buttonbuck Posted October 26, 2016 Report Posted October 26, 2016 Would be interested to read what kind of accuracy you are getting from 147, 168....whatever it happens to be. Since I'm only familiar with a 24" .308 in a bolt I haven't done much looking into a shorter barrel and what kind of delivery I can expect. Especially if you have any chrono data I'd love to read that too. Thanks guys really appreciate the input so far in my brief time here this place is great.
MikedaddyH Posted October 26, 2016 Report Posted October 26, 2016 My guns like 150gr ,155gr and 168gr projectiles. Thats a very general question. You might want read a little in the reloading section ,lots of information there.
buttonbuck Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) You are so right. AND to boot I didn't have my thinking cap on.....wanted to know what factory loads people were using not handloads. I'm not quite with the time frame to allow me to do enough reloading as I live in my car for work and when I get home the pile of 'to do' is large. Would just like to get an idea what kind of accuracy you folks are getting out of shorter barrels with off the shelf ammo. Diggin in to the reloading page....thanks for the heads up. Edited October 26, 2016 by buttonbuck
washguy Posted October 26, 2016 Report Posted October 26, 2016 Button sub moa with the 16's using privi 168 and fgmm 168 and mk319 130 gr too Wash
buttonbuck Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Posted October 26, 2016 Oh wow nice! Privi Partisan really impressed me with the few boxes I put through my .223 I think it was 55g super accurate. Will have to check out their 308 thanks.
EngrBob Posted October 26, 2016 Report Posted October 26, 2016 54 minutes ago, buttonbuck said: Oh wow nice! Privi Partisan really impressed me with the few boxes I put through my .223 I think it was 55g super accurate. Will have to check out their 308 thanks. Be careful if you use their 6.5 Grendel ammo. That was recalled. That was the ammo where I experienced the triple fire from the Grendel I just built. It works just fine with Hornady Whitetail.
Sisco Posted October 26, 2016 Report Posted October 26, 2016 (edited) Using 175 Federal BTHP Gold Medal Match or Lake City M118LR 175 gr. in my 16" AR10T when I shoot factory ammo, which isn't very often anymore. Both are very accurate. I will see if I can find any old target pics from those loads. Edited October 26, 2016 by Sisco
Sisco Posted October 26, 2016 Report Posted October 26, 2016 Only picture I could find of a factory load group in my 16" AR10T. it was Lake City M118LR at a 185 yard range off a rest. Burris 3x9 scope. Cross wind 10-15 mph. Gun and ammo are more accurate then I am. As the flyer shows.
buttonbuck Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Posted October 27, 2016 Same story here my rifles/ammo are way better than I am. Thanks for the pictures that's aok in my book!
Sisco Posted October 27, 2016 Report Posted October 27, 2016 2 hours ago, buttonbuck said: Same story here my rifles/ammo are way better than I am. Thanks for the pictures that's aok in my book! My 16" has a 1 in 10" barrel twist, by the way. Probably why it likes 175's.
buttonbuck Posted October 27, 2016 Author Report Posted October 27, 2016 I shoot 147's in my 24" bolt and I'm going to give them a 'shot' anyway just to see if I can keep my ammo stash as is w/o loading up new stuff. this gun is for dad and he's all 223/ar15 currently, but would be nice if i could hand him the new rifle with 500 rounds of go get 'em. If i can get 2 moa I will probably just leave it be all he is looking at is 50 to maybe 120 at most for hog hammering and 2 moa will kill that all day long.
Sisco Posted October 27, 2016 Report Posted October 27, 2016 120 at most use whatever you want, should work fine.
jtallen83 Posted October 28, 2016 Report Posted October 28, 2016 Look into some MK319, that will put a hurt on hogs for sure and is designed for short barrels. There's some info on it here on the forum.
Sisco Posted October 28, 2016 Report Posted October 28, 2016 7 minutes ago, jtallen83 said: Look into some MK319, that will put a hurt on hogs for sure and is designed for short barrels. There's some info on it here on the forum. Picked up some of that on JT's recommendation. It's nasty!
washguy Posted October 28, 2016 Report Posted October 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Sisco said: Picked up some of that on JT's recommendation. It's nasty! It is nasty for sure...but all I can find is case lots.. Wash
98Z5V Posted October 28, 2016 Report Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) OP, here's some back-story on the ammo they're talking about: Navy Small Arms Ammunition Advancements.pdf Common range ammo, and an all-around ammo, for me is whatever 308 brass I have, CCI 200 primers, Hornady 150gr FMJBT projectiles, and 44.0gr of Reloder 15. It's a nasty little combination. Edited October 28, 2016 by 98Z5V
buttonbuck Posted October 28, 2016 Author Report Posted October 28, 2016 Wow thanks all! This place is great I'm definitely drinking from a fire hydrant lots to digest.
MikedaddyH Posted November 10, 2016 Report Posted November 10, 2016 On 10/28/2016 at 3:08 AM, buttonbuck said: Wow thanks all! This place is great I'm definitely drinking from a fire hydrant lots to digest. Just stay away from the hose , not sure where it's been ! Lol !
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