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    Ruger American Predator 6.5 Grendel: thoughts and opinions

    I have the Ruger American predator in 6.5 Creedmoor. Accurate gun. Stock sucks and I have issues with the bolt jamming if to much upward pressure is placed on the bolt knob when pushing it forward. I guess if you are a looking for a bench rifle, one of those problems can be solved with a...
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    Henry Long Ranger 308 or 6.5

    Thanks for all the insight. I actually brought my trusty 7 mag and my 6.5 bolt to Wyoming last year for mule deer and cow elk and wanted to try the 6.5. My hunting guide told me to put my little toy gun away and take my 7 mag once he saw I could shoot the more powerful gun from a bipod just...
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    Henry Long Ranger 308 or 6.5

    That's good info. I'm guessing with the 20 inch on the 308, roughly 150 fps slower than ammo box published fps is probably what I'd be looking at. My bolt 6.5 with a 22 inch chronos about 60 to 70 fps less than what most factory boxes list. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    Henry Long Ranger 308 or 6.5

    Did you shoot any through the Chrono with the 20 inch barrel? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    Henry Long Ranger 308 or 6.5

    Thanks. The Henry long ranger is a box mag feed not a tube feed so hopefully there won't be any feed issues. I have not had any in my bolt action 6.5 Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    Henry Long Ranger 308 or 6.5

    I have always loved my lever guns, and have fallen in love with the new Henry Long Ranger. I can't decide should I get the .308 with a 20 inch barrel, or the 6.5 Creedmoor with a 22 inch barrel? I realize this is a nosler forum but I will be reloading nosler accubonds for this gun. My main...
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    7mm Rem Mag - 140 gr ACB question

    It was apparent from the large damage going in and smaller exit hole, that the bullets expanded rapidly, shed some energy, then kept on going. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    7mm Rem Mag - 140 gr ACB question

    Thanks for all the advice. Just returned from Wyoming. I went with the 140 Accubond out of the 7 mag. Moving at about 3,175 fps, 66.6 gr reloader 22. I shot my first mule deer buck ever at 125 yds, he went maybe 25 yds. Last night we got into a heard of 200 elk. I filled my cow tag at 175...
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    6.5 Creedmoor bullet for mule deer & cow elk

    Sorry so you only use the lab radar or the cheaper magnetospeed sporter? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    6.5 Creedmoor bullet for mule deer & cow elk

    A buddy of mine has a Lab Radar, I love that thing...just makes the optical chronos obsolete. Nice friend to have. I don't shoot enough to justify that cost but was thinking of the magnetospeed Sporter just not sure if it would work with my muzzle brake. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    6.5 Creedmoor bullet for mule deer & cow elk

    What Chrono are you using? I'm starting to suspect our old pro Chrono is giving me some slow speeds and is due for an upgrade Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    Hornady 143 grain ELD-X

    143 eldx(6.5 Creedmoor), 130 Accubond (270), 150 partition (270). They all look like Dead deer to me. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    6.5 Creedmoor bullet for mule deer & cow elk

    Nice shooting. Any idea what you got for fps? How long is your barrel? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    Hornady 143 grain ELD-X

    I think so too. 6.5 is no 300 win mag. The 6.5 143 eldx poked holes kleen through the 1/4 inch think steel plate at 100 yards. That steel is much harder than a leg or shoulder. I was more disappointed that the Accubond didn't hold together any better than the eldx in the dirt bucket test...
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    6.5 Creedmoor bullet for mule deer & cow elk

    I tried superformance too. Little better speed but groups also opened up near Max charge. The best groups for imr 4350 and superformance where both at 2550 fps so that is the magic tuning fork number for this gun and bullet. Superformance was about 1/2 group at 2550. I have the bdc reticle...
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    6.5 Creedmoor bullet for mule deer & cow elk

    So I plan to load a few more of these 143 eldx to see if this result is reproducible. I still have a grain to go for Max load but group opened up to an inch at Max. Do I go with the load pictured and sacrifice 50 fps? Do I even bother trying 140 nosler acbs if these Hornady 143 punch ragged...
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    Hornady 143 grain ELD-X

    So I tried the 143 eldx in my new 6.5 Creedmoor. Handloads at 2550 fps (22 inch brl). At 100 yards we doublded up a couple pieces of thick carpet in front of a plastic 5 gallon bucket full of sifted loose topsoil. I shot three times into the bucket and the eldx was resting against the far...
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    6.5 Creedmoor with R-19 powder

    Sierra manual lists R-19 as being the fastest powder (along with r16 and r17 and superformance) for 140 and 142 class bullets. I happen to have a pound of R 19 curious if anyone has used it with 140 accubonds or acblr or 143 eldx bullets? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    6.5 Creedmoor bullet for mule deer & cow elk

    Interesting read from Hornady about the eld-x and a knock on bonded bullets at the end https://www.hornady.com/support/faqs/si ... e-separate Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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    7mag Test Loads

    My rem 700 bdl 7 mag really likes reloader 22 pushing 140 accubonds and 160s. Nice shooting. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk
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