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The "VIOLATOR" is a 19" fluited barrel .223 Ackley built for the barrel nut brothers from free junk parts.
75 gr A-Max
RL15 powder
26.5 gr = 2940 FPS... just right
27 gr = 3020 FPS, to stiff of load
I just had to see what the short barrel would do.
It's a 1 in 9 twist Rem barrel cut down and re-threaded, re-chambered to fit on a loaner Savage, I wanted some thing to fire form .223 AI brass without running it through my good barrel. Accuracy with the 75 gr A-Max is only so-so, but the 55 gr bullets seam to fly through a ragged hole. I think it would be verry good with 69 SMK's, the 75's are just a bit to heavy for the Rem barrel to spin.