mindcrime
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This thead lost it's BALLS by going small BORE.
It's not a 375 Raptor, but works pretty darn well.......
The venerable 358 Win.
It's not a 375 Raptor, but works pretty darn well.......
The venerable 358 Win.
very nice rifle. It sounds like you've built your fair share of these wildcat AR's, so if you don't mind a sidetrack, I'd like to ask you some questions about 2 of the other cartridges you mentioned.
Right now I'm looking for a barrel to build a 6x45, but every place I've looked is out of stock, and I've seen comments that the cartridge is dying. Is that an accurate assessment? If not, do you have any suggestions for a good (available) barrel?
Next, since I came up empty on the 6x45, I briefly considered the 6.5 grendel, but everything I've seen out there is the II chamber with the longer .120 throat - and the comments I've read on line suggest that accuracy has suffered as a result of the redesign, unless the bullet is loaded out farther (matching the correct bolt to chamber is not a problem, I'm only concerned with the accuracy potential). Of course, many comments are hearsay and bluster, so I'd prefer to ask someone who has actual knowledge of the cartridge. Ultimately, I'd much rather have a rifle that shoots well while utilizing the magazine, rather than ending up with a single shot semi that needs a long COAL to shoot well. Going only by comments off the internet, it sounds similar to the 6.8 spec 2 redesign which may have been fine for safely and reliability, but I never saw a spec 2 which shot as accurately as the originals.
very nice rifle. It sounds like you've built your fair share of these wildcat AR's, so if you don't mind a sidetrack, I'd like to ask you some questions about 2 of the other cartridges you mentioned.
Right now I'm looking for a barrel to build a 6x45, but every place I've looked is out of stock, and I've seen comments that the cartridge is dying. Is that an accurate assessment? If not, do you have any suggestions for a good (available) barrel?
Next, since I came up empty on the 6x45, I briefly considered the 6.5 grendel, but everything I've seen out there is the II chamber with the longer .120 throat - and the comments I've read on line suggest that accuracy has suffered as a result of the redesign, unless the bullet is loaded out farther (matching the correct bolt to chamber is not a problem, I'm only concerned with the accuracy potential). Of course, many comments are hearsay and bluster, so I'd prefer to ask someone who has actual knowledge of the cartridge. Ultimately, I'd much rather have a rifle that shoots well while utilizing the magazine, rather than ending up with a single shot semi that needs a long COAL to shoot well. Going only by comments off the internet, it sounds similar to the 6.8 spec 2 redesign which may have been fine for safely and reliability, but I never saw a spec 2 which shot as accurately as the originals.
what powder do you use?I have a 6x45 in a savage bolt gun with a 22" barrel. Shooting 55gr varmageddon from the very first shots with zero load development produced a sub .500" group at 100yds. Very easy to load for and fun to shoot
I have both the 6x45 and the Grendel. The 6x45 is Awsome. my Grendel is also good but I can't get any factory ammo in the 123 to shootbetter than moa. In either of mine. But handloads are great.
funny this came up because I haven't shot it in years and just got the idea back out to load up some 70gr hammers.
what powder do you use?
I was also using blc 2
Trying cfe 223 tomorrow. This thread has me getting mine back out.
Any reloading data yet on your build?I built the Ar 10, but I went with a rifle length gas tube + 2 inches on a 24 inch barrel. I wanted to get all the velocity that i could. but the Raptor loading data page shows about 50 fps higher in a 22 inch over an 18 inch.
Load Data | 375RAPTOR
www.375raptor.com