So I got a PSA 6.5 creedmoor AR, Basically the guy at the gun store said it was the EXACT model that was currently being adopted by SOCOM, So I had to get it.
And boy it didn't disappoint. I even got a NCSTAR otpic for it, because I'm pretty sure Chris Kyle used that, one shot one kill am I right?
haha, Anyways, It came with a 20" barrel which shot sub moa, I sent it away to D.Wilson mfg to have it cut down to 16.5" and accuracy was just the same., I lapped and trued the reciever when installing the 16,5" barrel when I got it back. I mounted a griffin paladin 6.5 brake on there for my suppressor.
I installed an Aero rifle length buffer tube and seekins procomp buttstock, really like it. Super simple and with military discount it was around $100.
Replaced the trigger with a Larue MBT.
BCG that came with it was made by toolcraft, from what I've read apparently they're pretty decent.
I was aiming at building a compact 6.5 creedmoor, and I like it.
Adjustable gas block was easy to set, and once I got it set for the ammo, (hornady American gunner 140 gr) I had zero issues in close to 900 rounds.
I've taken her to 1400 yards, but with the 16" barrel shes a 1200 and in gun. Makes 1000 yard shots pretty easy. (when the wind isnt fucking me good)
ACCURACY
So I've only got pics of the Sellier & bellot groups I shot out of this, but they were half decent as well. The hornady shot equally as well. I should probably do another group test.
I've got a lot of groups like that, 4 really tight and 1 lil guy trying to get out, Its probably me sucking ass, but who knows.
ISSUES
Only issues I've had were initially the gas setting was not correct, and the bolt catch sheared in half, I replaced with Aero, no issues since. I also had a bad batch of ammo that blew out like 6 primers and did some serious damage to the firing pin and firing pin retaining pin. Both are being replaced, so not a biggy. I contacted PSA and they sent out a replacement within a few days. Although I gotta give credit to Toolcraft, I emailed them after not hearing back from PSA for a few days and they responded within minutes and sent me a new firing pin, no questions asked, their CS was tremendous.
MUZZLE VELOCITIES
Shes pushing the hornady Gunner140's at 2555, Although I had a box of Prime ammo 130 grs from years ago, so I gave em a go, and holy shit were they fast, giving me 2800 fps out of the 16.5" barrel.
I only needed 8.5 mils of elevation at 1000 yards compared to my normal 10.5 with the Gunner. So that was wild.
I used those 130's to smack stuff at 1350 with relative ease, ALTHOUGH I did have about 5-6 out of the 20 rounds blow primers, and I'm pretty sure thats what fucked up my firing pin.
I went to do some maintenance on the bolt, and the retaining pin was so dented in from the firing pin smashing back against it, that it was difficult to remove. I knew that the firing pin would eventually break, and it did, AFTER my first competition, 3 rounds after that match, the firing pin broke. So that was neat.
(Anyone else seeing speeds like that out of the PRIME stuff? )
OVERALL
Honestly my plan was to test out the PSA, see how accurate I could get it, and then sell it if it wasn't great. but it works.
It's nothing fancy, but with a few upgrades, (Trigger and buttstock) Its actually a very good shooting rifle. And besides for the ammo induced breakages, it has run flawlessly through 900 rounds, all suppressed, so its running hard, dirty, but accurate.
I'm getting easy sub moa all day and reaches out with precision. I didn't want to like this rifle, and I'm still probably gonna sell it and build up a seekins/criterion setup, but it works, and its fun to shoot, and its accurate damn it. POORS UNITE
Any questions let me know.
(currently shes topped with a 5-25 Vortex Strike Eagle in a Warne 20 MOA mount)
And boy it didn't disappoint. I even got a NCSTAR otpic for it, because I'm pretty sure Chris Kyle used that, one shot one kill am I right?
haha, Anyways, It came with a 20" barrel which shot sub moa, I sent it away to D.Wilson mfg to have it cut down to 16.5" and accuracy was just the same., I lapped and trued the reciever when installing the 16,5" barrel when I got it back. I mounted a griffin paladin 6.5 brake on there for my suppressor.
I installed an Aero rifle length buffer tube and seekins procomp buttstock, really like it. Super simple and with military discount it was around $100.
Replaced the trigger with a Larue MBT.
BCG that came with it was made by toolcraft, from what I've read apparently they're pretty decent.
I was aiming at building a compact 6.5 creedmoor, and I like it.
Adjustable gas block was easy to set, and once I got it set for the ammo, (hornady American gunner 140 gr) I had zero issues in close to 900 rounds.
I've taken her to 1400 yards, but with the 16" barrel shes a 1200 and in gun. Makes 1000 yard shots pretty easy. (when the wind isnt fucking me good)
ACCURACY
So I've only got pics of the Sellier & bellot groups I shot out of this, but they were half decent as well. The hornady shot equally as well. I should probably do another group test.
I've got a lot of groups like that, 4 really tight and 1 lil guy trying to get out, Its probably me sucking ass, but who knows.
ISSUES
Only issues I've had were initially the gas setting was not correct, and the bolt catch sheared in half, I replaced with Aero, no issues since. I also had a bad batch of ammo that blew out like 6 primers and did some serious damage to the firing pin and firing pin retaining pin. Both are being replaced, so not a biggy. I contacted PSA and they sent out a replacement within a few days. Although I gotta give credit to Toolcraft, I emailed them after not hearing back from PSA for a few days and they responded within minutes and sent me a new firing pin, no questions asked, their CS was tremendous.
MUZZLE VELOCITIES
Shes pushing the hornady Gunner140's at 2555, Although I had a box of Prime ammo 130 grs from years ago, so I gave em a go, and holy shit were they fast, giving me 2800 fps out of the 16.5" barrel.
I only needed 8.5 mils of elevation at 1000 yards compared to my normal 10.5 with the Gunner. So that was wild.
I used those 130's to smack stuff at 1350 with relative ease, ALTHOUGH I did have about 5-6 out of the 20 rounds blow primers, and I'm pretty sure thats what fucked up my firing pin.
I went to do some maintenance on the bolt, and the retaining pin was so dented in from the firing pin smashing back against it, that it was difficult to remove. I knew that the firing pin would eventually break, and it did, AFTER my first competition, 3 rounds after that match, the firing pin broke. So that was neat.
(Anyone else seeing speeds like that out of the PRIME stuff? )
OVERALL
Honestly my plan was to test out the PSA, see how accurate I could get it, and then sell it if it wasn't great. but it works.
It's nothing fancy, but with a few upgrades, (Trigger and buttstock) Its actually a very good shooting rifle. And besides for the ammo induced breakages, it has run flawlessly through 900 rounds, all suppressed, so its running hard, dirty, but accurate.
I'm getting easy sub moa all day and reaches out with precision. I didn't want to like this rifle, and I'm still probably gonna sell it and build up a seekins/criterion setup, but it works, and its fun to shoot, and its accurate damn it. POORS UNITE
Any questions let me know.
(currently shes topped with a 5-25 Vortex Strike Eagle in a Warne 20 MOA mount)
