Recent content by Kiwi Greg

A nearly nine year old thread revival :) Which model were you looking at ?

Looks like epic country, good luck Sir

I built a suppressed Ar15 upper in 2015 in 22 Grendel with, IIRC, a 20" Bartlein barrel It would give 2950-3050 fps with 75-80 grain projectiles in Lapua brass using various powders Fantastically accurate, extremely disappointing that they were taken from us I recently built one on a Howa Mini...

Water & gel are tougher mediums on projectiles than animals especially double lung, the only part that isn't is the stomach Hogs will expand a projectile more than a Deer The best way to think about hunting with subsonic conventional projectiles is pretend the rifle you are using is a 22LR and...

Usually, really depends on the size of the animal & where you hit them I haven't recovered many at all

If you want better terminal performance definitely use a purpose built subsonic lathe turned mono projectile like a Lehigh, Maker etc These work way better than any cup & core or lead projectile ever will subsonic For guys with a 450 Bushmaster the Lehigh 220 is incredible The down side is the...

He is indeed right I have built more 6.5 CM's than 6.5 x 47 L, the best 6.5 CM's will shoot 0.2-0.3, the 6.5 x 47 will easily do better, 0.1-0.2 is normal The 6.5 CM is more popular from a velocity & factory ammo stand point but if you get away from the traditional 130's & Varget in the 6.5 x 47...

This is where the Hammers excel, some of the other monos available not so much, especially on lighter game

The statement above is all you need to know about mono projectiles & is indeed the key to using them effectively for hunting

I started tipping .375 425gr Cutting Edge projectiles well before they released their Lazer line to help with terminal performance I made the MTH HP deeper by 2+ times & enlarged the diameter to accept the early Hornady V-Max "melty" tips This was done a wee bit agriculturally in a lathe which...

They are easy enough to install with a light soft face hammer I did 400 in a sitting a wee while ago, a little tedious, just like the rest of the reloading sequence when the numbers start building up :)

You would be way better off with a 3/4 x 24 thread on a Sendero barrel with a 40 thou shoulder than going down to 5/8 x 24 The bigger the thread the greater the surface contact area on the shoulder, 40 thou on a 1/2" thread is miles less than on a 3/4 Unless you are using a 24" Crescent to...

Explosive impacts to pass throughs, was a complete lottery terminal performance wise, could have been velocity related Fantastic consistent mid BC target projectile

Had a LSS 300 RUM years ago now, suppressed with 150 Scenars at 3550, learnt the lesson on Scenars since then.... Then got into Edges & built plenty of nice light ones, a decent brake is a must, Still have an Edge on a SA Rem, recently built an 8 twist long throat 300 RUM for 250 A-Tips...

I had 15 uppers & two lowers before we lost them over here 😖 Cartridges from 22LR to 450 BM, all suppressed Bartleins to Proof Carbons, 22 Nosler, Valkyrie, SPC, PPC etc & wildcats on Grendel or BR cases, ,243, 264, ,308, .338 Most shot sub 3/4 MOA easily, some sub 1/2 consistently Amazingly...