Just finished my 7 SAUM build, decided to go with a #4 contour Brux steel barrel with a 1-8 twist. Finished it at 23" as I couldn't decide between 22" & 24".
Full parts list:
Lone Peak Fuzion XM action
Manners LRH
Hawkins Hunter XM bottom metal + mag
Brux #4 contour steel barrel
TT Special Trigger
I'm really liking this setup, actually lighter than I anticipated and feeds butter smooth in the Lone Peak XM action with the Hawkins bottom metal and mags. First time shooting off of the gunwerks bipod also and I'm really liking the quick adjustments for elevation by spreading the leads out or moving them in - should be a great hunting bipod.
Shot a pressure test yesterday with new ADG brass, 180gr hybrids, 210m primers and N565 - loaded to .020 off the lands at 3.086" COAL. Have a good starting spot for load development around 2,880 fps - never hit pressure...
63.0gr - 2,773 fps
63.5gr - 2,801 fps
64.0gr - 2,814 fps
64.5gr - 2,835 fps
65.0gr - 2,872 fps
65.5gr - 2,885 fps
66.0gr - 2,904 fps
Also, shot some left over ammo from another rifle built by the same rifle builder (Alamo Precision) with 175gr berger elite hunters and N560 - I think it's going to shoot! This is shots 8,9,10 down the barrel at 100 yards.
Excited to stretch it out soon and go hunting with it this fall.
Full parts list:
Lone Peak Fuzion XM action
Manners LRH
Hawkins Hunter XM bottom metal + mag
Brux #4 contour steel barrel
TT Special Trigger
I'm really liking this setup, actually lighter than I anticipated and feeds butter smooth in the Lone Peak XM action with the Hawkins bottom metal and mags. First time shooting off of the gunwerks bipod also and I'm really liking the quick adjustments for elevation by spreading the leads out or moving them in - should be a great hunting bipod.
Shot a pressure test yesterday with new ADG brass, 180gr hybrids, 210m primers and N565 - loaded to .020 off the lands at 3.086" COAL. Have a good starting spot for load development around 2,880 fps - never hit pressure...
63.0gr - 2,773 fps
63.5gr - 2,801 fps
64.0gr - 2,814 fps
64.5gr - 2,835 fps
65.0gr - 2,872 fps
65.5gr - 2,885 fps
66.0gr - 2,904 fps
Also, shot some left over ammo from another rifle built by the same rifle builder (Alamo Precision) with 175gr berger elite hunters and N560 - I think it's going to shoot! This is shots 8,9,10 down the barrel at 100 yards.
Excited to stretch it out soon and go hunting with it this fall.