16-18 inch shorty rifles
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Short Action Customs M70 6.5CM 18" Bartlein sendero, A3, Cronus, Sandman
Patriot brown and black. Mcmillans OD green bake on, but I'd like to paint or cerakote it next year.
18” 6.5 creed built by @Deep South Tactical . Dlc’d axiom, WTO switch lug, proof 1:8, manners eh1, and a short area 419 arca rail. Should be a compact hammer with my resonator k on the end of it.
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Shot some loads through the 16". Got 147's going 2616fps. Barrel has over 2k through it.
Absolutely love the 16" length
Absolutely love the 16" length
Are 20-inchers allowed to play? This is my latest build for backpack hunts on deer-sized game...
6.5" CM built on a Mesa Precision Summit Ti. Running 124 Hammer Hunters at 2900fps. Right at 8lbs total, scoped and suppressed with the Ultra 7.
6.5" CM built on a Mesa Precision Summit Ti. Running 124 Hammer Hunters at 2900fps. Right at 8lbs total, scoped and suppressed with the Ultra 7.
I don't know if I'd call it a shorty but I love it !
It's 8lbs, scoped, suppressed and bipod?
I don't know if I'd call it a shorty but I love it !
It's 8lbs, scoped, suppressed and bipod?
8lbs even scoped and suppressed, but without bipod. It is a Spartan bipod with quick attach/detach, so I don't carry with the bipod attached.
Here are some pictures and information on the chassis, if you want any particular angles or views let me know.
Follow Up Short Barrel 6.5mm Rifle | Sin City Precision
Mirage ULR prototype chassis | Sin City Precision
Are you interested in selling this Mirage Chassis?Here are some pictures and information on the chassis, if you want any particular angles or views let me know.
Follow Up Short Barrel 6.5mm Rifle | Sin City Precision
Mirage ULR prototype chassis | Sin City Precision
Here is my 18” 6.5 CM I put together for hunting and a team match at GTI.
ZA Origin
McMillan MC3 Carbon
McGowen 8 twist
Geissele 700R
ZA Origin
McMillan MC3 Carbon
McGowen 8 twist
Geissele 700R
How does that barrel shoot? I really want to order one but I am not sure of their accuracy.
For all of you dedicated shorty shooters, here's a hypothetical:
If you were gonna build one (16-18 inches) with the only design constraint being you need to throw a bullet with a G1 of at least .6 w/ a MV >2750 FPS, what cartridge are you running (and why)?
If you were gonna build one (16-18 inches) with the only design constraint being you need to throw a bullet with a G1 of at least .6 w/ a MV >2750 FPS, what cartridge are you running (and why)?
I would look at something like a 7 SAUM with Berger 168 VLDs or 6.5 PRC with 140+ class bullets.
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Tag for my 18" 308 when the barrel gets here. Last short I ran was a 17" 243 in a manners t4 that killed it with 105 gr Honady BTHs.
I'll be posting a pic soon of my project for my son's hunting rig.
It's a barrel I had cut from 24 inches to 16.5 in 6.5CM. With the season about to open I will be running factory Hornady American Whitetail (wish I still had some leftover 129 SST.) After that I am gonna work up some loads with some old 120 AMAX then 147 ELD-M with IMR 4451 behind both. There will be my 9 inch form 1 can hanging off the end and stock shortened up for his length of pull.
I had great success running IMR 4451 behind 147 ELD-M in my 26 inch rig.
Varget is an excellent powder for the 130 Berger AR Hybrids, was getting over 2800mv in my 16” 6.5x47
Awesome. I'm hoping that by switching to cut rifled barrel and faster powder I can get my MV past 2800, preferably close to 2900. I wasn't too pleased when my 123 scenars were only ~15 FPS faster than my 139s on RL23 out of the same 20" barrel. I just traded 4 lbs of 8202 XBR for 4 lbs of Varget yesterday. Case fill ration was my biggest concern.
16.5" 308s
Sorry for sucky pic quality
Omega 300s went on all of them.
Sorry for sucky pic quality
Omega 300s went on all of them.
Terry
When J.W. returns from being off the grid I have another Sentinel project for him. Luv that stock, one is not enough.
R/
CBDR
When J.W. returns from being off the grid I have another Sentinel project for him. Luv that stock, one is not enough.
R/
CBDR
I am getting 2800 out of my 18" 6.5 Creed, 130 Norma, Peterson brass, CCI450, and around 42 grains of Rl16. Getting the 143 ELDX to 2715 fps with 41.6 gr of Rl16.
Love this thread
More to come, still in process of assembling the rest
More to come, still in process of assembling the rest
18" X-Caliber .308 on an Origin action. PVA Jet Blast brake, KRG Bravo stock, Tract 5-20x50 scope on Vortex Rings. Seems to like 168 ELD-M at 2640fps...
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Here's how this morning was rolling after I disassembled factory rifle
Ended up with this, all assembled then test fired/zeroed today
Life has been crazy so I haven't had time to reolad, so I snagged factory Hornady American Whitetail 129grain
After dealing with a bad scope at first, a friend stepped up to the plate with awesomeness and we slapped this Leupold on and zeroed.
I was running low on ammo, hence the 2 shot groups.
Just posting data collected
This is for my 7 yo son. I'm thinking about posting a DIY thread just for informative purposes since I have seen a lot of talk about youth setups leading into hunting seasons.
Ended up shooting as seen above at night........WOW even without NV....just awesome. I see the value and purpose of XM-3 program now (not claiming mine is anywhere near the level of that system)
I'm officially addicted to shorties now !
Ended up with this, all assembled then test fired/zeroed today
Life has been crazy so I haven't had time to reolad, so I snagged factory Hornady American Whitetail 129grain
After dealing with a bad scope at first, a friend stepped up to the plate with awesomeness and we slapped this Leupold on and zeroed.
I was running low on ammo, hence the 2 shot groups.
Just posting data collected
This is for my 7 yo son. I'm thinking about posting a DIY thread just for informative purposes since I have seen a lot of talk about youth setups leading into hunting seasons.
Ended up shooting as seen above at night........WOW
even without NV....just awesome. I see the value and purpose of XM-3 program now (not claiming mine is anywhere near the level of that system)I'm officially addicted to shorties now !
On my eighth rebuild. I think I’m done after I get the bottom metal colored and rifle bedded
custom 16” 308 built off a Howa action.
175 Berger OTM @2590fps.
175 Berger OTM @2590fps.
I am in the process of a build now - After looking at these photos and reading these posts, I think I will do an 18" 308 barrel.
I'm looking at a nomad and have the same rifle but in 6.5. Whenever you get it in, post a pic and let us know how it balances out!
love the pantone, but that rifle would look even better with an all black ZCO 420.
It's not a high dollar rig to say the least but, with the side folding stock, it fits nicely in a back pack.
18" with a brake and no suppressor
Lol, I got some complaints at the match
. My TBAC Dominus is in jail.
