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16-18 inch shorty rifles
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Done with PRS matches until May, switched from the 26” 6BR to the 16” .308
1:10, 168’s and 175’s is all that I have fed it.
Damn, y'all have me thinking about staying now haha. Might just recerakote the bolt Coyote when I get the scope base coated.
I like having the bolt blacked out because it hides any carbon junk. A coyote bolt would look dirty all the time. Plus the black ties together your optic and shit.
What barrel length? Any chrono data? Been thinking lately a short 6 Creed would be a handy critter getter
16.5 Bartlein m24 contour. I just assembled it on Sunday and haven't shot it but I will be chonographing it within a few weeks.
Will do. I will be shooting Prime 107's.
I have an 18" 6.5 Creed and a Dominus CB in jail. Been using a Harvester and a 30P-1 on it. I have a 22BR and a 223 that ma end up at 18" or less soon.
I got 2715 fps out of a factory 20" 6.5 CTR barrel with the original 130 Prime ammo. Chopped a 24" Bartlein down to 18" and get 2740 fps with the same load.
Had my 100 year old Spanish Mauser Scout Rifle shortened to 18". Now I have my first Mannlicher stocked rifle... sort of.
Was on ebay looking for a magazine spring for it and found a guy who does it up in MI. Couldn't resist. Found out later my gunsmith can do it too. Oops. He's gonna do my 6.5x55 while he has it. It's getting a Timney trigger, a Boyd's stock, shortened to 18", bolt handle, and the K95 I got off the Israeli surplus sales thread.
Glad I found this thread – baby guns are the best! 18" Bartlein barrel shooting ~2720fps with Berger 140 ammo.
I wish I was getting those velocities with my factory barrel. Best so far has been just under 2600. Can’t remember the exact velocities without looking in my log which is at home. But it is slow. Will have to fiddle a little more with it. It is accurate half MOA or better depending on me doing my part but could be faster.
What factory barrel? I was at 2720 with a 16" SS Proof suppressed. With 130 Berger's and 43gr H4350.
If your factory barrel isn't SS it's going to be slower.
I was also .010 off the lands so that speeds things up also.
Factory ammo is usually pretty slow just to be safe.
24 inch Tikka CTR stainless. I was off on what I reported. It actually is averaging 2528. That is using 41 grains IMR4350 and Hornady 140 ELDM. Like I said it is slow but does shoot well. I have shot it seated at .010 but it was not as consistent. Best so far is .037 off. Don’t want to derail the shorty thread. I am excited to get my proof 16.5 barrel and the build done and do some comparisons. Might try some different loads too in the CTR to see if I get better results.
16" 6.5CM is perfection!
Here is my buddies 16.5" proof R700.
That thing has put down a LOT of Deer and Coyote. He loves shooting 129sst superformance
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I've used the 129sst superfomance and it's a GREAT hunting round. It was very accurate too. I took it out to distance and out of my 26 in 6.5CM barrel it started falling on it's face as far as losing accuracy past 650 yards.....BC isn't that great. Out to that distance though it absolutely hammered.
A few things need some black cerakote but so far so good. Shoots great and is so short and handy. Kangaroos do not like it.
Thats probably the shortest 20lb rifle built. I like it.
No kidding! It doesn’t move under recoil though.
we are building these little guys!
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I must have missed this. I'm putting in for either an Ultra 7, 9, or Dominus CB very soon, and it'll live on a short 308. How do you like the CB mount system?
From this past weekend 16” .308 bbl with 175gr OTMs traveling at 2470fps. 12.5mils to 1k. 2-2.2mils of windage. Loving the 338 Ultra
Updated picture with suppressor cover and new Dependabilt Dovetail plate from Sawtooth Rifles
Updated picture with suppressor cover and new Dependabilt Dovetail plate from Sawtooth Rifles
In the barrel cut down test Rifle Shooter did a number of years ago they got 2466fps with 168FGMM out of the 16.5" barrel. I hope to get the same with mine if not close with the use of a can.
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28″ to 16.5″)
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28″ to 16.5″) Introduction Released by Winchester in 1952 (and adopted by NATO in 1954 as the 7.62x51mm NATO), the 308 Wi…
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155 Scenars are good from short barrels.In the barrel cut down test Rifle Shooter did a number of years ago they got 2466fps with 168FGMM out of the 16.5" barrel. I hope to get the same with mine if not close with the use of a can.
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28″ to 16.5″)
308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO: Barrel Length versus Velocity (28″ to 16.5″) Introduction Released by Winchester in 1952 (and adopted by NATO in 1954 as the 7.62x51mm NATO), the 308 Wi…
I like it a lot. I have four CB brakes and one CB flash hider on various rifles. The return to zero is consistent so I just switch the can around as needed. I do wish that I could find a threaded cover for the brakes, for times when I want to leave the can off, which isn't often with the shorties. A 16" braked 308 has quite a bit of concussion, as does a 10" 300 BLK. Area 419 had just come out with their system about the time I ordered my U7, but I am too deep in CB's to switch now.
Yes, the rings are stated as Ruger M77 & Hawkeye on the Warne box. I use both Ruger and Warne rings on them.
Hmm, the Area 419 hellfire system does sound tempting, but given that I'm interested in maintaining a quite small arsenal I'm not sure about removing them often, if ever. That in mind the CB brakes sound perfect
Yes I have those. I’m referring to a brake cover that would thread on and block the blast chambers to remove the extra concussion caused by the brake.
Getting close on the WTO rebuild.
About 95% done with opening up the recoil lug area. Need to do a little more trimming and get a scope rail and DBM. Then either cerakote the BA OD Green or coat the stock Coyote to match the BA. Undecided for now.
16" barrel
A3-5
SOCOM762RC
I dig the two tone look with more OD than tan. Leave it.
That thing cries out for an Aimpoint H2 or T2 instead of that scope.
