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I just built an 18" arc and I'm trying to find a decent load for it. Most loads are clocking just under 2600 but accuracy with this aero upper hasn't been great yet. I have an 18" grendal with a BHW 3 groove that shoots incredibly well with 123g amaxes over 8208xbr at 2500 fps. My grendel seems to shoot most bullets well.
I've got a legend that works pretty well and spent a few years trying to get a 458 socom to function well. I think other than 5.56 the 6.5 grendel has been the easiest and best shooting. I've had good luck with 300 bo too. The blackouts are easy to do and usually shoot well. I've killed 3 hogs with 125g NBts at mv of 2250 from a blackout. The 125s performed very well at BO speeds. Most subsonic stuff doesn't kill well unless you have a bullet designed to expand at low speeds.
If I could only keep 1 ar other than my 5.56s it would be my 6.5 grendel. At least until I can get my 6 arc shooting better.
Bb BB, I think I have the same upper as you. I have done well with LVR and 108's so far in my rifle. Plain jane Hornady brass as well. 10 shots have been a bit over MOA, but not much. I plan to put a bigger scope on the gun soon to see if I can shrink them a bit more.
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I just built an 18" arc and I'm trying to find a decent load for it. Most loads are clocking just under 2600 but accuracy with this aero upper hasn't been great yet. I have an 18" grendal with a BHW 3 groove that shoots incredibly well with 123g amaxes over 8208xbr at 2500 fps. My grendel seems to shoot most bullets well.
I've got a legend that works pretty well and spent a few years trying to get a 458 socom to function well. I think other than 5.56 the 6.5 grendel has been the easiest and best shooting. I've had good luck with 300 bo too. The blackouts are easy to do and usually shoot well. I've killed 3 hogs with 125g NBts at mv of 2250 from a blackout. The 125s performed very well at BO speeds. Most subsonic stuff doesn't kill well unless you have a bullet designed to expand at low speeds.
If I could only keep 1 ar other than my 5.56s it would be my 6.5 grendel. At least until I can get my 6 arc shooting better.
Bb BB, I think I have the same upper as you. I have done well with LVR and 108's so far in my rifle. Plain jane Hornady brass as well. 10 shots have been a bit over MOA, but not much. I plan to put a bigger scope on the gun soon to see if I can shrink them a bit more. You don't talk much about your valkyrie.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I just built an 18" arc and I'm trying to find a decent load for it. Most loads are clocking just under 2600 but accuracy with this aero upper hasn't been great yet. I have an 18" grendal with a BHW 3 groove that shoots incredibly well with 123g amaxes over 8208xbr at 2500 fps. My grendel seems to shoot most bullets well.
I've got a legend that works pretty well and spent a few years trying to get a 458 socom to function well. I think other than 5.56 the 6.5 grendel has been the easiest and best shooting. I've had good luck with 300 bo too. The blackouts are easy to do and usually shoot well. I've killed 3 hogs with 125g NBts at mv of 2250 from a blackout. The 125s performed very well at BO speeds. Most subsonic stuff doesn't kill well unless you have a bullet designed to expand at low speeds.
If I could only keep 1 ar other than my 5.56s it would be my 6.5 grendel. At least until I can get my 6 arc shooting better.
Bb BB, I think I have the same upper as you. I have done well with LVR and 108's so far in my rifle. Plain jane Hornady brass as well. 10 shots have been a bit over MOA, but not much. I plan to put a bigger scope on the gun soon to see if I can shrink them a bit more. You don't talk much about your valkyrie. I will break that sucker out again soon. Once I got a load for it, and shot it a bunch I have kinda laid off on it since I got the 6 ARC mostly.
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deer hogs and coyotes. 223 does that way out there just fine.
That said pick what YOU want to play with. Its your gun
Since the 223 will do what you need, then pick a toy and run with it. Have fun. Its a blast.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Who makes 6x45 barrels these days? LOTS of calibers
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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I like Arne's 7 Raptor from the reading... https://www.raptorshootingsystems.com/the-7mm-raptor/Dang smart guy...
