Cunuckgaucho Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 So Operation Maple Syrup was origionally planned in 7mmPRC but I didn't want to wait a year for a barrel( no Canadian barrel maker had anything) so 6.5PRC it was. After shooting to 2000yds it was time to reconsider the 7mmPRC and Operation Maricopa Express was envisioned. The idea was a rifle as a tribute to not only the place that opened my eyes( and my wallet) to shooting in ways I hadn't even imagined but more importantly it's the people that are part of this great experiment. So parts are showing up... Bergara B-14 HMR 7mPRC 1-8 twist 24" barrel A bunch of MDT stuff- ACC PREMIER CHASSIS SYSTEM( same as Maple Syrup but in desert tan( of course), MDT muzzle brake, 20MOA scope rail. Scope to still be determined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 Oh hell yeah ! !!!!! you get with it you crazy Canuck I like it get you some 180 or 190 Berger hybrids and send it ! are you going to bring it with you when you come? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 8 hours ago, Cunuckgaucho said: That's gonna be one SEXY rifle my good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterrex Posted May 23 Report Share Posted May 23 Looking good. Is a 20moa rail enough? I just went to 50moa as I was having to hold over at a mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 (edited) 17 hours ago, Magwa said: Oh hell yeah ! !!!!! you get with it you crazy Canuck I like it get you some 180 or 190 Berger hybrids and send it ! are you going to bring it with you when you come? The plan is to bring down Maricopa Express,Maple Syrup,The Raven( 5.56 and hopefully the 9mm conversion) and a pistol or two to be decided on still. Edited May 24 by Cunuckgaucho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Can I say this excites me a little?... The 7mm heavies blow the 300 heavies away. For Distance. Doesn't matter 300 Win Mag, 300 PRC, whatever... the 7s in heavy will smoke the 300s... I'm fired up over this project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 13 hours ago, Rsquared said: That's gonna be one SEXY rifle my good man. I appreciate that coming from a man has Armalites and Barrett 12 hours ago, shooterrex said: Looking good. Is a 20moa rail enough? I just went to 50moa as I was having to hold over at a mile. The 6.5PRC did the mile on a 20MOA rail and for the 2000yd had to do 5-6MIL hold over. I have but not installed a 30MOA rail(SA) for the 6.5PRC. At 2K I was circling the target but not landing. Hoping to get some heavier bullets to try. For now the 20MOA(LA) rail was availible but I've ordered a 30MOA(LA) Quick plot in the ballistics compaing the 6.5 to 7 PRC at 2K, the 6.5 requires +26.13 mils while the 7 requires +21.6 mils so at 20MOA rail on the 7 I'm pretty much dial all the way up for the most part. The 30 MOA rail while give me a healthy margin if I choose to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 (edited) The 7s fuckin' ROCK! And they smoke 300s... Edited May 24 by 98Z5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted May 24 Author Report Share Posted May 24 (edited) 10 minutes ago, 98Z5V said: Can I say this excites me a little?... The 7mm heavies blow the 300 heavies away. For Distance. Doesn't matter 300 Win Mag, 300 PRC, whatever... the 7s in heavy will smoke the 300s... I'm fired up over this project... It's interesting how the drop on the 6.5 and 300 similar and the 7 . The 7 seems to out perform the 6.5 by 12-13% as far as drop goes and even better vs the 300 Edited May 24 by Cunuckgaucho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 24 Report Share Posted May 24 Told ya! ALL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 Yep 7mm rocks BUT!!!!!!! only in the 180 and 190 grain bullet weights then they are cruise missiles......I had that dilemma as well I almost built a 7 MM STW with a special reamer just for the big 7mm but the components are very hard to find to load so i went with the 338 that gun Eric will be a real laser beam when you get it tuned can not wait to see it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff300 Posted May 26 Report Share Posted May 26 On 5/22/2024 at 10:43 PM, Cunuckgaucho said: So Operation Maple Syrup was origionally planned in 7mmPRC but I didn't want to wait a year for a barrel( no Canadian barrel maker had anything) so 6.5PRC it was. After shooting to 2000yds it was time to reconsider the 7mmPRC and Operation Maricopa Express was envisioned. The idea was a rifle as a tribute to not only the place that opened my eyes( and my wallet) to shooting in ways I hadn't even imagined but more importantly it's the people that are part of this great experiment. So parts are showing up... Bergara B-14 HMR 7mPRC 1-8 twist 24" barrel A bunch of MDT stuff- ACC PREMIER CHASSIS SYSTEM( same as Maple Syrup but in desert tan( of course), MDT muzzle brake, 20MOA scope rail. Scope to still be determined. I’ve given this cartridge some thought, very interested to see how this works out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunuckgaucho Posted May 27 Author Report Share Posted May 27 On 5/25/2024 at 5:28 AM, Magwa said: Yep 7mm rocks BUT!!!!!!! only in the 180 and 190 grain bullet weights then they are cruise missiles......I had that dilemma as well I almost built a 7 MM STW with a special reamer just for the big 7mm but the components are very hard to find to load so i went with the 338 that gun Eric will be a real laser beam when you get it tuned can not wait to see it... There are a couple shops that primairly cater to LR and ELR shooting that have a bit of stock on large projectiles. There has been an increace interest in LR and ELR shooting while our ARs and such are under house arrest. The hardest thing to find will be the primers and it looks like powder will be close behind in the near future. 23 hours ago, Jeff300 said: I’ve given this cartridge some thought, very interested to see how this works out for you. I'm down in Idaho for 4th of July so should have some feedback from that. Then in Nov I'll have her down in Maricopa to see what she can really do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magwa Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Now your talking we will see what she can do when you are here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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