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Offline bkoenig

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Gotta brag a little
« on: July 08, 2011, 07:37:27 PM »
I think my 6.8 SBR is showing promise.  I haven't shot it much yet other than getting it running correctly, so tonight I took a few different handloads to the range and tried it out.  The groups tightened up as the loads got hotter, culminating with this group:



Now, this was only at 50 yards, but I'm pretty impressed considering this was shot with flip up iron sights, shooting into the sun.  I was having trouble seeing the target with the sun in my eyes, so I have a feeling the low flyer is shooter error.  Plus, the sight radius on a 12.5" barrel doesn't leave much room for error.  I have a 1.5-5 scope that I need to get mounted on this thing so I can see what it can really do.

By the way, muzzle blast from a 12.5" 6.8 SPC at max loads is brutal.  :o  After the first couple of shots I doubled up on the hearing protection.
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Re: Gotta brag a little
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2011, 07:52:51 PM »
What kind of velocity are you getting out of the shorty, bk?
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Re: Gotta brag a little
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2011, 08:44:56 PM »
I'm not sure, I don't have a chronograph.  I need to stop buying guns and pick one up....

I've read of other guys getting around 2600 fps with a 16" barrel with this same load.  The 12.5" loses about 140-150 fps from a 16", so I'm guessing somewhere in the neighborhood of 2450.  If I zero it at 200 yards it should be about 3" high at 100, so I think this should be a decent deer load. 
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Re: Gotta brag a little
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2011, 11:26:30 AM »
That's pretty sweet, bkoenig.

You ever make it over to ENGC? If so, I'd love to meet you there and check out your SBR.  ;D
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Re: Gotta brag a little
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2011, 11:40:58 AM »
I shoot 3 gun at ENGC but I'm not a member so I've never shot there otherwise.  Maybe I'll use the sbr sometime.  The extra recoil will make it a lot slower than my regular rifle but it would be fun to try.  I would need a brass catcher though.  This brass is too expensive to leave on the range.
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