Very Happy with my 16" FAXON 6.5Grendel build.

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  • derek45
    Bloodstained
    • Jun 2017
    • 69
    #1

    Very Happy with my 16" FAXON 6.5Grendel build.

    Really happy with my 16" FAXON Gunner 16" barrel.

    Today, I shot some 107gr SMK loaded with IMR 8208XBR, 28,5gr gave me 0.60'ish" groups

    Life is Good.








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  • derek45
    Bloodstained
    • Jun 2017
    • 69
    #2


    brownells bolt/carrier.




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    • derek45
      Bloodstained
      • Jun 2017
      • 69
      #3




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      "The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."

      -Jeff Cooper

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      • Kilco
        Chieftain
        • Jan 2016
        • 1201
        #4
        I'd be happy with it too!! Real nice looking set up!

        I'm almost 100% convinced that brownells BCG/bolt is the exact same as the Odin Works BCG/bolt they are using.

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        • BluntForceTrauma
          Administrator
          • Feb 2011
          • 3900
          #5
          Great report! Any velocity data on your 107 load?
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          • derek45
            Bloodstained
            • Jun 2017
            • 69
            #6
            Originally posted by BluntForceTrauma View Post
            Great report! Any velocity data on your 107 load?
            I brought my chrony, and then realized, the little tripod adapter, was on my old DSLR camera, which I've loaned to my daughter.
            She's taking a photography class. opps

            I thought about trying to rig something up, but then decided to just shoot.

            Gives me an excuse to go back another day, and shoot more

            28.5gr XBR seemed to shoot the best groups


            Last edited by derek45; 10-03-2017, 04:01 AM.
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            -Jeff Cooper

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            • derek45
              Bloodstained
              • Jun 2017
              • 69
              #7
              It seems to run fine with my old CP 6.8SPC mags also.

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              -Jeff Cooper

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              • bj139
                Chieftain
                • Mar 2017
                • 1968
                #8
                My new Faxon 20" group buy barrel came with some reddish paint near the alignment pin just as the yellow paint is shown in the photo above.

                Great looking rifle.

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                • Lastrites
                  Warrior
                  • Apr 2017
                  • 678
                  #9
                  Derek, you run any of the Black through it yet, if so how did it do?

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                  • derek45
                    Bloodstained
                    • Jun 2017
                    • 69
                    #10
                    Originally posted by Lastrites View Post
                    Derek, you run any of the Black through it yet, if so how did it do?
                    first two times out, it shot 123ELD at about 1MOA

                    might shoot a bit better as it's getting broken in.

                    Not bad for a barrel that was $223 shipped from Joe Bobs Outfitters. Got it in 2 days
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                    "The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."

                    -Jeff Cooper

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                    • phishfood
                      Warrior
                      • Jul 2017
                      • 156
                      #11
                      Thanks for the thread! I have been thinking about a 16" build, and Faxon is on my short list for barrels.

                      Any further updates, particularly if you can get several hundred yards of range, would be very helpful.

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                      • bj139
                        Chieftain
                        • Mar 2017
                        • 1968
                        #12
                        I just bought the Brownells BCG for 6.5 Grendel based on this post. I needed a bolt carrier as well as a bolt or I would have bought another group buy bolt.

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                        • sneaky one
                          Chieftain
                          • Mar 2011
                          • 3077
                          #13
                          derick, good to see you enjoy the 16" as I do mine. Nice rig.

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                          • LRRPF52
                            Super Moderator
                            • Sep 2014
                            • 8612
                            #14
                            Glad to see it working out for you Derek.
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                            • Six5x39
                              Warrior
                              • Sep 2017
                              • 205
                              #15
                              nice build you got there !

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