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  1. xphunter

    Best hunting caliber for barrel length 16.5-20"

    I can give you actual MV's for barrel lengths, that are accurate at 100 and downrange. These will primarily be 15.75, 17", and 18" barrel lengths, with both factory and reloads. With Aoudad in mind with a shorter barrel, I would lean toward the 6.5 PRC for a 6.5 caliber, especially if you want...
  2. xphunter

    Hunting/Competition Rifle Selection

    The 6.5 Creed will work for plains game of the size you are talking about and it will work fine for the PRS/NRL game as well. Encourage you to use a bonded bullet like the Accubond or bullets like the Barnes LRX or Hammer's for SA game. The PRC is going to give you more horsepower than the...
  3. xphunter

    Build a new precision bolt action rifle for whitetail hunting and bench shooting

    Have you thought about a recrown? You may have just got a sucky factory barrel. A friend had a Remington take-off (Sendero taper) in 308 Winchester. He chopped it to 15.75", and took some old 155 A-Max's and H-4895 powder, and the sucker shoots great out past 1K. Recoil is light with a Holland...
  4. xphunter

    22 Creedmoor vs 224 Valkarie

    22 Creed for the win...hands down. 22GT is a great choice as well
  5. xphunter

    The Dirty Thirty

    This is BCG 308 Winchester XP-100, using a Remington Take-Off 308 Winchester barrel chopped to 15.8" Holland's Radial Baffle Brake, Leupold Mark IV 4.5-15, McMillan stock, and a factory trigger. Video Below: Factory TAP with 168 A-Max. Reloads: 1x fired Hornady Match 308 Win brass, CCI...
  6. xphunter

    Hunting & Fishing My Muly Buck

    My new 7mm Dakota XP-100 finally drew blood earlier in the month on a management mule deer. Shot was under 200 yards, from a double kneeling position using Bog Gear with their now discontinued PSR Top. 175 ELD-X put the buck down in less than 40 yards from the shot (which has been kind of the...
  7. xphunter

    16-18 inch shorty rifles

    2863 and 2910 fps with 140's (two different loads). H-1000 with both 6.5 Leopard's
  8. xphunter

    16-18 inch shorty rifles

    One of my 6.5 WSM loads with the 130 Berger (18" barrel) is 3085 fps. Krieger 8T
  9. xphunter

    16-18 inch shorty rifles

    17" on the SAUM and 18" on both 6.5 WSM's. I will need to go check my MV's on the WSM's as I have shot both 130 Berger's and a variety of 140 class bullets. My load data is not here. Load room is not at my house.
  10. xphunter

    Cutting barrel to 16"-18" from 26" and twist rate for 6.5 Creedmore

    Sorry about that. Go with a 7.5 or 8T and have fun
  11. xphunter

    Cutting barrel to 16"-18" from 26" and twist rate for 6.5 Creedmore

    What twist rate is your 26" barrel? How accurate is it currently?
  12. xphunter

    16-18 inch shorty rifles

    I have 14-18 inch barrel set-ups in a lot of cartridges: 22 Creed, 6 Dasher, 6mm Long Dasher, 6x45, 6x47, 6x47 Lapua, 243 Winchester, 6XC, 6 Creed, 6.5x47 Lapua, 260 Remington, 6.5 Creed, 6.5-284, WSM, SAUM, 6.5-06, soon to be a 6.5 Nosler, 7-08, 284 Winchester, 7mm Rem Mag Improved, 7 SAUM, 7...
  13. xphunter

    6.5 "Shorty" Rifle build

    I run 15-18 inch barrel lengths all the time (in a variety of chamberings and calibers), and I easily shoot beyond 1k, and out to a mile+ at times. Choose the proper twist rate for the bullet(s) you want to use, have it built right and go have fun. E
  14. xphunter

    Thunder (7mm Dakota) is now ready for Elk

    Parker's dad sent me this video clip of his boy shooting Thunder. FYI-This the first time he shot this XP or any XP-100 (7mm Dakota)
  15. xphunter

    7mm twist rate?

    Most of my older 7mm's are 9T. I have one 8.5T Newer ones are 8T My 9T 7 SAUM handles the 162 A-Max fine, 9T 7 WSM handles the the 180 JLK's just fine. Running 9 T's in a couple 7 LRM's shooting Hybrids. 284 wIn 9T runs the 180 Hybrids just fine. New barrels will be 8.5T or faster for me though
  16. xphunter

    Cutting barrel to 16"-18" from 26" and twist rate for 6.5 Creedmore

    Choose the same twist rate you would for a longer length. What bullet(s) do you want to shoot? Been going with 7.5 lately myself in 6.5's with barrels from 15-18 inches Older barrels are 8T
  17. xphunter

    Short barrel in 6 mm or similar in 16”-!8”

    I have 14-18 inch barrel set-ups in a lot of cartridges: 22 Creed, 6 Dasher, 6mm Long Dasher, 6x45, 6x47, 6x47 Lapua, 243 Winchester, 6XC, 6 Creed, 6.5x47 Lapua, 260 Remington, 6.5 Creed, 6.5-284, WSM, SAUM, 6.5-06, soon to be a 6.5 Nosler, 7-08, 284 Winchester, 7mm Rem Mag Improved, 7 SAUM, 7...
  18. xphunter

    Thunder (7mm Dakota) is now ready for Elk

    Elk Season Opens October 1st, and this is my set-up for this year. After putting on a different set of rings, I did my first drop confirmation with the 7mm Dakota XP-100 last week, out to 1000 yards. 400 yards 500 yards 750 yards 1000 yards Reloader 33, CCI Large Rifle BR primer, 175 grain...
  19. xphunter

    Rifle Scopes Burris XTR II Rifle Scopes

    I use a number of different scope brands. I have sent back S&B, Burris, Leupold, Vortex, and Sightron (plus some other brands) back to have some type of repair work done. I still use and have confidence in all of these brands-A lot! Give Burris a call and let them know what happened-They are...
  20. xphunter

    Rifle Scopes Burris XTR II Rifle Scopes

    Welcome. That is all I know.
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