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Originally Posted By M4-AR:
I finally stopped procrastinating and got dies for my 6.5. First ladder went well, gonna work up a few more loads but I’m pleased. (Dime in the pic) https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/1B79FF22-3997-4362-A1C8-43141D388667-392677.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/56D1B62F-639D-4B13-A6D4-A2942DFF3EE9-392678.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By mustb123:
“Went well..” is a bit of understatement I would say that second hole in the target is most excellent! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By mustb123:
Originally Posted By M4-AR:
I finally stopped procrastinating and got dies for my 6.5. First ladder went well, gonna work up a few more loads but I’m pleased. (Dime in the pic) https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/1B79FF22-3997-4362-A1C8-43141D388667-392677.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/56D1B62F-639D-4B13-A6D4-A2942DFF3EE9-392678.jpg It wasn’t a bad day besides being really cold a damp. |
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Originally Posted By bgrav321:
Gen 2 in 6.5 Creedmoor...I posted some thoughts about plans for this a while back. Barrel cut down to 19 inches 18 inch Midwest Industries hand guard Specwar 556K in there for pic purposes, should get my omega any day now (Feb 7 check cashed, bought a warlock at same time and got it last week) Haven't shot it much yet but looking for a range trip end of next week http://i64.tinypic.com/2vl5vya.jpg http://i68.tinypic.com/oti7ur.jpg View Quote |
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It would seem I’m late to the party.
Haven’t had much disposable income lately. However, I’m looking at spending a couple thousand. I’m certain I’ll get a 6.5 cr. But I want a second rifle since you get so much with this rifle. I’m unsure if I should add a .308 to the 6.5, or if I should go 6mm. Any ideas? Thanks |
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I just picked up a RPR in 6.5. This is what I want to do to it. Very nicely done.
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Originally Posted By M4-AR:
More testing, more positive results. (39.6 test I pulled 1 shot, shooter error) Hornady brass once fired Hornady ELD match 140gr RL-17 https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/A9C70C36-6AA3-4C2C-AC88-1B1BED3F8120-398821.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/84ECCDFC-F43F-44D8-87C6-55B319F1686C-398822.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/2D4F661C-A535-4723-9EA2-5C4180AD73AF-398824.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/4E90B82E-4806-4CD7-8D75-58024721105A-398825.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/47C689F9-9D54-4BFD-9EC0-D885E7D19661-398827.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By TerryH:
That is some excellent work right there. Nice job. What's the velocity? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By TerryH:
Originally Posted By M4-AR:
More testing, more positive results. (39.6 test I pulled 1 shot, shooter error) Hornady brass once fired Hornady ELD match 140gr RL-17 https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/A9C70C36-6AA3-4C2C-AC88-1B1BED3F8120-398821.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/84ECCDFC-F43F-44D8-87C6-55B319F1686C-398822.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/2D4F661C-A535-4723-9EA2-5C4180AD73AF-398824.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/4E90B82E-4806-4CD7-8D75-58024721105A-398825.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/38811/47C689F9-9D54-4BFD-9EC0-D885E7D19661-398827.jpg |
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Originally Posted By TerryH: Thanks. I'm just getting my reloading room together so hoping to do some for my 6.5 soon. View Quote Type S bushing die and comp seater. They are speedy but worth it imo. I ran loads faster (2700) and got good results as well, but I’m going to stick to the lower charges unless I’m shooting longer than what I currently do (100-300) |
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Anyone who installed a seeking sp3r rail have the mounting nut not go back far enough to allow the handguard screws to tighten properly? They are not seating in the chamfer, and are standing high at 30 inch pounds. It is the correct rugernut, and is installed in the correct orientation, thanks bill
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Mine went on without any issues.
Does your rail have the cutout at the bottom? |
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My bad, was holding rail to tight against receiver, they allow a few thousands there
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My Gen2 6.5CM RPR is set to be delivered on Tuesday. I'm not a fan of the Keymod rail it comes with. All my rifles have MLOK rails. What's the consensus on the Midwest Industries RPR rails - 15" or 18" for the 6.5CM barrel length?
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Who has the Ruger aluminum bolt shroud? Mine wobbles worse then the plastic shroud it replaced. Same experience with the factory shroud anyone?
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Originally Posted By troy_v:
My Gen2 6.5CM RPR is set to be delivered on Tuesday. I'm not a fan of the Keymod rail it comes with. All my rifles have MLOK rails. What's the consensus on the Midwest Industries RPR rails - 15" or 18" for the 6.5CM barrel length? View Quote |
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Originally Posted By jimmyc2112:
Who has the Ruger aluminum bolt shroud? Mine wobbles worse then the plastic shroud it replaced. Same experience with the factory shroud anyone? View Quote |
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After a night of drinking, I have an 18" MI RPR rail and an Anarchy Outdoors titanium bolt shroud/tool, and Geissele Super Precision 30mm extended scope mount inbound.
