6mm grendel?

Took the Xcaliber barrel out yesterday for it's first 20 rounds and scope adjustment. I only loaded 20 rounds I need to get measurements on the fired cartridge for making a comparator for that barrel. My barrel 24" Bull barrel , 11 degree crown, no gas side charger. Shoot and clean, shoot and clean. The last 3 of the twenty at 100 yards looked like this
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There are actually a lot of options out there a lot of options out there. The 6 turbo, 6 turbo 40improved, the 6 fat rat, the 6 grinch and the 243 lbc. All those are based on the 6.5 Grendel case. The 6.8 Spc case has about 6 or more 6mm cases based on it too. Although I’d go with the 243lbc as it’s just a 6.5 Grendel necked down to 6mm, there is no fire forming with this cartridge. I have one of these. And also I can give you the name of a guy that will build you a 6dasher or 6br in an at platform. He uses the 458 socom bolt I believe. I have a friend with one of his bartlein barreled uppers and it’s a shooting devil. He does a lot of green mountain barrels in those guns as well for cheaper and they Shoot well too.

Very interested to know, who's building Dashers on an AR15 platform?
 
I think the end is ready to crown but I could be wrong, I'm not a gun Smith and it would have to be checked. Are you someone who has done this before?

Yes, I have done this quite a bit, with BHW blanks like this as well as other brands. I also have one of these same 243LBC chambered barrel blanks; the muzzle end has not been touched since rifling, and most definitely needs to be trimmed and finished. You can not make a 20" barrel from this, finished length will be ~19" or so.
 
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Yonderling, did the type 2 bolt work with your BHW clearance barrel? I got mine and It headspaces with a type 1 or 762/39 bolt with my gages.

The 243 LBC uses a Type 1 bolt (.125" bolt face depth). These blanks have the same chambers as their regular production barrels.
The .125" bolt is better anyway.

And please - Yondering, not Yonderling. It's a southern term that means "exploring".
 
I think the end is ready to crown but I could be wrong, I'm not a gun Smith and it would have to be checked. Are you someone who has done this before?

Well I guess you could say the barrel from True Sports is a helluva deal. I took out Fri to the range to try and find out what loads it likes and I think I'm on the right track. Started light and worked up 26 grains is 6PPC max. This was at 100 yds. A freaking 35 dollar barrel damn.

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Well I guess you could say the barrel from True Sports is a helluva deal. I took out Fri to the range to try and find out what loads it likes and I think I'm on the right track. Started light and worked up 26 grains is 6PPC max. This was at 100 yds. A freaking 35 dollar barrel damn.

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These do seem to shoot easy with most loads.

max 6PPC loads are basically starting loads for the 243 LBC (although most 6PPC data is for lighter bullets). Not much need to go any lower than that. You're 3+ grains below max for the 243 LBC there, based on my experience with the 95gr VLD.
 
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These do seem to shoot easy with most loads.

max 6PPC loads are basically starting loads for the 243 LBC (although most 6PPC data is for lighter bullets). Not much need to go any lower than that. You're 3+ grains below max for the 243 LBC there, based on my experience with the 95gr VLD.

Yes I know but I wanted to start low and see what happens. I have reloaded some starting where I left off with that string. The weather was cold and windy so I didn't set up my chrono. Next time I will.
 
@LtDan47 what barrel extension and bolt did you use? Did you have to touch the chamber?
The barrel extension came from Brownells it was 21.99 the bolt was a standard 7.62/39 that I had. Checked the headspace and it was good. I then put an 11 degree crown and turned the barrel down till the machine marks went away to just inside a 15 " handguard and took it to the range. I can't believe how accurate this rifle is.
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The barrel extension came from Brownells it was 21.99 the bolt was a standard 7.62/39 that I had. Checked the headspace and it was good. I then put an 11 degree crown and turned the barrel down till the machine marks went away to just inside a 15 " handguard and took it to the range. I can't believe how accurate this rifle is.View attachment 7243897
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Bhw/Columbia river arms made my 242 lbc. For the money they are hard to beat and shoot right there with Wilson’s and shilen. If money wasn’t a concern I go with a bartlien Krieger or another cut rifled barrel but money doesn’t grow on trees and the bhw barrels seem to shoot very well. As far as bolts you usually get what you pay for. I’d probably spend a little extra money on a billet upper for the extra rigidity too
Extra rigidity in a billet upper? That has to be from the billet being machined to have more material in critical areas. A forged part is always going to be stronger than billet if they are of the same dimensions. For some reason people think billet is stronger than forged but that is completely false.
 
Manufacturers take great license with the term billet.

Forged bar stock that has been extruded / rolled and heat treated is what we used. None of that cast hammer forged stuff.

When a chunk of the bar stock is cut to a working lenght it was referred to as a billet.

Some people call a cast piece a forging or billet or forged billet.

If you want to get it strait from a manufacturer go to one that sells both for the truth as to why one is more expensive than the other.

The ones that sell only forged billet will misslead you.

I worked with bar stock for 35 years and don't like cast stuff.

IHMO

If a company only sells one thier opinion will be slanted in defense of thier product.
 
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Extra rigidity in a billet upper? That has to be from the billet being machined to have more material in critical areas. A forged part is always going to be stronger than billet if they are of the same dimensions. For some reason people think billet is stronger than forged but that is completely false.

Strength isn't so much what you're after for rigidity. It's more an area moment of inertia (beefier construction) and elastic modulus (material property) thing. I'm not well versed in aluminum alloys to tell you if elastic modulus changes dramatically with different alloys and heat treats.
 
Strength isn't so much what you're after for rigidity. It's more an area moment of inertia (beefier construction) and elastic modulus (material property) thing. I'm not well versed in aluminum alloys to tell you if elastic modulus changes dramatically with different alloys and heat treats.
Its like what Snuby said the term billet gets tossed around a lot. Would you rather have a hammer forged blade or one ground from a piece of extruded stock that was cut and ground into shape.(yes I'm quoting smythbusters example) At the same time after you've finished hammering out your blade the raw piece you have b4 final shaping and grinding is called you guessed it a billet. The process of forging aligns the molecules and grain structure into the shape of the part being machined. But that's what I meant by a billet upper having extra material in critical areas but that's considering that the upper is cut from quality alloy and from some pre-cast junk. Also rigid doesn't constitute strength there is a point where a part can be to rigid and lack elasticity and break under stress. Long story short know what your buying. Get your stuff from a reputable source and don't be fooled by clever marketing.
 
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I worked in a custom fab shop environment for aircraft testing.

A young engineer trying to make a name for hisself ordered cast " forged" billets to save on nasty ovehead caused by overpaid union workers (craftsmen).

First one broke, I called him to the floor, a senior engineer accompanied him for his peace of mind (safety). After pictures and documentation I took a small hammer and broke another piece off.
I gave the noob a hammer twice as big as I had and a piece of stock. The senior engineer and I went on my overpaid union break for coffee and when we returned the piece of stock had some impressive dents but no breaks.

A crude example for FWIW.