boone
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Post by boone on May 13, 2022 22:39:44 GMT
Finally got the new one back from the gunsmith and put all back together. Only took two years! Taxidermists and gunsmiths, go figure. And than to make matters worse, the seating die I received has the wrong seating stem in it. So here I sit waiting once again! 6mm Creedmoor, “man bun” caliber, in case you’re wondering. Half tempted to go buy a box factory ammo just to shoot the damn thing.  |
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Post by Nathan on May 14, 2022 1:46:09 GMT
Why a 6 creedmoor , Boone? Just curious
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Post by outlaw99 on May 14, 2022 2:39:16 GMT
Creedmore?  I’ve seen it all. Next you’ll be drinking white claw while golfing on your Wednesday night league……..that being said, that a pretty slick looking outfit |
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boone
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Post by boone on May 14, 2022 2:40:08 GMT
Some really good 6mm bullets out there for what I want to do.
I did the 6.5 thing but couldn’t find a bullet that did what I wanted on coyotes. Somebody needs to make a light tapered jacket 6.5 bullet.
Did a 6 SLR, which I liked but making brass was a pain, and limited brass options unless I got outfitted for turning necks.
I could have just done a .243 in a long action but I had a short action and can’t load these long VLDs to mag length in short action .243.
I was real close to doing a .22-243 or .22-6 but I had a .243 barrel laying around doing nothing.
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Post by MartyB on May 14, 2022 3:08:41 GMT
Are you just killing them, or trying to save some fur?
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Post by vic on May 14, 2022 14:36:22 GMT
Thousand yard coyote rifle?
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boone
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Post by boone on May 15, 2022 0:31:36 GMT
Thousand yard coyote rifle? Outta be fun if it’ll spit 108s at around 3000 fps. |
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Post by outlaw99 on May 15, 2022 0:33:07 GMT
Boone, what’d you put on it for glass?
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boone
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Post by boone on May 16, 2022 2:03:00 GMT
Boone, what’d you put on it for glass? That one has a Nightforce, aka, “the pig”. |
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Post by boone on Jun 10, 2022 22:41:27 GMT
Finally got around to shooting the damn thing. Not to shabby for just the first round of load work. Work it down around that 41 grains, maybe tweak seating depth a tad and we’ll be there.  |
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Post by outlaw99 on Jun 11, 2022 1:10:25 GMT
Looks like that oughta work. What kind of barrel life expectancy do you have for this one Boone?
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boone
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Post by boone on Jun 11, 2022 15:03:48 GMT
I’ve talked to quite a few guys that have ran em in these PRS and tactical matches, most are roasting them in 1200-1500 it sounds like. But they push them hard, 200 rounds in a match, many running through an already hot tube.
For me, 3-4 shots a day is a lot. The most shooting it will see is developing the load and than a few days in a p-dog town getting to know it and tweaking the ballistic data.
So I’m hoping I can get 2000 out of it. Time will tell.
People rip on it for short barrel life, but in all honesty it shouldn’t be any worse than a .243 all else being equal, and the .243 hasn’t ever developed a reputation as a throat roaster in all these years.
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Post by MartyB on Jun 11, 2022 15:46:01 GMT
What bullets?
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boone
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Post by boone on Jun 11, 2022 16:48:54 GMT
These are the Hornady 108 ELD-M.
Id also like to try the 103 ELD-X, and still have some 105 Berger Hunting hybrids.
We’ll see how these 108s do first.
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I’ve seen it all. Next you’ll be drinking white claw while golfing on your Wednesday night league……..that being said, that a pretty slick looking outfit
