My dream long range precision rig

[ChristianPatriot]

That is very nice.

What kind of MV can you push with a 24" barrel? And what MV do you dial back to so you preserve the throat life to more than 1K rounds?

Hornady 140gr ELD's are rated at 2710fps. I'm not too worried about throat life. I don't shoot a ton, and swapping out a barrel is cheap and easy compared to the cost of a couple thousand rounds.

 

[dhamby]

Ooooohhh, finally decided to got with the 6.5. Lol

You should be able to get around 2800 with those 140 ELDM's with handloads. Out of my 26" barrel I'm getting 2865 with them and 2837 with the 142 SMK's. And I would be surprised if I don't see at least 2k out of this barrel. Typical barrel life is 2500-2800.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I got a good deal on a used Athlon scope on Sniper'sHide. It's an Argos 6-24x50 MIL/MIL FFP. I'm excited to try it out.

 

[dhamby]

You'll definitely like it and should be a great fit for that rifle. Look forward to hearing about it.

I just sold my chassis and waiting on the KRG X-ray to show up probably early next week and mine will be back in operation.

If you do hand load for this and you have some 22-250 brass or .243 brass laying around it's easily converted to 6.5CM.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Glass and brake should show up today. Rifle tomorrow.

 

[patience0830]

^^^ Well that's awesome! Patience, do you know the finished weight?

ChristianPatriot, are you scrapping the old rifle, or just adding another to the stable? (Insert joke about selling dream rifle here.)

I do not. I'll ballpark it this weekend on the bathroom scale when I get home. It's too heavy for my postal or my powder scale.

Looking at a Silencerco Omega to hang on the end. Gonna try the Sims Rubber bbl donut on it next time out.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I do not. I'll ballpark it this weekend on the bathroom scale when I get home. It's too heavy for my postal or my powder scale.

Looking at a Silencerco Omega to hang on the end. Gonna try the Sims Rubber bbl donut on it next time out.

Is that the BA Stealth or some other chassis I'm not familiar with?

 

[dhamby]

Is that the BA Stealth or some other chassis I'm not familiar with?

MDT LSS chassis.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

MDT LSS chassis.

Mmm I think it's a Stealth. See the Savage stamp on the side?

 

[dhamby]

Mmm I think it's a Stealth. See the Savage stamp on the side?

I though you were just asking about the chassis. The Stealth is a model 10 with #8 scope base holes and bolted into a a MDT LSS chassis.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I though you were just asking about the chassis. The Stealth is a model 10 with #8 scope base holes and bolted into a a MDT LSS chassis.

Big negative ghost rider. It's a Drake Associates Hunter/Stalker chassis. It is loosely based on the MDT though, obviously.

 

[dhamby]

Big negative ghost rider. It's a Drake Associates Hunter/Stalker chassis. It is loosely based on the MDT though, obviously.

I stand corrected. Last I read when they were first coming out they were the MDT chassis.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

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[ChristianPatriot]

Having trouble hosting pics. Be patient.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Well it's all together. Hopefully I'll be able to show it to you fellas sometime

 

[ChristianPatriot]

 

[dhamby]

Very nice man. Will you be shooting factory ammo or hand loads?

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Just factory Hornady 140gr stuff for now.

 

[bulletsmith]

Very nice!

 

[Nitreoxide]

I've had great results with the winchester match . Creedmoor is a great round