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Good Evening Everyone, I will try not to bore you. I am new to the 6.5 Grendel. I have been shooting a 6.8 SPC and putting countless Hogs and Deer down with it. But, I wanted to shoot targets out to 1000 and still have a great hunting AR platform, so the 6.5 was how I went. I had a lower that was built by members of the Army Marksmanship Unit for my 6.8 SPC upper, so just needed to put an upper on. I was on a semi-budget and wanted to ensure I had more money in my glass.
Upper is a Radical FireArms! Yes....Radical FireArms 6.5 24" Upper. Lower is from AMU, trigger is RRA two stage match that I put a JP poor man trigger set making it a 3.5 lb trigger. ACE SOCOM stock (didn't like the cheek pad so I have made one) perfect sight picture NOW, some of my groupings will show the issues.
Pictures below.......this Upper is a solid setup and didn't break the bank.
Now that I know the gun is a solid shooter, I am trying to get the most out of my ammo. All shots to date have been Hornady 123 grain A-max. Chrono 2580 fps 7 out of 10 rounds. 1 round at 2610 fps and 2 rounds at 2571 and 2574. I have fired 92 bullets from this upper, and love it. I cannot see the difference from a $1500 upper built by custom builders to this $535 upper.
Has anyone seen a difference between SST and A-MAX 123 gr? The information I have found says both have almost identical bc, but has anyone on this forum really tested the two? Why shoot the AMAX if the SST is a better hunting load and still able to hit 1000 yd targets?
I am going to load myself....any advise on best load data would be great. Thank you
Below are some grouping pics @ 100 Yds.
Red Circle was the 1st group (3 bullets) - poor shooting platform (roof of truck on angle)
Yellow was the 2nd group (3 bullets) - same platform as above
***Got tired of trying to make a stable shooting platform, moved to the ground and shot from the prone......took some time to cut a lane through all the tall grass.***
Blue 3rd group from the prone (4 bullets)
Black target was told it was 300 yards: Bottom two shots = one from turret adjustment, and the other was holding from the H59 reticle U1.3 mils
Adjusted the turret to U1.5 mils and shot three more.........
winds 7 mph full and after shooting the rangefinder, it was 328 yards. Guess the man at the range meant to tell me it was in METERS.
two shots at 8" steel @ 300 yards, I pulled the first alittle left.
Please PM if you would like to have a discussion. Really could use great knowledge from the SME's in the forum.
Thank you all!
Upper is a Radical FireArms! Yes....Radical FireArms 6.5 24" Upper. Lower is from AMU, trigger is RRA two stage match that I put a JP poor man trigger set making it a 3.5 lb trigger. ACE SOCOM stock (didn't like the cheek pad so I have made one) perfect sight picture NOW, some of my groupings will show the issues.
Pictures below.......this Upper is a solid setup and didn't break the bank.
Now that I know the gun is a solid shooter, I am trying to get the most out of my ammo. All shots to date have been Hornady 123 grain A-max. Chrono 2580 fps 7 out of 10 rounds. 1 round at 2610 fps and 2 rounds at 2571 and 2574. I have fired 92 bullets from this upper, and love it. I cannot see the difference from a $1500 upper built by custom builders to this $535 upper.
Has anyone seen a difference between SST and A-MAX 123 gr? The information I have found says both have almost identical bc, but has anyone on this forum really tested the two? Why shoot the AMAX if the SST is a better hunting load and still able to hit 1000 yd targets?
I am going to load myself....any advise on best load data would be great. Thank you
Below are some grouping pics @ 100 Yds.
Red Circle was the 1st group (3 bullets) - poor shooting platform (roof of truck on angle)
Yellow was the 2nd group (3 bullets) - same platform as above
***Got tired of trying to make a stable shooting platform, moved to the ground and shot from the prone......took some time to cut a lane through all the tall grass.***
Blue 3rd group from the prone (4 bullets)
Black target was told it was 300 yards: Bottom two shots = one from turret adjustment, and the other was holding from the H59 reticle U1.3 mils
Adjusted the turret to U1.5 mils and shot three more.........
winds 7 mph full and after shooting the rangefinder, it was 328 yards. Guess the man at the range meant to tell me it was in METERS.
two shots at 8" steel @ 300 yards, I pulled the first alittle left.
Please PM if you would like to have a discussion. Really could use great knowledge from the SME's in the forum.
Thank you all!
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