Aside from it looking like he's promoting/shilling his 6 max, IMO he gives away his real problem:
"Once I had developed my fundamentals, the idea that I could achieve more, faster, became attractive."
Seems to me he is a natural-born hot-rodder/push it to the max/ or over. Why not do it more, faster...??? BECAUSE YOU BREAK THINGS THAT'S WHY!!!!!
My bet is he's essentially trying to make his 6 Arc into a 6 Creedmoor.
I can say that, as mod on the 6 Arc forum, no one has reported or even suggested anything like a gas tube lock-up. Dino summed it up well.
The only gas tube (seeming) "failure" I had was actually a GB that slipped forward, blocking the port and causing leak-off back at the carrier key, and that was a 556. Not the gun's fault, but mine for not securing the GB set screws properly. Found, fixed, running great now.
Edit to add: another guess, but I'll bet he also is falling prey to the "look for swipes, if none then you can push it faster" crowd, basically ignoring that as a mid-pressure cartridge, the typical over-pressure signs for the grendel or 6 Arc are way above Saami max. He didn't "see" any swipes so must not be at or above max pressure yet... not a good way to treat your equipment. My first Eng when in the Nav (nukes by the way) wrote and stressed in his Eng standing orders book, never to stress/over-stress equipment, ie, unless the Russians are shooting at you sort of thing. Stuck with me ever since. Especially b/c more than once, the russkies were in our neighborhood and quiet was much better than fast.
"Once I had developed my fundamentals, the idea that I could achieve more, faster, became attractive."
Seems to me he is a natural-born hot-rodder/push it to the max/ or over. Why not do it more, faster...??? BECAUSE YOU BREAK THINGS THAT'S WHY!!!!!
My bet is he's essentially trying to make his 6 Arc into a 6 Creedmoor.
I can say that, as mod on the 6 Arc forum, no one has reported or even suggested anything like a gas tube lock-up. Dino summed it up well.
The only gas tube (seeming) "failure" I had was actually a GB that slipped forward, blocking the port and causing leak-off back at the carrier key, and that was a 556. Not the gun's fault, but mine for not securing the GB set screws properly. Found, fixed, running great now.
Edit to add: another guess, but I'll bet he also is falling prey to the "look for swipes, if none then you can push it faster" crowd, basically ignoring that as a mid-pressure cartridge, the typical over-pressure signs for the grendel or 6 Arc are way above Saami max. He didn't "see" any swipes so must not be at or above max pressure yet... not a good way to treat your equipment. My first Eng when in the Nav (nukes by the way) wrote and stressed in his Eng standing orders book, never to stress/over-stress equipment, ie, unless the Russians are shooting at you sort of thing. Stuck with me ever since. Especially b/c more than once, the russkies were in our neighborhood and quiet was much better than fast.
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