Yeah, but he’s not happy with the velocity. That’s what you get with a 16” barrel and Varget.
Any other loads that approach 2900 at 2.250” with the 69 SMK that aren’t compressed?
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Might be me, cause I'm an unwashed heathen, but you're getting sub 1" groups at 100 yards and 2700+ FPS out of a new rifle with a rookie shooter, what again is he griping about?
How far away is he going to shoot targets that the mythical extra 200 FPS will come into play?
IMHO, you're there.
Otherwise, 69gr Sierra Tipped Match King, 24.5grs of Benchmark, Rem 7 1/2 primers, 2.255 OAL. PMC brass or whatever commercial.
You should get 2825fps from a 16 inch.
2900 is a pipe dream, and even if you can get there with a 69 grain bullet in a 223/5.56, I doubt you'll have a group, it'll be more like a gathering.
