6.5 Creedmoor ammo question
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Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question
I think he wants to know what people using the gas guns prefer either the 120 or the 140 load from the factory...
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I think he wants to know what people using the gas guns prefer either the 120 or the 140 load from the factory...
DD
Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fastford</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you guys with the creedmoor gas guns using the 120 or 140 factory Hornady amax load? </div></div>
And what barrel length are you using?
I just PM George Garner about building a barrel chambered in 6.5CM for a AR-10.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fastford</div><div class="ubbcode-body">you guys with the creedmoor gas guns using the 120 or 140 factory Hornady amax load? </div></div>
And what barrel length are you using?
I just PM George Garner about building a barrel chambered in 6.5CM for a AR-10.
Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question
I'm using the AMAX 140 grain in my 24" DPMS 6.5 CM. Reasons for the choice was twofold. First on paper it has slightly better downrange energy, a little longer supersonic range, and a little less wind deflection though not as flat of trajectory (at least to 1000 yards) as the 120s.
The second and more important reason is that right after I bought the rifle I found a case of 140 Hornady ammo at a gunshow a little cheaper than the factory list price and nothing else anywhere in stock, not even mail order. I'm satisfied with the 140's performance, though I haven't shot anything else to compare it to.
I'm using the AMAX 140 grain in my 24" DPMS 6.5 CM. Reasons for the choice was twofold. First on paper it has slightly better downrange energy, a little longer supersonic range, and a little less wind deflection though not as flat of trajectory (at least to 1000 yards) as the 120s.
The second and more important reason is that right after I bought the rifle I found a case of 140 Hornady ammo at a gunshow a little cheaper than the factory list price and nothing else anywhere in stock, not even mail order. I'm satisfied with the 140's performance, though I haven't shot anything else to compare it to.
Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question
Mine seems to like the 140 grain A-max loads slightly better than the 120's. So does my dads. Both are 24 inch.
Mine seems to like the 140 grain A-max loads slightly better than the 120's. So does my dads. Both are 24 inch.
Re: 6.5 Creedmoor ammo question
My POF likes both, groups about the same, but I choose the 120's because I'm pushing them at 2830fps out of the 20" barrel and the 140's were about 2600fps.
My POF likes both, groups about the same, but I choose the 120's because I'm pushing them at 2830fps out of the 20" barrel and the 140's were about 2600fps.
