Yes sir, I'm guilty of it too!
I have owned X39 AR's since 2005, but only thought of it as a 100yd solution to the pitiful 5.56 for hunting deer and hogs.
I've had reloading dies for over 10 years and just recently decided to break them out so I could load for this little red head!
In the last month I have come to the conclusion as to why it's not respected more. Poor quality loaded ammo!
I have 3 AR's chambered in this caliber. One is a16" barrel, X3 digital NV, piston driven upper so it's zero'd at short range that will soon be wearing a can. Another one is also 16" and piston driven, but wears a scope. I just upgraded my old reliable 20" X39 to a RH side charge and full floated 15" key mod HG.
Well the two later have both been out to 200 yards with my hand loads! Wow what a surprise, both rifles shot extremely well...especially with me being on the trigger!
This is the 16" at 200yds.
The bullet impact to the left was a scope adjustment...the hole to the right was me being me! But again at 200yds.
MV on these is over 2300fps with CFE BLK powder.
I had to see what it would do at 400yds and shot a 5 into a nice 6" group! Sorry no pictures...too lazy to walk back down there!
So I now have a lot more respect for this little Red Head!
I have owned X39 AR's since 2005, but only thought of it as a 100yd solution to the pitiful 5.56 for hunting deer and hogs.
I've had reloading dies for over 10 years and just recently decided to break them out so I could load for this little red head!
In the last month I have come to the conclusion as to why it's not respected more. Poor quality loaded ammo!
I have 3 AR's chambered in this caliber. One is a16" barrel, X3 digital NV, piston driven upper so it's zero'd at short range that will soon be wearing a can. Another one is also 16" and piston driven, but wears a scope. I just upgraded my old reliable 20" X39 to a RH side charge and full floated 15" key mod HG.
Well the two later have both been out to 200 yards with my hand loads! Wow what a surprise, both rifles shot extremely well...especially with me being on the trigger!
This is the 16" at 200yds.
The bullet impact to the left was a scope adjustment...the hole to the right was me being me! But again at 200yds.
MV on these is over 2300fps with CFE BLK powder.
I had to see what it would do at 400yds and shot a 5 into a nice 6" group! Sorry no pictures...too lazy to walk back down there!
So I now have a lot more respect for this little Red Head!