grip and stock.

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We're looking forward to slinging 95 gr SMKs together when the libtards permit or we relocate (whichever comes sooner).

The four 15 round ASC mags I got that don't work with 6.5 look like they'll work unadultered with 6mm. Ordering a spray can of Duracoat Magpul FDE today so I can keep them segregated from my C Products 6.5 Grendel mags that actually work with 6.5 Grendel.

[StoneHendge]

Well, I'm now one of THOSE people. Spent several hours driving around the NFS roads yesterday afternoon and finally found an area to shoot. Not easy to do - off the road parking, backstop, no streams / trails / dirt roads, and the hardest part - a relatively flat shooting area without 2' tall grass or wildflowers. Luckily, the people who decided to pitch a tent 25 yards from the shooting spot weren't there. Or they were too scared to come out of their tent.

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So I got some quality time with my girl to break her barrel in. And she likes it. Random light load - 105 gr RDF seated pretty deep and 26.5 gr of N140. Functioned flawlessly from round 1 through the 50 I made with the setting the JP AGB had been on with the old 6.5 barrel. I think I'm going to be as happy with this barrel as with my other BHWs. This was the final 16 shots done semi rapid fire prone with my Atlas. Slightly uphill, uneven ground, a little bit of grass between the scope and target.

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I stopped loading the bipod somewhere along the way and then realised it near the end - definitely responsible for some of the vertical dispersion. Measures under 1.5 MOA for all 16 and 0.8" on the horizontal.

The four 15 round ASC mags I have that simply didn't work at all with 6.5 G functioned flawlessly with the 6mm. What a difference a 1/2 mm makes. You'd think someone at ASC would figure that out! Got a can of air cure Duracoat FDE showing up in the next few days so the four 15s and four ASC 10s will get a coat so I don't mix them up with my CPD mags that do actually work with 6.5

Recoil was more than manageable with just a thread protector - target never left sight picture at 12x. She should be nice and soft when I get an Epsilon 6.5 on and tune the gas - and I might even treat her to an SCS.

Load development with 95 gr SMKs and it's 0.232 G7 is next up. BHW estimates low to mid 2800s out of an 18 but I'll be more than happy in the low to mid 2700s. Would give her 20% less drop and 10% less drift at 1k than when I was feeding her a warm load of 120 gr Scenar L's at 2520.

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Very nice build.

[StoneHendge]

GiGi Post Makeover

GiGi post makeover after slimming 0.5mm off her bore and becoming a 243 LBC

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Pushing 95gr SMKs at 2720 with a 10 shot SD of 9 off a Chargemaster drop (no double weighing). I would put her recoil right between where she was pushing 6.5 Grendel 120s at 2500 out of her old 18" and a well tuned .223 pushing 77s around 2700 out of an 18".

After working up ladders with Benchmark, I made a bunch with 27.4 gr for further testing. Put 1 shot downrange that had been seated too short to warm up the barrel and then stopped my first 100 yd 5 shot group at 3 so as to not destroy the pretty picture.

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Adjusted scope elevation 0.6 mils to find the zero. I think I found it with the next shot.

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Still can't shoot 5 without choking the 4th

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Made up some more and went back to the range last week. Was very blustery and none of these frankly felt very good. Was too focussed on grip management (which is where I'm convinced my choke shots arise from) and wasn't consistent on bipod loading. That is a 5 shot group on the left.

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I'd say she's a do it all carbine! I'm probably near max with Benchmark. I could probably find a little more speed with other powders, but I'll take the accuracy and keep the heat off her throat since barrel life will be on the shorter side. I just seated at a 2.250 COAL and haven't played with length.