My 6.5 x 284

[trigger puller]

You should pick up some speed as you shoot the barrel in but as others have stated above you are in the sweet spot. Nice looking rifle

 

[C.O. Shooter]

Thank you. Can't wait to get out to 1000 and see what it can do!

 

[wilpenny]

Very nice weapon . I like the lines . I also built one the round is a bit short as to the 6.5 06 AI but there both winners I built mine on a choate varmint stock with a shilen barrel and a ss comp trigger 26 inch tube anda millet 6x25 x56 lrs scope 20 moa base

 

[C.O. Shooter]

Went to the range the other day trying to get a few more rounds down my barrel (52 rounds). This was my 100 yard target which measured 3/8" or .375. I shot 2 other 5 shot groups @ 220 yards, both measured at about one inch. I think they could have been better, but I had a few operator errors! Lol! I was cleaning w/Bore Tech Carbon Cleaner between each group!

My load was:
Bullets: Berger 140 Grain Hybrid Match (.618 BC)
Brass: Lapua 6.5 x 284
Powder: 49 Grains - H4350
Primers: Federal 210 Match
Velocity: 2925 FPS

 

[C.O. Shooter]

Well I finally got out to a 1000 yards this morning! We started off at 600 yards and then moved back to 1000.

This was 600 yards/10MOA/730AM/33 degrees. Gun was cleaned prior to shooting today. Cleaned for carbon (w/boretech) with wet patches only before going to 1000.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

This was my first time shooting at 1000!

This was 1000 yards/24MOA/830AM/43 degrees. I pulled my 4th shot high out of picture.

Cleaned for Carbon (w/Boretech) wet patches and nylon brush after this group.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

This was 1000 yards/25MOA/915AM/43 degrees

I added 1 MOA up and 1MOA Left from my last group. The wind and mirage were picking up greatly! First 4 shots were up and to the right. Next 4 shots were to the left. These 8 shots were fired somewhat quickly, long enough to pull the target down and back up again, and then reacquire my sight picture.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

Overall:
I wasn't looking to correct for wind, just see how this load grouped at these ranges. I made no adjustment for spin either. Looking back, I would have shot earlier in the morning and slowed my rate of fire down a little bit. My next 30 rounds, I will be tipping the bullets, and seeing how those do. IMO, my first 1000 yard group was the best. I need to make a few adjustments and improvements to try and tighten things up. I am very happy with the load, as I had very little vertical with my first group.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

I'm going out tomorrow to try the CCI BR2s out with my previous load! The other change made was the bullets were tipped! I will be shooting 600 and 1000 yard! Ill get a report and photos up ASAP!

 

[C.O. Shooter]

600 Yard Target
Conditions: 550AM@68 Degrees
MOA: 9.75
Group: 6"

My load was:
Bullets: Berger 140 Grain Hybrid Match (.618 BC)
Brass: Lapua 6.5 x 284
Powder: 49 Grains - H4350
Primers: CCI BR2

Little high, thought it would do better than 6" @600yards. First time with the BR2s. Vertical looks good! Cleaned for carbon after this group, off to a 1000yards.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

1000 Yards Group 1
Conditions: 650AM@68 Degrees
MOA: 23.25
Group: 5.1"

My load was:
Bullets: Berger 140 Grain Hybrid Match (.618 BC)
Brass: Lapua 6.5 x 284
Powder: 49 Grains - H4350
Primers: CCI BR2

Group looks decent, but curious why my 1000 yard group is better than my 600 yard group. Ballistic was calling for 23.25 up and I added .75 left. Again, vertical looks good. Barrel was cleaned for carbon and dried prior to firing.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

1000 Yards Group 2
Conditions: 730-800AM@68 Degrees
MOA: 23.25
Group: 6+"

My load was:
Bullets: Berger 140 Grain Hybrid Match (.618 BC)
Brass: Lapua 6.5 x 284
Powder: 49 Grains - H4350
Primers: Fed210M

***, not certain what happened. Left the 23.25 moa in there for the federals. Wicked high! Left dirty trying to see if things would tighten up!

 

[C.O. Shooter]

1000 Yards Group 3
Conditions: 730-800AM@68 Degrees
MOA: 22.25
Group: 6+"

My load was:
Bullets: Berger 140 Grain Hybrid Match (.618 BC)
Brass: Lapua 6.5 x 284
Powder: 49 Grains - H4350
Primers: CCI BR2

Vertical looks good. Took a moa out and it came down. Again dirty barrel. Wind wasn't a factor all morning. A little haze a times.

 

[C.O. Shooter]

140 Hybrid on the bottom/140 VLD on the top. I want to see how the VLDs do at 600 or 1000 yards! I can't decide which range to test these at! I can't do both, one or the other! Contains: 49 grains H4350, Lapua Brass, and Federal 210M.