11-17-2014, 08:19 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:I'm not going to advocate anyone push past a point they aren't comfortable with, but there are some barrels that will hit 2700fps with CFE and 123gr in the AR15.
Heck, Bwild97 got 2662fps with the 129gr SST from a 24" AR15 using 31.0gr of CFE.
I think 2700fps is child's play in a bolt gun with CFE and 123gr. Some barrels will produce more speed than others. I would be happy with a 20" in the mid-2500fps range though, especially in an accuracy node.
If I remember correctly the CFE223/123gn MAX load was also provided by Bwild97 in Volume 2. The loads were all sub-moa (eyeballed at about ¾") with some left over Sierras, not my preferred projectile, but "waste not, want not." Having seen no signs of excessive pressure, I will repeat the loads with some A-MAXs or pointed 123gn Scenars.