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Originally Posted By troy_v:
Does that bolt handle really improve things that much? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By troy_v:
Originally Posted By M4-AR: Did you forget to add the bolt handle Knob |
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Originally Posted By M4-AR:
Originally Posted By troy_v:
Originally Posted By M4-AR: Did you forget to add the bolt handle Knob |
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Chicken Farmer by choice hunter of shade tree's and hiding spots by nature.
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Still trying to catch up on this thread, but had a general question re chamber length and bullet jump on the 6.5 - did Ruger tighten up the chamber length on the Gen2's? Seems like most are handloading longer that 2.8 for better results and less jump, which of course usually means moving to an AICS style mag.
EDIT - re-measured with correct bullets I'll be loading, and got .0060 diff measuring off the ogive, which seems more inline with what i had been expecting. |
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Originally Posted By troy_v:
For those of you interested in the weight difference between the Gen2 oem 15" Samson Keymod rail and the Midwest Industries 18" M-LOK rail, I weighed both during my swap. The oem 15" Samson rail was a bit lighter. The rail, barrel nut, and 6 attachment screws weighed in at 14 and 7/8oz. https://i.imgur.com/m2Jah7R.jpg The MI 18" M-Lok rail, barrel nut, and two attachment screws/key weighed in at 1lb and 5/8oz. https://i.imgur.com/6tgiind.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By mark95turbo: Thanks for the info. I've seriously been considering going with the 18" MI, but I would have to redo my MC paint job. Considering the RPR isnt exactly light to begin with I don't think anybody is gonna notice those 2 oz. lol View Quote |
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Originally Posted By troy_v:
My Sunday here in Colorado was like this https://i.imgur.com/DLkl2VR.jpg So I Duracoated my RPR into this https://i.imgur.com/E5pwQFw.jpg Here's what I did..... First off, I got some heat going in my garage. It only took a few minutes to get it up to t-shirt temperature inside https://i.imgur.com/uwhPQfN.jpg Next, I adapted my paint booth so that the fans exhausted through the window https://i.imgur.com/VlDfdVF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/h4HYKrg.jpg Next, strip the RPR and prep it with lots of Brake Cleaner https://i.imgur.com/RXhVxrU.jpg Next, mask off the areas you don't want painted and stuff towels inside the chamber to prevent paint intrusion https://i.imgur.com/jvU0g6g.jpg I'm going to use Duracoat's aerosol 'can in a can' product. I've used it for 4 years and have always had perfect results https://i.imgur.com/RhT9jRp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/t4Dvu23.jpg I bought an extremely handy attachment years ago for my reciprocating saw - you strap the spray paint can in its cradle, and use the saw to shake it up better than your arm ever could https://i.imgur.com/2A5b0yk.jpg I'm switching out the rail from the oem 15" Samson Keymod rail for the 18" Midwest Industries M-Lok rail. So once the MI rail is prepped, in it goes to the paint booth for its first coat of Magpul FDE https://i.imgur.com/D980MYY.jpg Next up is the RPR while the first coat is drying on the rail https://i.imgur.com/ChegZJM.jpg In between coats, I hang them from these collapsible saw horses. In total, each piece received 4 coats. https://i.imgur.com/IiE8tX2.jpg After the last coat, I take them to my basement to continue drying for two days. https://i.imgur.com/EgE9Gq8.jpg After two days, everything is dry and hardened - ready for reassembly now. I switched the oem adjustable stock for a Magpul PRS Gen3 stock in Magpul's FDE. You can see that the Duracoat matches Magpul's color perfectly. https://i.imgur.com/ocRJQGV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KsBp8si.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E5pwQFw.jpg Time to take it my new sexy RPR to the range. View Quote |
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No complaints of the bipod. This is my second one - the first I use on my AR-10. It works quite well.
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Great pictorial, you make it look real easy,beautiful rifle
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I love that paint mixer.
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Originally Posted By troy_v:
My Sunday here in Colorado was like this https://i.imgur.com/DLkl2VR.jpg So I Duracoated my RPR into this View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Hijo202:
I cut my .308 down to 16.5" and put on a Magpul MOE rifle length stock (I like having the full length stock). The folder will still be usable. View Quote If ya got the time, thanks much. |
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I ran into the same, Hornady American Gunner HPBT's shot/grouped better than ELD-M 147's, in a limited session. I'm heading back this weekend with some ELD-M 140's to try as well.
