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Geissele GFR Maritime Reconnaissance 6mm arc write up and review

My friend has a build with a Noveske 12.5 barrel. This is the AB numbers I ran off his velocity of 2369 fps with eld-m’s.

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Great info! I should have said out to 500y (about as far as I want to shoot a 556). Certainly better long range performance with the ARC, but I don't love the 1 MIL of drop from 800 to 850.

I will say that the idea behind my 14.7" is to compromise somewhere between the 11.5" and 18" which I think it will do well (and the 14.7" is probably what I'll end up keeping if I can get the lighter bullets to a speed to help me hold coyote fur to 300y)
 
finally got the gfr scoped properly to a more fitting optic and got it zeroed. Rifle hadn’t been shot since doing this review. Added the hux 6k as well and shot two 5 shot groups back to back. These weren’t cherry picked and were the only two I shot. Used 108 grn eld match. Maybe it’s just me but for a chrome lined barrel that’s pretty damn good to me.

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Impressive rifle. I will eventually try one of these out in 16 inch form if they continue to have good feedback. The main thing I am concerned about is the bolt life over the long run. @JohnDeereGuy1996 thanks for the info. How many rounds do you have on it now?
I’m only a little over 100 or so. Haven’t got to shoot much lately unfortunately.
 
Also these new rifles come with no magazine and the geissele mags are unobtanium now. So I have a 3k rifle with no magazine. Real nice geissele.
If a maritime reconnaissance is successful no shots are fired, so no magazine = no big deal.

-Stan
 
My mind is blown that on a $3650 they don't give you twist rate of the barrel. It's got to be at least 8T I'd hope. Also guessing the free bore & neck clearance is on the loose side you know for "duty". Those 80 VT's must be jumping a mile and apparently aren't happy about it.

The 80 VT's state 8T min, but 2750 isn't all that fast.

I'll be trying some hand loaded 80 VT's in a 22" 7T here shortly. The 62's shot great in a 7T Valkyrie.
Or at least 2 fkn mags
 
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