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  1. Gtscotty

    6mm ARC vs 6mm Max

    Can you give some context to where you've seen dozens of ARC bolts break and got the average bolt life numbers from? Do you work for Geissele or something like that? Also, if you've broken dozens of ARC bolts, it seems like you're pretty well 100% jumped in already.
  2. Gtscotty

    6mm ARC vs 6mm Max

    What is it for? Hopefully not the old Six8 receivers.
  3. Gtscotty

    6mm ARC vs 6mm Max

    My Google fu is apparently weak, what is BTO blog?
  4. Gtscotty

    6mm ARC vs 6mm Max

    Light bullets, at least down to the 80gr - 90gr range that I've used work great in the ARC, you just also have the option to run heavies at mag length as well. Not all lighter weight bullets are short though, the 90 TGKs run at 2.27" in my ARCs, seems like they'd be stuffed a bit deep in the...
  5. Gtscotty

    Griffin Enhanced Gas Pocket BCG

    If you mean what I meant which is going out and taking a few shots side by side at the house instead of running down to the shooting range, it was last week. Why do you ask?
  6. Gtscotty

    Griffin Enhanced Gas Pocket BCG

    I have one on the way now, so I'll have to go do some side by side yard pops when it gets here swapping the carrier with a standard one to see how it compares.
  7. Gtscotty

    Griffin Enhanced Gas Pocket BCG

    For me, I'm hunting more and more with suppressed ARs, and I usually don't use ear pro for the one or two shots while hunting. If I can get a 9 dB (~64%) reduction in sound pressure at my right ear and less gas to the face with a carrier swap, that's worth $150 for me to try. I'm probably going...
  8. Gtscotty

    Griffin Enhanced Gas Pocket BCG

    There's a good thread on the enhanced carrier over on ARFcom, where one of the brothers gives some info and answers questions. I reckon I'm going to pick one of the carriers up to try in one of my ARCs to see how it does on that setup, if it's as effective as it sounds (estimate for the carrier...
  9. Gtscotty

    Custom 6 ARC Conversion

    That will put some meat in the freezer! How was the terminal performance of the 105gr Hornady? Did you get an exit?
  10. Gtscotty

    20” 6.5 PRC vs 24” 6.5 CM

    I haven't, but in case it's useful, I did recently see a Hornady podcast where they were talking about cleaning interval and barrel life. They had created a simple formula to estimate needed cleaning interval based on powder load, bore diameter, full power loads/90% loads, etc that also gave an...
  11. Gtscotty

    20” 6.5 PRC vs 24” 6.5 CM

    Nonsense, more of your boomer fuddlore and Quickload "experience" masquerading as actual experience trying stuff, just like your Hornady load data conspiracy theories in 6 ARC threads. I've used RL-26 in Creedmoor with 140s and it works fine, and gives top velocities, sometimes it's...
  12. Gtscotty

    20” 6.5 PRC vs 24” 6.5 CM

    ..... Is a QL volume estimate, is sometimes a little compressed, sometimes not, but has worked well for me and never presented a problem. If you haven't tried the slower powders in the creed you're missing out. If it makes you feel better, I left the case volume presets alone, but my actual...
  13. Gtscotty

    20” 6.5 PRC vs 24” 6.5 CM

    I think comparing untuned Quickload estimates without truing data for real measured velocities is mostly for suckers, but this ^ is a hilariously cherry-picked comparison. Here is what Quickload shows for the top velocity powders in a 20" PRC vs a 24" Creed at SAAMI max pressure. Cartridge...
  14. Gtscotty

    New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge

    There is some variance between Hodgdon, Hornady and Sierra, none of them are highest or lowest across the board. Seating depth and bullet design are going to play a big part, the load difference within Sierra data between the 100gr TGK and SBT is a grain, probably due to bearing surface...
  15. Gtscotty

    New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge

    To tack on, it's been about a month back, but I tagged a buck and a doe with my 12.5" 6 ARC this year, about 30 minutes apart, using one of my hunting loads developed for my 18" ARC (103gr ELDx, 29.3gr LVR, 450s, 2.24"). Performance was quite good, first shot was a neck shot on the buck that...
  16. Gtscotty

    New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge

    Both nice bucks, especially that 10 pt. What bullet(s) did you use?
  17. Gtscotty

    SBR/pistol barrel length???

    I really like my 12.5 mid gas 5.56 and 6 ARC, not too enthused with my 10.5, but haven't put much effort into it since getting the 12.5s. Out of the 5.56 with AAC ammo in the new barrel my velocities were: 77gr OTM: ~2,560 fps 75gr Saber BT: ~2,520 fps 62gr Saber BT: ~2,640 fps Seemed pretty...
  18. Gtscotty

    New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge

    I think most folks are running LVR, especially if you are looking to match factory velocities. Other similar options would be CFE223 and AA2520. Personally my load with the 108gr is 29.3gr LVR, 450s, 20 thou off, matches up to the factory velocities fairly well, a little faster in warm temps...
  19. Gtscotty

    6.5 Staball disappointing

    Same here it's one of my favorite powders, I've used it in 6 GT, 6.5 CM, .280 ai, .30-06 and 300 WSM. The only one I had any issues or weirdness with was 6 GT with nearly 40gr over SRPs, I think I had some borderline ignition issues, never a problem with LRPs though.
  20. Gtscotty

    Custom 6 ARC Conversion

    That looks amazing! I really dig the 6 ARC as well, have 3 at this point and took two deer with the 12.5" this year, but a 16-18" bullpup with the same or less overall length as my SBR would be awesome for deer thumping. I have a GT as well, and like it but understand your choice here. Is the...
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