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My rifle arrived today, Redneck spent a little quality time on it.
Was 22” Baco M70 EW in 7mm-08. Now it is a 26” 6.5mm Creedmoor.
Won’t get to the range for a while and did not have time to take photos tonight.
First step of my project...have a rifle.
Before the gun shows shut down, I picked up Big Game, Hunter, and added to my stash of Varget. Have bunches of primers and 120 gr ETip/GMX/TTSX as discussed in previous posts.
Not sure about brass yet. Have read several posts about Hornady’s Superperformance 120 GMX load. Seems it meets my velocity goal in shorter tubes. So I am thinking about starting off with that load and using the brass.
Got it covered with the 22 LR, 30-06, and 12 gauge.
The rest are just for fun.
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Just buy 6.5 PCR and 3000 FPs is be easy to obtain.
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I have also chrono'd the Hornady Factory 120gr GMX at ~3050 and the 123gr Scenars at 3060, using RE-17 (23" barrel).
Depending on your choice of 120gr Mono, it should be possible to achieve >3,000 ft/sec without excessive pressure, so long as you use either fairly fast powders, or a barrel >24".
If you do, it's a great flat-shooting load and should kill anything within a quarter of a mile!
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Just buy 6.5 PCR and 3000 FPs is be easy to obtain. ... or leave the 7mm-08 barrel that was on it. But, who am I to talk? 
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My rifle arrived today, Redneck spent a little quality time on it.
Was 22” Baco M70 EW in 7mm-08. Now it is a 26” 6.5mm Creedmoor.
Won’t get to the range for a while and did not have time to take photos tonight.
First step of my project...have a rifle.
Before the gun shows shut down, I picked up Big Game, Hunter, and added to my stash of Varget. Have bunches of primers and 120 gr ETip/GMX/TTSX as discussed in previous posts.
Not sure about brass yet. Have read several posts about Hornady’s Superperformance 120 GMX load. Seems it meets my velocity goal in shorter tubes. So I am thinking about starting off with that load and using the brass. Why?
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