Shit thats short.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintie
What velocities are you getting?
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Shit thats short.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintie
What velocities are you getting?
Cant remember off the top of my head, need to check these new loads anyway so will report back. Think it was around 2250 fps with the factory loadsQuote:
Originally Posted by veitnamcam
shot reds and sika from close in to 100m with the Hornady black 123 eldm,
Works great. It’s a Howa mini that loves to be feed the eldm but it has a rather strong dislike of the 123 sst factory ammo. Another guy at the range has had similar results with his Howa. If you want your factory mag machined down to be flush, holds three in the mag, let me know. Makes the balance to carry much nicer.
Well after selling off a few other toys I finally bit the bullet as it were and bought the howa in the grendel over the weekend.
Not a fan of the factory stock ..... but being a fan of carbon stocks I have a pretty good idea of what is going to happen - find more unused toys to sell to fund an upgrade !!
so if anyone wants a green factory stock let me know .... :D
And then lop the barrel down so suppressor just clears the stock - I guess 16in ish .
Then I think I will have a pretty good set-up for myself or the kids for those places where a 308 is overkill , like close range goats etc and still leave the option for longer shots should they be required ..
good article in latest NZHunter....
So you find it still does the job ok with the short barrel @Mintie ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mintie
That is an option I have been considering as the velocities do not appear to drop off drastically as some rounds do and still appears to carry a fair amount of energy out to the 250-300 mtr mark , enough for reds even with proper shot placement .
No regrets cutting it that short ?
It will probably come down to which stock I go with as to where it gets the chop . I got an excl lite stock with it which I would consider cutting back and removing the bendy fore-arm if going short-short barrel , maybe 12" I was thinking , or take it off at 16 if I can find some funds for a carbon stock . The 308 bushy I would use knowing I am targeting reds , But for general bush duties (and for the kids to use who don't like to shoot longer ranges) at what for me are generally close range (sub 100 ), usually goats or fallow or the odd pig (or piglet lately .. lol ) I like the idea of a super short lightweight rig , but a little worried I would lose to much power and I would regret cutting it short when that red deer steps out at 250 . But the AR guys in the states seem to think the short barrel is the ducks nuts and does not drastically limit performance at realistic ranges .... 250/300 mtrs .
What's your take on it after running yours in the super short set-up ??
Or anyone else who has given theirs a short barrel .....
https://hosting.photobucket.com/albu...s3qydsyhd.jpeg
barrel length vs velocity for anyone interested .... don't know if it will work though .
Wondering how you are getting on with your 6.5 Grendel @Ftx325
Any trouble with ammo supply? what ammo are you using and how is performance? I'm considering a similar project for wife/kids rifle
Hiya @High Hopes...
It's up and running in one of wingman's chassis systems and ended up cutting factory barrel down to an 11 inch .
I only got it shooting a couple of weeks ago and have yet to have a crack at any animals.
I have been using the Hornady custom sst factory ammo for testing / sighting in and so far have been very impressed with accuracy....three rounds virtually the same hole at 100 , which if you believe the interwebs isn't supposed to happen as they all claim that the SST ammo is the least accurate of the lot. Certainly not my experience.
Maybe shorter barrel has improved harmonics?
I also bought a box of the Hornady black , eldm bullet, as they rumoured to be the most accurate but returned them unopened. No way is it going to shoot any better than it already does....
This is 3 rounds of the custom sst factory ammo...
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Been very happy with results so far...
It has a little more kick , although hardly worth mentioning, over factory with the shorter barrel and a little more noise.
Hey @Ftx325, sorry for the necro mate. Just wanted to check in with how you’ve gone over the past couple years with the 6.5G 123gr SST’s and your chopped down rifle? I’m looking at either .223 or 6.5G myself.
Cheers