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Originally Posted By troy_v:
I took my RPR to the range for the first time and got some interesting results. After zeroing the optic, I shot a variety of different ammo/weights. Despite throwing a variety of 130gr and 140gr match ammo at it, it grouped the best with Hornandy American Gunner 140gr BTHP. It was consistently grouping into one hole at 100 yards. Interestingly, this was also the cheapest ammo. I shot prone with a bipod https://i.imgur.com/kVXYtsi.jpg My last target with grouupings from several different types of ammo https://i.imgur.com/Pzl6bJM.jpg Groups with the Hornandy American Gunner 140gr ammo https://i.imgur.com/WlORMuv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0Vhr4gd.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GZbPAV0.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By M4-AR:
AG 140 is the ticket, nothing else shoots as good besides my handloads View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By M4-AR:
Originally Posted By troy_v:
I took my RPR to the range for the first time and got some interesting results. After zeroing the optic, I shot a variety of different ammo/weights. Despite throwing a variety of 130gr and 140gr match ammo at it, it grouped the best with Hornandy American Gunner 140gr BTHP. It was consistently grouping into one hole at 100 yards. Interestingly, this was also the cheapest ammo. I shot prone with a bipod https://i.imgur.com/kVXYtsi.jpg My last target with grouupings from several different types of ammo https://i.imgur.com/Pzl6bJM.jpg Groups with the Hornandy American Gunner 140gr ammo https://i.imgur.com/WlORMuv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0Vhr4gd.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GZbPAV0.jpg |
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The paint shaker is one of the coolest I've seen. And perfect for Duracoat aerosol. Nice job on the RPR too.
Originally Posted By troy_v:
My Sunday here in Colorado was like this https://i.imgur.com/DLkl2VR.jpg So I Duracoated my RPR into this https://i.imgur.com/E5pwQFw.jpg Here's what I did..... First off, I got some heat going in my garage. It only took a few minutes to get it up to t-shirt temperature inside https://i.imgur.com/uwhPQfN.jpg Next, I adapted my paint booth so that the fans exhausted through the window https://i.imgur.com/VlDfdVF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/h4HYKrg.jpg Next, strip the RPR and prep it with lots of Brake Cleaner https://i.imgur.com/RXhVxrU.jpg Next, mask off the areas you don't want painted and stuff towels inside the chamber to prevent paint intrusion https://i.imgur.com/jvU0g6g.jpg I'm going to use Duracoat's aerosol 'can in a can' product. I've used it for 4 years and have always had perfect results https://i.imgur.com/RhT9jRp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/t4Dvu23.jpg I bought an extremely handy attachment years ago for my reciprocating saw - you strap the spray paint can in its cradle, and use the saw to shake it up better than your arm ever could https://i.imgur.com/2A5b0yk.jpg I'm switching out the rail from the oem 15" Samson Keymod rail for the 18" Midwest Industries M-Lok rail. So once the MI rail is prepped, in it goes to the paint booth for its first coat of Magpul FDE https://i.imgur.com/D980MYY.jpg Next up is the RPR while the first coat is drying on the rail https://i.imgur.com/ChegZJM.jpg In between coats, I hang them from these collapsible saw horses. In total, each piece received 4 coats. https://i.imgur.com/IiE8tX2.jpg After the last coat, I take them to my basement to continue drying for two days. https://i.imgur.com/EgE9Gq8.jpg After two days, everything is dry and hardened - ready for reassembly now. I switched the oem adjustable stock for a Magpul PRS Gen3 stock in Magpul's FDE. You can see that the Duracoat matches Magpul's color perfectly. https://i.imgur.com/ocRJQGV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KsBp8si.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E5pwQFw.jpg Time to take it my new sexy RPR to the range. View Quote |
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I was so impressed by the consistently awesome results with Hornandy AG 140gr BTHP that I bought 3 cases of it online last night.
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Troy_v how do you like the verticle grip set up? Thumb shelf work well?
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Originally Posted By 78Staff:
I ran into the same, Hornady American Gunner HPBT's shot/grouped better than ELD-M 147's, in a limited session. I'm heading back this weekend with some ELD-M 140's to try as well. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By 78Staff:
I ran into the same, Hornady American Gunner HPBT's shot/grouped better than ELD-M 147's, in a limited session. I'm heading back this weekend with some ELD-M 140's to try as well. Originally Posted By troy_v:
I was so impressed by the consistently awesome results with Hornandy AG 140gr BTHP that I bought 3 cases of it online last night. |
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"Peace has cost you your strength and victory has defeated you!"
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You know what would be cool? A RPR with a magnum Bolt face..... So I can build one in 6.5 GAP (SAUM). That would be sweet. Ruger?????? are you listening? make me make you take my money.
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Originally Posted By Scotts556:
You know what would be cool? A RPR with a magnum Bolt face..... So I can build one in 6.5 GAP (SAUM). That would be sweet. Ruger?????? are you listening? make me make you take my money. Scott View Quote |
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Originally Posted By ziarifleman:
With the advent of the 6.5 PRC, which is based on the Ruger Compact Magnum case, I would guess such a thing isn't too far away. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By ziarifleman:
Originally Posted By Scotts556:
You know what would be cool? A RPR with a magnum Bolt face..... So I can build one in 6.5 GAP (SAUM). That would be sweet. Ruger?????? are you listening? make me make you take my money. Scott |
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Originally Posted By troy_v: I love the grip. Thumb shelf is a huge ergonomic improvement. I'm thinking about putting one of these grips on my 308 DMR. View Quote |
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