I was able to get to the range to zero my new Crown Ridge barrel. I'll cut to the chase and say I am VERY happy.
Shooting my 130gr Berger Hybrid/CFE223 handloads -- which were a problem child in my factory Howa barrel -- I was able to do this with 5 rounds at 100 yards:
![[Image: crownridge_target.jpg]](https://personal.visualitymedia.com/personal/crownridge_target.jpg)
That is very cool. These rounds are going about 2470fps, 4.95 mils up at 600 yards. I will be cranking out a bunch of them shortly.
No POI shift with my suppressor mounted. Nice.
I also did a quick experiment with a Strike Industries +5 .223 mag extension for PMAGs. I did a bit of shaping of the area of the extension that interfaces with the bottom lip of the Howa factory mag, cut down the follower and baseplate a bit, and was able to get a reliable 8 round mag out of it.
![[Image: mag+3_1200.jpg]](https://personal.visualitymedia.com/personal/mag+3_1200.jpg)
Shooting my 130gr Berger Hybrid/CFE223 handloads -- which were a problem child in my factory Howa barrel -- I was able to do this with 5 rounds at 100 yards:
That is very cool. These rounds are going about 2470fps, 4.95 mils up at 600 yards. I will be cranking out a bunch of them shortly.
No POI shift with my suppressor mounted. Nice.
I also did a quick experiment with a Strike Industries +5 .223 mag extension for PMAGs. I did a bit of shaping of the area of the extension that interfaces with the bottom lip of the Howa factory mag, cut down the follower and baseplate a bit, and was able to get a reliable 8 round mag out of it.