06-10-2017, 02:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-10-2017, 02:47 AM by Cockednlocked.)
sirriccus Wrote:It was exactly 34 MOA internal adjustment so it was maxed out at 1,000 yards with that ammo on that day. The Vortex Viper HS LR 2.5-10x32 is an awesome scope and it is more than capable at 1,000 yards (I'm evidence of that considering I'm not the best of shooters). I just rather have more optic considering I'm going to try and push 1,200-1,400 yards once I get a handload that has the velocity to drive out.
With a 20 MOA mount, it would be perfect. That's what I intend on doing regardless. Zeroing at 300-400 yards helps as well.
I have yet to load CFE, but everyone Grendel wise seems to love the stuff so I'll certainly need to try it sometime soon. Thanks for sharing!
I'm beginning to think that Vortex has about the best glass you can get for the money. I don't know anyone with a Vortex that doesn't love it. I've got a 6-24x50 HST on my Grendel. I was out of adjustment at 900 yards, holding over 14 MOA at 1000, and holding over 30 MOA at 1125, which was as far as I shot that day because I was completely out of scope by then. The instructor (Dan Newberry) recommended a 20 MOA mount, and I went and ordered one that evening. I have a potential of 60MOA adjustment now, from my 100 yard zero. This will theoretically get me to 1550 yards before I run out of adjustment now. I went with a Warne mount at Dan's recommendation, and I'm not the least bit sorry. Very nicely made.
I've only loaded two powders for my 6.5G, BL-C(2) and CFE-223. I'm sticking with the CFE. The loads I took to Bangsteel was 31.5 grains CFE-223 and 123 AMAX, and according to Dan's ballistics program, they would still be supersonic at 1175 yards at our altitude and weather conditions that day. My chrono data with these loads gave me 2560 +/- 3 fps on the 20 rounds I measured, in a 20 inch 1:8 Odinworks barrel, semiauto action (AR15). I have been getting consistent 1 MOA groups out to 300 yards at my local range, and they seemed to hold no more than 1-1/2 MOA at 1000 yards, considering the percentage hits I was getting on 18x18" steel plates at that distance.
I took a small batch of 123 SMK's loaded to 31.5 grains CFE-223, and shot them at 500 yards after shooting the AMAX loads. Using my AMAX zero, the SMK's hit about 1-1/2" higher at 500 yards. I would assume the fly a tiny bit flatter than the AMAX. I've got a box of the new Hornady ELD 123's, and I want to try the 130 gr. Tipped MK's. I'm hoping the very nice BC of those might at least partially compensate for a slightly lower MV due to lost case capacity. At any rate, I'll stick with the CFE-223 for all my loads.