realistic velocity out of 16" barrels

[subhuman]

I was wondering if anything of ya'll had chronoed some of the factory 120-129 grain loads out of the 16" Ruger Ranch or Howa rifles, my Hornady Black and PPU 120 HPBT boxes are both claiming 2600 fps+ on the box but I figure that was from a 22 or 24" barrel and I was wondering what ya'll were getting in the real world out of the shorter carbine length guns

[LRRPF52]

[arnie]

LRRPF52 How accurate did you get your Howa Grendel to shoot. Mine so far has disappointed me. My AR's are better and one with a cheap barrel. So far it seems to show most promise with SMK 107 bullets.

[LRRPF52]

LRRPF52 How accurate did you get your Howa Grendel to shoot. Mine so far has disappointed me. My AR's are better and one with a cheap barrel. So far it seems to show most promise with SMK 107 bullets.

[Stinky Coyote]

my ruger American ranch 16.1" barrel does 2386 fps average with hornady black

[Mark k]

[LRRPF52]

2550-2600fps with 123gr


2511fps with 120gr Scenar-L factory
2441fps with the 123gr American Gunner
2457fps with factory 123gr Hornady SST
2490fps with 31.2gr CFE223 under 123gr A-MAX

[rickt300]

Ammo I have loaded that gives 2543 fps with the 120 gr. Matchburner from a 20 inch AR barrel gives almost exactly 100 fps less from a 16 inch AR barrel. I never chronyed any from my three Howa rifles. Wish I had but I played with them for accuracy and nothing else.

[grayfox]