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Short .223 Bolt Gun & N133

I've been searching pretty hard to see if there is load data out there for N133 & 75 ELD's (and 62 ELD-VT's) and for whatever I have not been able to find any. I know the 62 ELD-VT is a pretty new bullet but the 75's have been around for awhile. I have not been able to get my hands on 8208 or 4895. Ramshot Tac yielded some pretty huge spreads (ES's around 100 & SD's in the 40's) in Velocity but decent groups (around 1 MOA). I was able to get my hands on some VV N133 and tried to use some data I found with Benchmark powder to get started.

I will preface this with the fact that I am running an 18" - 7 Twist Proof Barrel chambered for the 75 ELD to be about .020 off the lands at 2.550 COAL.

I shot the 62 ELD-VT at a COAL of 2.517 (seated so the Boat-Tail sits at the Neck-Shoulder Junction)

5 Shot Groups

22.0 Gr. N133 AVG. Vel. - 2750 FPS (No Pressure)
22.5 Gr. " " - 2805 FPS (No Pressure)
23.0 Gr. " " - 2870 FPS (No Pressure)

None of these Yielded anything great, 22.5 gave me just inside a 1 MOA group. I chalked that up to possibly be jumping them way too far on account of my chamber being cut for the 75's.

The 75's yielded me some better results.

75 ELDM - COAL of 2.550 - 10 Round Groups

21.8 Gr. N133 AVG. Vel. - 2650 FPS (No Pressure)
22.0 " " - 2670 FPS (No Pressure)
22.2 " " - 2700 FPS (No Pressure - Best Group 3/4 MOA or better)
22.4 " " - 2730 FPS (No Pressure)

I am going to turn up the charge with the 75 ELD's to see where I find pressure and will update once I do.

All groups shot with N133 gave me what I consider to be acceptable SD's considering this cartridge and the purpose of the rifle.

If anyone has an experience with N133 and 75 ELDS in a Bolt Rifle any information would be appreciated.

Who Makes the Best Switch Barrel Rifle?

I've been really been enjoying my HTI's ability to quickly and easily swap barrels while retaining zero - without having to fuck with vices or big torque wrenches. Huge QoL improvement (for lazy people like myself). What other rifles or actions have the same level of ease and repeatability / return to zero capability when swapping barrels? I've heard the AI lineup (like the AXSR), Terminus Zeus action, and maybe the Cadex Kraken (which they claim is more repeatable but needs a larger tool) are all in that same league, am I missing any other stand out options? Are any significantly better at retaining zero between barrel swaps than the others?

SOLD Zero Compromise (ZCO) 840, TREMOR5

Zero Compromise (ZCO) 840, TREMOR5, Black, 15Mil Locking Turret - $3450

(Some minor marks on body, see pics, works perfectly, glass in excellent condition)

Spuhr SP-6002: 36mm Picatinny 0 MOA - 1.5" (Mounted once but never fielded, Like New) - $240

Spuhr SP-6001: 36mm Picatinny Mount 0 MOA - 1.18" (Used, minimal wear) - $225

Tenebraex ARD for ZCO, 56mm - $50

MKM Black ARD, 56mm for ZCO, $25

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ZEV Wedge Lock Handguard

ZEV 14 5/8" Wedge Lock Handguard


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The US patent for the wedge lock mechanism employed in the ZEV Wedge Lock Handguard states that it was invented by Michael Miller and James Reid. The patent was originally granted to Mega Arms and has more recently been transferred to ZEV Technologies.


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The wedge lock mechanism that secures the ZEV M-LOK handguard to the ZEV barrel nut is a simple, yet elegant approach to fastening a handguard to an upper receiver. Speaking of the barrel nut, the ZEV barrel nut is a hefty 3.6 ounces of finely machined stainless steel. The ZEV handguard comes with a custom barrel nut wrench.


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The ZEV wedge lock assembly sits in a bottom lip of the ZEV handguard. The slim design of the wedge lock assembly allows for a sleek, streamlined handguard profile when compared to some of the more bulbous designs on the market.


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The wedge lock assembly consists of a top wedge and a bottom wedge with a Torx bolt sandwiched in between them.


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The top of the top wedge has a concave shape that perfectly matches the curvature of the barrel nut. The top wedge and the bottom wedge are mated at an angle such that when the Torx bolt is tightened, the top wedge is pulled rearward and upward wedging itself between the barrel nut and the bottom wedge and handguard forming an extremely solid lock-up.


The top wedge prior to being tightened . . .

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. . . and after being tightened . . .

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The ZEV Wedge Lock handguard used for this build is the 14 5/8” version and it’s manufactured from 6061 aluminum. The handguard, barrel nut and mounting hardware have a combined weight of 15.5 ounces.

The ZEV handguard has an indexing/anti-rotation pin at the 12 o’clock position. The hole in the ZEV handguard has an interference fit with the anti-rotation pin and mates precisely with the anti-rotation hole in an SOLGW upper receiver. The ZEV handguard also employs two anti-movement set screws at approximately the 04:00 and 07:00 positions.


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The installed ZEV Wedge Lock handguard had zero degrees of rotation referenced to the picatinny rail of the upper receiver.


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When selecting a gas-block to use with an M-LOK hand-guard, you’ll want to pay particular attention to the inside diameter of the hand-guard and the outside dimensions of the gas block. You don’t want to make the amateur mistake of installing a MK12 gas block under an M-LOK hand-guard that doesn’t have appropriate clearance for that gas-block. I used a V Seven Weapons Systems 17-4 PH stainless steel, set-screw, low-profile gas-block with an IonBond finish with the ZEV wedge lock handguard.

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Variation in seating depth

What could be the possible reasons for the variations in CBOL (ogive) length.
Considering that the total case length is the same, the projectile base to ogive length has been sorted to be the same, but yet after seating the bullet, there's variations in base to ogive length from cartridge to cartridge.

Using a Lee turrent press as single stage, but I do ensure that the cases are going as up in the die as possible, to remove any wiggle room there.

Thank you

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