Has anyone shot the new federal gold medal match factory ammo in 6mm Creedmoor? I tried searching the inter webs but haven’t seen any real world data on it. Just curious if anyone has tried it?
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Thanks for posting.Horandy 108gr did a lot better than the FGMM. Had about .60 MOA with 10rd group of hornandy. The FGMM 10rd group was about .8 moa for me. Guy at the range asked me what i was shooting amd he couldnt get them to group. He gave me the 10rds in the box to shoot.
And these results will probably be just the opposite in another rifle.Horandy 108gr did a lot better than the FGMM. Had about .60 MOA with 10rd group of hornandy. The FGMM 10rd group was about .8 moa for me. Guy at the range asked me what i was shooting amd he couldnt get them to group. He gave me the 10rds in the box to shoot.
I think Ruger used Hornady Match dimensions for their Rpr. On mine the olive just kisses the lands. And it's hard to handload much more accurate ammo. Nothing wrong with sub moa 10 shot groups.Exactly. I was just stating what i saw in my rifle. Its an RPR with a 7.7 twist and 24" barrel.
Well here you go.
Shot 20 rounds, the first 3 went through almost the same hole then opened up to 3/4moa or so with shots 4-5. Shots 6-10 were 1MOA or maybe a little more and I discovered my can was loose.
Shot 5 more rounds after cooling and tightening the can which produced a 5 shot group about .15mil center to center so sub 1/2 minute. Then 5 more with the magnetospeed attached produced the string pictured and accuracy was closer to .2mil center to center so right under 3/4 minute.
Rifle is a Q “The Fix” with 26” Proof Research CF barrel and TBAC Ultra 7CB. It’s averaging 80fps faster than box velocity in 40 degree weather and an almost new barrel (60 rounds on it). I have a feeling once the barrel speeds up a little and temps warm up since they rarely use temp stable powders that this stuff might be over 3200fps in my barrel. Not a concern for me since this one won’t be used for matches, but something to consider.
All in all I’m satisfied with it for factory match ammo in this rifle. I bought a case of 200 so when I get closer to the end of it we’ll see what the velocity is looking like.
Well here you go.
Shot 20 rounds, the first 3 went through almost the same hole then opened up to 3/4moa or so with shots 4-5. Shots 6-10 were 1MOA or maybe a little more and I discovered my can was loose.
Shot 5 more rounds after cooling and tightening the can which produced a 5 shot group about .15mil center to center so sub 1/2 minute. Then 5 more with the magnetospeed attached produced the string pictured and accuracy was closer to .2mil center to center so right under 3/4 minute.
Rifle is a Q “The Fix” with 26” Proof Research CF barrel and TBAC Ultra 7CB. It’s averaging 80fps faster than box velocity in 40 degree weather and an almost new barrel (60 rounds on it). I have a feeling once the barrel speeds up a little and temps warm up since they rarely use temp stable powders that this stuff might be over 3200fps in my barrel. Not a concern for me since this one won’t be used for matches, but something to consider.
All in all I’m satisfied with it for factory match ammo in this rifle. I bought a case of 200 so when I get closer to the end of it we’ll see what the velocity is looking like.
.109 freebore in that chamber or .183?
That’s smoking, I haven’t seen anyone getting those kinds of velocities from the factory load in that barrel length. Nice!!!!
Yeah it’s fast, probably too fast for matches on a good barrel that has sped up.
I’d be curious of the freebore as well. It could be hotter due to more pressure?
The Hornady 108 ELD-M ammo is shooting at 3030 FPS, SD of 7, out of a 22” barrel at 40 degrees ambient across 30 rounds.
I would like to give the FGMM ammo a shot but will have to order it.
Why does everyone pay so much attention to standard deviation when it's the extreme spread what will really show you what happens downrange?