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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If you could find the brass, I think 243 wssm would be interesting.
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'Four legs good, two legs baaaad."
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But I had a good life all the way."
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I just built an 18" arc and I'm trying to find a decent load for it. Most loads are clocking just under 2600 but accuracy with this aero upper hasn't been great yet. I have an 18" grendal with a BHW 3 groove that shoots incredibly well with 123g amaxes over 8208xbr at 2500 fps. My grendel seems to shoot most bullets well.
I've got a legend that works pretty well and spent a few years trying to get a 458 socom to function well. I think other than 5.56 the 6.5 grendel has been the easiest and best shooting. I've had good luck with 300 bo too. The blackouts are easy to do and usually shoot well. I've killed 3 hogs with 125g NBts at mv of 2250 from a blackout. The 125s performed very well at BO speeds. Most subsonic stuff doesn't kill well unless you have a bullet designed to expand at low speeds.
If I could only keep 1 ar other than my 5.56s it would be my 6.5 grendel. At least until I can get my 6 arc shooting better.
Bb BB, I think I have the same upper as you. I have done well with LVR and 108's so far in my rifle. Plain jane Hornady brass as well. 10 shots have been a bit over MOA, but not much. I plan to put a bigger scope on the gun soon to see if I can shrink them a bit more. I've tried lever and 105 Hornady bthps and they didn't do great. I've already loaded some 108s over lever for my next range trip. I loaded 29g and 29.5 so we'll see how they do. I shot 1 really good group last time out with factory 108s. I have a bushnell elite dmrII 3.5-21x50 on my 6 arc so i think it's enough scope. Bb
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The 108’s have shot pretty good for me. Hope you have some luck with them.
That 108 is a nice do it all for me since they are mostly available and shoot well enough that a 1/4” one way or the other wouldn’t make too much difference to me.
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Used to be 7.62x39 but changed them all out for grendel.
A person who's happy will make others happy. Anne Frank
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I love the 223 and suppressed 300BLK and have been content with those for a long time but David Walter managed to screw that up and gave me the itch for a 6mm ARC. If this ARC works out like I'm hoping, It will be replacing a couple 6.5 Creeds.....
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21.
Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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I love the 223 and suppressed 300BLK and have been content with those for a long time but David Walter managed to screw that up and gave me the itch for a 6mm ARC. If this ARC works out like I'm hoping, It will be replacing a couple 6.5 Creeds..... Putting holes in paper or shooting deer, Nebraska ? kwg
For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
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I’m a bad influence, or so convents full of nuns have told me.
“Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General
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I love the 223 and suppressed 300BLK and have been content with those for a long time but David Walter managed to screw that up and gave me the itch for a 6mm ARC. If this ARC works out like I'm hoping, It will be replacing a couple 6.5 Creeds..... Putting holes in paper or shooting deer, Nebraska ? kwg We pretty much stick with the 270s for deer so this will be for ringing steel or prairie dogs and coyotes. I've never been antelope hunting but have considered giving that a try with my son and I'd think the 6mm ARC would shine there as well......
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21.
Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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I’m a bad influence, or so convents full of nuns have told me. With friends like you...... 😉
Biden's most truthful quote ever came during his first press conference, 03/25/21.
Drum roll please...... "I don't know, to be clear." and THAT is one promise he's kept!!!
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Did I mention Howa is making rifles in 6mm ARC now? On their mini bolt action.
“Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General
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Did I mention Howa is making rifles in 6mm ARC now? On their mini bolt action. Any sightings of said rifle yet?
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I've been having fun with my 6x45 for the last year. Very easy to convert 223 rem brass to 6x45. Just run it through the die and you are done. Simple to load for, but you are limited to the type of bullets it likes. That's the main downside to the cartridge. But, with that being said, mine likes 100gr hornady btsp's for heavies, down to 58gr pills. It really likes the 85gr Sierra gameking for a do it all bullet. I agree about the 85 gr Sierrasin my 6x45 I bought a bunch of 85 gr partitions thinking they would be the cats ass but can't get them to shoot worth a [bleep].
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Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."
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