Tiny shot group with 6.5mm Creedmoor

[Horsethief]

My 1924 FN Mauser (Mexican Mauser) rebarreled to 6.5mm Creedmoor made this tiny shot group at 100 yards. The 140gn Hornady SSTs and Superformance powder with 2.69" COL were shot over a sandbag at my range. I waited about a minute between shots. This load work up stuff was a breeze!

 

[IdahoCTD]

That's good shooting.

 

[gerry]

That will do nicely.......

That is one of the bullets that shoot very well from my wife's 6.5x55, should be a good bullet at the speeds a Creedmoor or similar rounds can push them.

 

[DrMike]

Excellent group. Bragging size, for sure.

 

[Oldtrader3]

Nice group!

 

[JD338]

Nicely done. That is a bragging size group.

JD338

 

[Guy Miner]

Have to love results like that!

 

[Vince]

It's groups like that we expend our energy in endeavors of love.

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[NYDAN]

Excellent! Good job with load work up and shooting. I would be tempted to frame that one.

 

[6mm Remington]

Excellent group. I would like to see a picture or two of the rifle! We love our pictures here.

 

[velvetant]

Nice looking group.
My 6.5 Creedmoor has become my favorite rifle.
rifle pics please

 

[SJB358]

Very nice shooting. Sounds like a beautiful rifle!

 

[Dwh7271]

+1 on the rifle pics
Also, what barrel did you put on?
Terrific group and great shooting!

 

[Horsethief]

The rifle has a 1:8 twist, 24" ER Shaw number 1.5 contour barrel. Its fully floated and the receiver is pitted right under the stock line-----but the receiver was made in 1924 and I have no idea what its been through. Luckily, the zinc phosphate on all the metal (minus the trigger and the bolt body) ought to keep things from pitting anymore. The gunsmith who put this together told me he got the headspace to 0.0015".

 

[Wincheringen]

Nice rifle! My 6.5 Creedmoor regularly puts down groups like that too.

 

[SJB358]

Very nice rifle! That thing shoots and looks like a great hunting rifle!