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It might be the best brass I've ever shot, including Lapua...
That load isn't mild either. 3200fps with a 140 is pushing it.
I've got more loads with the test brass to T&E in my other 6.5 SAUM, loaded with 130gr JLK's to 3325fps.
Nice to able to shoot/load right at the shop.....grin!
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Thanks Greg! That rifle is really fun to shoot. It has 850 rounds through it now.
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Think the new brass is a keeper!! So far, so good. Think of this, 100 pieces of brass will last the entire life expectancy of a barrel.
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I like the looks of that Pat..... Thanks for the report.
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I can't think of a better coues rifle...
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I'm just wondering why I'm even working with other rifles...
Although the thought of a 130 VLD hitting a whitetail at 50 yards is concerning to me. Maybe the 136 scenario would be a good bullet for that situation.
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I can't think of a better coues rifle... One of these days, I'll make my way down there. I've always wanted to hunt for a good Coues buck.
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Think the new brass is a keeper!! So far, so good. Think of this, 100 pieces of brass will last the entire life expectancy of a barrel. No kidding. I am impressed with it too. Get back out and shoot mine more in morning. Think they got it figured out !!!
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Think the new brass is a keeper!! So far, so good. Think of this, 100 pieces of brass will last the entire life expectancy of a barrel. At the rate most people shoot 10 cases would last a lifetime at 20 firings a case... Hopefully it will be available soon and in quantity...
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Just finished up this test run today. Nice shooting, Pat! The brass looks great, but more impressive to me is that the rifle is an absolute hammer! The driver didn't do too bad, either! <grin> 20 shots into ~1" at 200m is very impressive!
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I doubt I could do that well no matter the rifle.
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Guarantee I couldn't.
That is very impressive.
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I want one! Talk about the ultimate deer round, slinging a 140gr accubond or partition..... I still want to build a lightweight mountain rifle based on this round with a titanium action. Might have to watch for brass when it comes available. I have lots of 300saum brass but I don't want to go through the process of resizing it to 6.5
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That looks really great both the shooting and the brass being good for 20 shots.
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Any word on when this brass will be available?
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Hopefully they are going to crank out quite a bit of it!
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I believe you need some AR500!
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Looking great Pat.
Mines in the works now, on a Mod 70 WSM action.
Sure be nice if you could post some of that brass to Aus!
Look forward to more pics.
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