Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter
Originally Posted by Seafire
I've got a Ruger American Predator in 6.5 Grendel... its rough and not real well finished at first... but it cleaned up, and the action is getting smoother...in short order the accuracy went from poor to pretty darn good...

I started handloading from the start... bought some factory ammo, mainly it was almost as cheap as just buying a box of brass for it...

Ran bullets from 85 grains to 140s out of it... about any powder good for the 223, works well from it...

I don't usually think the Hornady Brass is very durable...I've got two batches of 10 that have been loaded 10 times already..
with the 140 Speers, and a charge of 29.5 grains of W 748, the chrono told me the velocity from the muzzle was 2400 fps..

a little more than the 30/30 with 150s in it...

it shot everything well... my list of favorites in it, has boiled down to W 748, AR Comp, Benchmark and H 322.. and 2015 BR..
for both accuracy and velocity....

bullet weights from 120 to 140 grains, it will reach out there considering max of 30 grains of powder...

I'm enjoying playing with it and seeing what it will do...right now on top, its carrying a Bushnell AR 223 scope in 3 x 12...
the features for the field use, were a little better than the Leupold 3 x 9 I first put on top..

if you pick one up, I think you'll like it...


Just think how much more you'd like the 6mm arc


yeah, its on my radar scope Lawrence.. as soon as I see one in the Ruger American Predator....

Gonna be laying my money down... I'll probably eventually see them for sale at Bi Mart... that is where I got the 6.5 Grendel..

$399.00

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