Home Forums Hunting & Shooting AR and Tactical Rifles Ballistic Advantage barrel shoots well.

The wind is howling here, but got out early this morning before it got really cranked up. Gusts were pretty harsh tho.
Loaded 3 rounds with leverevolution, under 105 gr bthp's, at 2.200, just like factory Black ammo.
They shot under an inch, but 5 shots of factory, did real well considering the wind. Left my 90 grain bt reloads on the counter but had 2.
The BA barrel doesn't seem to be too finicky.
Gonna concentrate on 95 grain Ballistic tips for a bit since I have lots of them. I'm hoping 90 gr Accubonds will like the same 0.020 off, as the 90 grain bt's. Changing from Varget to leverevolution as powder choice tho.



Tired of my facial hair getting grabbed by the CTR stock, I swapped with this one. Much better.

I'm really liking this 6mm ARC. I'll be going long after surgery, up at the range.

I am saving bigly with the 6ARC... I stopped at Brownells today and bought 80 rounds... It saved me from buying a bunch of other stuff!

Nice rig, I've wondered about the BA barrels.

My 6ARC is a 21" Odin Works, I've been running factory ammo and then using the brass from that. It's good for an average of 2,680 fps with factory 108gr ELDMs, and 2,705 fps with factory 105gr bthp. My loads with LVR are similar, and I've taken it out to 1,250 yds, although it was sucking wind at that point, 1k was more convincing, and it hammers at 750. All pretty fun from an AR.

Next I want a lighter 18" barreled upper that I can use for general purpose and hunting. Might have to look at BA, I thought the Wilson Combat Recon RLGS 18" barrel was going to be the ticket, but they cancelled my order for that barrel and discontinued it in favor of a MLGS version.....

We know BA makes some good barrels. Looks like yours is shooting well enough, as I've said before. I was just at the store a little while ago, looking at die sets for my new 204 Ruger and saw a 6mm ARC loading die set. I had to look away real quick!!! Splat, when you get a chance, shoot a couple 10 shot groups side by side. Thanks...

That's pretty much where I am too. Someone says they chamber 6 arc in a lightweight barrel but I can't remember who. Maybe X-Caliber.

A sub-6 pound ar in 6 arc would be a pretty dang cool rig.

BA barrels are about as good as a Bear Creek Arsenal barrel. Friends don't let friends buy BA, BCA, Faxon barrels

Here is the throat on a BA 223 Wylde barrel. Many reports of the same thing stretching back to around Sept of last year on the same throat in all 223 wylde barrels. That ledge goes all the way around the throat. They knew it and sent them out anyway

Bsa,
Here's an 8 shot with 95 grain bt's, lever, and 2 shots starting at 0.030 off, 0.040, 0.050, and 0.060.
I know the lower one at 0.050, I screwed up in the wind, but I over laid them, and the group, was 1.036 the best I could measure. Not bad for varied oal's, I'd say.
I'm going to stay at max powder charge, and revist 0.035 - 0.040.
The 3 in the middle are 90 grain accubonds over lever, at 0.020 off.
The hole on the right is the first shot out a fresh scrubbed barrel. Then 2 touching. Gonna try that combo again, with 11 rounds down the barrel. No fouler off group I hope.

Looks pretty consistent, even for the oal difference. I think it is showing good potential. Better than my 6x45. That reminds me, I need to load up some 87gr Vmax's for that one. Just bought 400 at Scheels the other day.

After my PT, I'm going to try a few accubonds.

Seems not many consider the A2 rifle stock a viable option anymore:

Nothing wrong with an A2, except guys like having the adjustability of the other stocks. I prefer the second gen PRS myself, but have one rifle I've kept with the A2 because its an original Colt. The new Magpul rifle stock is pretty nice and won't break the bank, however it's non adjustable. I threw one of those on my Armalite AR10t, because I'm sending it down the road and I did not want to let it go with one of my $260.00 PRS stocks on board. Its not bad, but a little short in LOP.

Stocks are subjective to everyone's needs. I got by with an A2 for years but an adjustable stock just works better for me. I comfortable with about a 13" LOP, right about where the A1 was before they added the 5/8" spacer...

I get a much better cheekweld with the SOPMOD stock shown above but I still have one simple CTR stock and it works well enough.

I used my 6mm ARC upper on the lower for one of my .223s, that has a Magpul MOE rifle stock and a velocity trigger for a while. I like that setup, but recently built a lower up for the ARC with one of the new Magpul PRS Lite stocks, and a La Rue MBT-2S flat bow trigger (3lbs) that I love. I think the PRS Lite is pretty tough to beat for these kinds of uses for $100 -$110, I'll definitely buy more.

For reference:
https://www.brownells.com/rifle-par...r-15-prs-lite-buttstocks-prod139681.aspx

I get a better cheek weld too.
I have solid stocks on my rat, and coyote guns.
I'm liking the collapsible ones for fair weather shooting, and when cold, and wearing heavier garments, I can shorten the lop, to keep my eye box the same.
So I upped the charge of leverevolution to 30.0 grains and loaded 5, at 0.035 off. I know Varget shoots well in this barrel, so I loaded 5, with 28.0 grains.
Varget is on the right. That wild one was shot #4. No idea what happened ???
Leverevolution is going to be over a hunert fps faster than Varget, so I'm happy it grouped well. The wind is still an issue here.
Well BSA ? I'm thinking I have a 2750 fps or so, 95 grain ballistic tip load.

The BA barrel on my AR is flat out MOA all day every day. I"d buy another so fast it would make your head spin...

buy a WOA and you wouldn't

If I'm not mistaken, WOA, stopped arc, and Grendel barrels, or bolts, or ?

Never started the 6 ARC. Warned against it and high pressure loads. Something I'd be cautious of as well... The reason I went 6x45 instead.

I like the A2 stock, and in competition I don't adjust my adjustable stock. The adjustable doesn't offer any advantage.

But for a hunting gun I appreciate adjustment. In going from a tee shirt to insulated coveralls and sitting against a tree, I find it really helps to be able to shorten the stock.