SCAR 17 6.5 Creedmoor

GreenJavelin

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Thought I'd post a quick result from my first time shooting this gun; haven't been able to find much data.
Also sorry I forgot the chrono so i'll have to save that for another time.

Here's the setup, pretty simple 16", shot from a bench rest but with only a 1-8x optic:
SCAR17 65CM.jpg



Range 100y
Ammo factory 130gr Federal GMM Berger
First group, cold bore, suppressed, 7 shots, 4.77 MOA:
100y 2.jpg


Shooting setup, taken right after first group :
100y 1.jpg


Worst group from the night was the last group, everything heated up pretty well. This was also 7 shots, .873 MOA spread.
100y 3.jpg


For a relatively thin, chrome-lined CHF factory barrel, it's unexpectedly accurate for what it is; I was delighted to see that. More magnification could also have helped, I was still shouldering the rifle in the benchrest and there was movement. I'll take it out to distances up to 1000m over the next few months and see if these outcomes are reinforced. Nevertheless, for my purposes this initial result looks promising.
 
Is that just the factory FN barrel?
Dumb second question. I'm assuming you swapped yours from 308, did you have to change/adjust anything else when changing the caliber?
I don't shoot mine much and I've wanted 6.5CM. This has me excited.
 
FN is now offering the 6.5CM for SCAR 17S only as accessory barrels: 16" and 20". Last year they ran a limited run of SCAR 17S in a DMR configuration with the 16" 6.5CM barrel, SSR rear stock from the 20S and a Geissele trigger. The 6.5CM barrels come with a new bolt and small diameter firing. And yes, they're expensive.
 
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