This is my mini review for the freshly barreled Badger M2008 action in 6 Creedmoor. GAP did all the work and George convinced me that this was a great round to go with if I wanted a "really efficient" 243 type rifle. I already own a GAP built 243, on a Remington 700 receiver that is chambered for the 115 DTAC. It is a hammer and I knew this setup would be as well. I'm running a 1/8 Bartlein barrel that finishes at 26". It was threaded for my Gemtech Sandstorm. Badger Bottom metal (M5) with AW mags. Manners stock with an ATLAS V8.1 bipod.
Now for the ammo! I talked with Andrew @ McCourt Munitions for almost a solid week before I decided to use him for my ammo needs. He approached me after a brief conversation in the shout box about odd ball calibers that hadn't really taken off yet. His PM was polite and to the point, he wanted to load my ammo for me. I told him I would love to utilize his services and get the ammo order going. He did A LOT of leg work getting this ammo to run perfectly in my newly chambered gun. Andrew made phone calls back and forth to GAP getting specs and proper OAL nailed down. He also sent test ammo to them to ensure his process for neck sizing was spot on. GAP reported to me that the ammo was a "perfect fit" in the chamber. On of our MODS here, Mike, highly recommended McCourt Munitions and said for hand rolled ammo you don't get any better then this guys ammunition. I received the first part of my order today, a 80 round ladder test. He started at George's recommended load of 42.6 grains of powder under a 105gr Hornady BTHP w/ AMP jacket. My ladder test consisted 7, 10 round groups. Ranging from 41.7-43.5 all jumping in .3 increments.
I ran the ladder test and was SHOCKED when I went to zero it with the 42.6 load. Which he sent me 10 extra to confirm the zero. This Nightforce scope was on a 24" barreled 308 before this one. I had it zeroed at 200 yards and put it back on its original zero. I fired at 100 yards to confirm and was almost 5.5 mils high!
All in all I spent about 2 hours doing this ladder test and I cannot be please enough with the rifle, ammunition and groups I got out of the combo. This is going to be a fun rig to shoot. Recoil is almost non existent with the weight of the rifle and suppressor. I will post pics of the groups and let everyone know I settled on 42.9 grains as my 105 gr load. I will also have Andrew load up ammo for the 115 DTAC bullet when they are available in the thousands.
I cannot say enough about Andrew at McCourt Munitions, the guy can load some damn fine ammo and is easy to work with. His communication is superb and his knowledge is vast. If you want custom ammo, call him! I will be doing further testing at distance tomorrow or Monday with weather permitting.
Targets were shot at 200 yards, prone in 8-12 mph winds coming from right to left.
You will see a couple random holes that are circled and say "sight in" or SI..... That was me establishing zero on a lower target that is not pictured.
The Rifle:
Now for the ammo! I talked with Andrew @ McCourt Munitions for almost a solid week before I decided to use him for my ammo needs. He approached me after a brief conversation in the shout box about odd ball calibers that hadn't really taken off yet. His PM was polite and to the point, he wanted to load my ammo for me. I told him I would love to utilize his services and get the ammo order going. He did A LOT of leg work getting this ammo to run perfectly in my newly chambered gun. Andrew made phone calls back and forth to GAP getting specs and proper OAL nailed down. He also sent test ammo to them to ensure his process for neck sizing was spot on. GAP reported to me that the ammo was a "perfect fit" in the chamber. On of our MODS here, Mike, highly recommended McCourt Munitions and said for hand rolled ammo you don't get any better then this guys ammunition. I received the first part of my order today, a 80 round ladder test. He started at George's recommended load of 42.6 grains of powder under a 105gr Hornady BTHP w/ AMP jacket. My ladder test consisted 7, 10 round groups. Ranging from 41.7-43.5 all jumping in .3 increments.
I ran the ladder test and was SHOCKED when I went to zero it with the 42.6 load. Which he sent me 10 extra to confirm the zero. This Nightforce scope was on a 24" barreled 308 before this one. I had it zeroed at 200 yards and put it back on its original zero. I fired at 100 yards to confirm and was almost 5.5 mils high!
All in all I spent about 2 hours doing this ladder test and I cannot be please enough with the rifle, ammunition and groups I got out of the combo. This is going to be a fun rig to shoot. Recoil is almost non existent with the weight of the rifle and suppressor. I will post pics of the groups and let everyone know I settled on 42.9 grains as my 105 gr load. I will also have Andrew load up ammo for the 115 DTAC bullet when they are available in the thousands.
I cannot say enough about Andrew at McCourt Munitions, the guy can load some damn fine ammo and is easy to work with. His communication is superb and his knowledge is vast. If you want custom ammo, call him! I will be doing further testing at distance tomorrow or Monday with weather permitting.
Targets were shot at 200 yards, prone in 8-12 mph winds coming from right to left.
You will see a couple random holes that are circled and say "sight in" or SI..... That was me establishing zero on a lower target that is not pictured.
The Rifle:
