09-25-2012, 01:02 AM
I don't think it is the process of building the match rifles, in fact I was surprised to see how simply they are put together. no lapping, truing or anything like that, just a high quality barrel, and freefloat tube is all that is required.
I won a few hundred 69 and 77 Scenars this year. They shoot really well but no better than the 77 SMK's or 75 Hornady BTHP, even at 600 yards. The AMU used the 77 Scenars at 600 in 2010 and 2011 for 600 yards after running into a bad lot of 80 SMKs but then moved to the Berger 73 grain VLD this year. Didn't seem to matter, they posted pretty much the same results. Six of the AMU members made it to the Presidents shoot off but five of them along with the All Guard team were disqualified for refusing to shoot in the shoot off in honor of two first time ever perfect scores shot. So we will never know for sure how the shoot off at 600 would have turned out. As it was a guy from California won shooting Sierra 80 SMKs against the Ty Cooper of the AMU using the 73 Bergers. I suspect that any of the bullets could have won, depending on the skill of the shooter.
I can't help but wonder if the real reason we get such different results with the 6.5 Grendel, is that we have such a wide variety of barrels. By far the most popular barrel in the national matches is the Wilson 1:7 followed by the Kreiger 1:7.7 and the Douglass 1:8 a far distant third. There are Satern, Pacnor, and Green mountain. But you never see a Shaw or Shilen, at the national matches. And everyone knows not to bring a chrome lined barrel.
Bob
I won a few hundred 69 and 77 Scenars this year. They shoot really well but no better than the 77 SMK's or 75 Hornady BTHP, even at 600 yards. The AMU used the 77 Scenars at 600 in 2010 and 2011 for 600 yards after running into a bad lot of 80 SMKs but then moved to the Berger 73 grain VLD this year. Didn't seem to matter, they posted pretty much the same results. Six of the AMU members made it to the Presidents shoot off but five of them along with the All Guard team were disqualified for refusing to shoot in the shoot off in honor of two first time ever perfect scores shot. So we will never know for sure how the shoot off at 600 would have turned out. As it was a guy from California won shooting Sierra 80 SMKs against the Ty Cooper of the AMU using the 73 Bergers. I suspect that any of the bullets could have won, depending on the skill of the shooter.
I can't help but wonder if the real reason we get such different results with the 6.5 Grendel, is that we have such a wide variety of barrels. By far the most popular barrel in the national matches is the Wilson 1:7 followed by the Kreiger 1:7.7 and the Douglass 1:8 a far distant third. There are Satern, Pacnor, and Green mountain. But you never see a Shaw or Shilen, at the national matches. And everyone knows not to bring a chrome lined barrel.
Bob
