02-21-2022, 04:38 AM
GS,
I've been quite happy with my 20" Faxon Gunner
https://www.armorally.com/shop/faxon-6-5...er-barrel/
I put the upper together myself and used Locktite 609 if i recall.
with a 9x scope on and tweaking loads I was able to get the Sierra 85gr. HP to under 1 MOA
now I've got a 4X scope on it. Most loads shoot between 1 and 2 MOA. Some factory loads only do 2.5 MOA
Some of my handloads didn't work out well at all, about 3 to 4 MOA. but that's why one tweaks the handload, to see if there are better results lurking in the barrel.
These "rack grade" barrels are the luck of the draw so it seems.
make sure the barrel is secure in the upper and is free floated.
i was trying to get the weight down without sacrificing ballistics. So this 20" Faxon Gunner does the job for me.
I'm sure a brux or other top self match barrel would group everything well.
it doesn't seem to me that your faxon group buy is the same thing as the faxon gunner, is it?
do you hand load or do you only shoot factory loads?
I'm not sure that Wolf is capable of match grade accuracy, so I would not judge a barrel based upon results shooting Wolf myself.
If you hand load, you can probably play around with the variables (bullet, powder, primer, case, COL, etc.) until you get a load that will group through the tube you now have, though it might take awhile, and coming up with components these days, or for that matter even loaded ammo, is not so easy.
Good luck.
-tdbru
I've been quite happy with my 20" Faxon Gunner
https://www.armorally.com/shop/faxon-6-5...er-barrel/
I put the upper together myself and used Locktite 609 if i recall.
with a 9x scope on and tweaking loads I was able to get the Sierra 85gr. HP to under 1 MOA
now I've got a 4X scope on it. Most loads shoot between 1 and 2 MOA. Some factory loads only do 2.5 MOA
Some of my handloads didn't work out well at all, about 3 to 4 MOA. but that's why one tweaks the handload, to see if there are better results lurking in the barrel.
These "rack grade" barrels are the luck of the draw so it seems.
make sure the barrel is secure in the upper and is free floated.
i was trying to get the weight down without sacrificing ballistics. So this 20" Faxon Gunner does the job for me.
I'm sure a brux or other top self match barrel would group everything well.
it doesn't seem to me that your faxon group buy is the same thing as the faxon gunner, is it?
do you hand load or do you only shoot factory loads?
I'm not sure that Wolf is capable of match grade accuracy, so I would not judge a barrel based upon results shooting Wolf myself.
If you hand load, you can probably play around with the variables (bullet, powder, primer, case, COL, etc.) until you get a load that will group through the tube you now have, though it might take awhile, and coming up with components these days, or for that matter even loaded ammo, is not so easy.
Good luck.
-tdbru