by headspace » 24 Apr 2016, 7:40 pm
I got tired of wearing out my hunting rifles at the range so decided on setting up a target rifle. I chose the 6.5 Creedmoor as the cartridge because I liked the concept and didn't want another 223 or 308. I bought a Howa heavy barrelled action, 24inch barrel with a 1:8inch twist. The stock came from Hatchers stocks in Victoria, and the scope is a 6.5-20x50 Vortex Viper with a 20moa rail and Warne rings. The biggest problem so far is getting brass, but I managed to get 100 rounds of Hornady factory ammo (@ $52 for 20). I shot off 6o rounds but got impatient and pulled the bullets on the remainder, I'm currently playing with Nosler 123gn Custom Comps and 140gn Hornady Amax. Best group so far at 100m is .415" with the Custom Comps. I've been using 2209 for both bullet weights but I'm going to try some 2208 for the 123gn CC's.
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