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Join the contest SubscribeDon’t get caught in the weeds on the gens. It’s the same exact rifle. Just different standard equipment. Gen 2 is different because it had a new hand hard and a muzzle brake. Gen 3 has a new handguard. That’s it.Specs look like it, but I'm not sure if anything else is different. has anyone put the gen 3 handguard on a gen1? Or, what's the best fit and tolerance/rigidity handguard out there for a Gen1?
How’d she shoot? Get some 1000 yard impacts?Finally got her out to a 1000 yard range! Didn’t disappoint
Shot flawlessly from 300 yards all the way up the ladder to 1000. No pics of impacts, was in a class with 18 other students. Just happy to finally shoot steel for onceHow’d she shoot? Get some 1000 yard impacts?
Awesome! Hard to beat a rifle that shoots that good out of the box for the price.Shot flawlessly from 300 yards all the way up the ladder to 1000. No pics of impacts, was in a class with 18 other students. Just happy to finally shoot steel for once
Shot flawlessly from 300 yards all the way up the ladder to 1000. No pics of impacts, was in a class with 18 other students. Just happy to finally shoot steel for once
The RPR has proved to be a very predictable rifle. It does well with factory ammo but really shines with handholds. The factory barrel does well for a long while as well. The one thing I found over the past few years was that you will want to keep the barrel somewhat clean. Once it gets overly copper fouled the accuracy goes away fairly quickly.
Going to 1000y and beyond is very doable with the 6.5CM on a regular basis.
Im seeing some weird shit on my RPR stock. The length of pull adjustment seems to slip, but it is not getting shorter its getting longer.
Both locks are tight WTF?
I may have to take it apart and see what is going on.
Agreed. I threw the factory stock off before I even used it.Very first upgrade most RPR guys do is the stock. Mine was funky like that too when I first got it but then threw magpul prs on it
A lot. Magpul is heavy.What's the weight difference between the OEM and the Magpul order?
I’ve always cleaned mine about every 200 rounds. It now has 2700 rounds through it with no noticeable loss in accuracy. Still going strong!
Yes. The MI Handguard has its own nut (no homo). You will also have to remove the muzzle brake if equippedQuick question guys. To install the Midwest Industries handguard, do you have to remove both the rpr handguard nut AND barrel nut?
I run the 18” MI. I would highly recommend it. Gets that bipod just a bit further out for extra stability.^^ Long and Trob, I pulled the handguard, removed excess oil, and reassembled with blue loctite. It has been straight, and is now, but the allen heads were unevenly torqued. It's about as tight as it's going to get without stripping the threads. Still flexes back and forth with some leverage, returns to center. Not only does the Samson have a flex, but the OD nut and shims seem like a bad choice. I will likely go with the MI in 15" for the 20" barrel. Nut is one piece no shims and the only decision seems to be MI or the Seekins. Thanks guys.
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24”. I have the 6.5 but it would work just as good on a 20”^ TD, do you run it on a 20" barrel? I have thought about that (.308 here). Sounds like you are happy with the MI regardless.
Can a Brother get some Load Data Please....
Just started seating primers with a hand tool. Can’t believe I was doing it on my press this whole time!![]()
Looking at some of these number here should give you a good starting point:
http://www.sniperforums.com/forum/reloading/68257-6-5-cm-reloading-data-only.html
Thank you Sir..
I was primarily hoping that somebody could share their RPR specific load data with OEM barrels.
Mine is a .308 and I've found loads from other guns to be as good as the kind of thing you're looking for. Every gun, even those of the same model, are different and the load can be quite a bit different. But, these are good starting points for load development and shouldn't take long to find a good node.
Whaaaaat!?......
Handheld primer tool is a must have, it should be like having a Second Dick, you have to "Feel" for the tightness.
For sure, most reloading manuals are saying start around 39grs- up to 42grs, which in the scheme of things is a pretty narrow window, so it should only take me a day or two to find my node, play around with seating depth, and neck tension. I was just so happy that I found two 8lb jugs of H4350. I haven't measured it yet but I'm pretty sure the bolts on the RPR don't utilize a small firing pin hole so primer piercing, and cratering is a bit of a concern, I may have my bolt head bushed by LRI.
I’m using Lapua Brass with H4350 and 140 ELDs. 43.1 grains gives me single digit SDs. My barrel is slow and that’s right around 2770. Hoping it speeds up after a couple hundred more rounds. But can’t complain much for a factory barrel that shoots factory 140 eld ammo extremely well too. I have once shot Hornady brass I’ll probably do some testing with after my load is finalized in the Lapua brass
I've never used the priming Toulon my single stage press. Hand priming always worked just right in my process.
For sure. If you go through that reloading depot 6.5CM thread, you’ll find people starting with Hornady and moving to Lapua and having to bump it down .3ish-.5ish grains to achieve the same velocity from before.Out of curiosity, I picked up some Hornady brass and brought it home to take some measurements to see how it compared to the various other brass info I've collected and was somewhat surprised to find the thickness of the brass was much like Winchester brass . . . quite thin. Not that this is any big deal, but certainly means there's more volume that you'll find in Lapua brass. So, one is not going get the same results loading Lapua brass with the same load in the Hornady brass.
You got 15 firings off hornady brass?I bought factory ammo so I started with my once fired Hornady brass. That batch got me to 15 firings. A few years ago when everything 6.5 was in short supply I picked up another 500 factory new cases so I don't expect to be looking at any changes for a few more years. Right now I have basically copied the original 140gr Amax load that they used to print on the box. I've just started on a new barrel and have gotten to a point where I'm just adjusting OAL to tighten up the groups a bit. The 6.5CM cartridge is very easy to load for and you should find several accuracy nodes in your search. Then it's just a matter of picking the velocity to meet your needs.
How many rounds through your previous barrel (with <MOA accuracy)?I've just started on a new barrel
You got 15 firings off hornady brass?
How many rounds through your previous barrel (with <MOA accuracy)?