01-29-2019, 05:08 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-29-2019, 05:10 AM by bachekermooni.)
After lots of research, I decided on this great little cartridge for my antelope, deer and coyote hunts. In December I started ordering/buying these parts:
1. Howa 1500 Mini barreled action (#2, 22" from Brownell's - one heck of a sale)
2. PacNor SS Super Match #1, 1-8", 3-groove barrel (should finish 22") already at my GS (it only took 4 weeks to get)
3. Bolt fluting by LRI (already done - these guys are awesome)
4. Lapua 6.5 G brass - already here and re-sized (inside neck diameter is .241")
5. Redding type S bushing Full length sizing die, 6.5 G
6. L.E. Wilson Neck Sizer Die Bushing, 0.269"
7. Forster Ultra Micrometer Seater Die, 6mm PPC (My GS with use the reamer to make it 6mm G)
8. Boyd's Barracuda stock in Forest Camo, un-inletted, my GS will inlet
9. DIP bottom metal/mag holder with DIP mag release
10. Talley Light Weight Alloy Scope Mount (30 mm, Medium)
11. My existing Leupold VX-6 HD, 2-12x, FireDot, windplex
12. Original trigger - to be worked on by my GS to improve the creep
The steel parts will be Nitride treated. The aluminum parts, Cerakoted.
On the business end:
13. Hornady .243 ELD-X 90 gr
14. CCI 400 and/or Federal Match primers, already have - might need CCI BR4
15. TAC powder, already have - may need CFE 223
Hoping to get close to 3000 FPS with solid sub-MOA groups. Potentially done by mid April (fingers crossed).
I will keep you update.
Cheers.
1. Howa 1500 Mini barreled action (#2, 22" from Brownell's - one heck of a sale)
2. PacNor SS Super Match #1, 1-8", 3-groove barrel (should finish 22") already at my GS (it only took 4 weeks to get)
3. Bolt fluting by LRI (already done - these guys are awesome)
4. Lapua 6.5 G brass - already here and re-sized (inside neck diameter is .241")
5. Redding type S bushing Full length sizing die, 6.5 G
6. L.E. Wilson Neck Sizer Die Bushing, 0.269"
7. Forster Ultra Micrometer Seater Die, 6mm PPC (My GS with use the reamer to make it 6mm G)
8. Boyd's Barracuda stock in Forest Camo, un-inletted, my GS will inlet
9. DIP bottom metal/mag holder with DIP mag release
10. Talley Light Weight Alloy Scope Mount (30 mm, Medium)
11. My existing Leupold VX-6 HD, 2-12x, FireDot, windplex
12. Original trigger - to be worked on by my GS to improve the creep
The steel parts will be Nitride treated. The aluminum parts, Cerakoted.
On the business end:
13. Hornady .243 ELD-X 90 gr
14. CCI 400 and/or Federal Match primers, already have - might need CCI BR4
15. TAC powder, already have - may need CFE 223
Hoping to get close to 3000 FPS with solid sub-MOA groups. Potentially done by mid April (fingers crossed).
I will keep you update.
Cheers.