Gold bar in a trash bag - Ruger Predator 6.5 Creedmoor

[akmewon]

theres one on gunbroker for 350 right now

 

[BiggerHammer]

I had some time to hit the range again this morning. I dug around in the reloading room and found some 120gr Lapua Scenar's and some 143gr ELD'X'. I loaded the Scenar's with Varget and the ELD-X with H4350. I started with a super clean bore and the 120 Scenar's, the target with the three groups. I fired the right group first with a cold clean bore, I immediately shot the the center group, then I attached the Magnetto speed to the barrel and fired the left group. The attached Magnetto speed did change the point of impact a little. The Magnetto speed gave me a Velocity of 2860 fps.

So I removed the Magnetto speed and dialed what I felt would be the right dope for elevation at 200 yards. I then set 3 shots at the 200 yard line which grouped at .874 for the three shots. I then let the barrel cool, dialed back to my 100 -0- and fired three of the 143gr ELDX/ H4350 loads, that three shot group measured .562.

 

[P7M13]

Bravo! Ugly is beautiful.

 

[RatherDashing]

I tried to buy one of these last year, but couldn't find it anywhere. Picked up a T/C .308 instead.

 

[BiggerHammer]

Walked into the same shop I purchased mine from today and they had ten or so that were just delivered stacked up. $379.00 each.

 

[Stangler]

I picked up one last Aug and was hitting milk jugs at 1013 yards wihtin a few days with factory 143 grain Hornady ammo. These things are amazing.

 

[partsed]

Very cool rifle. I am jealous......

 

[BiggerHammer]

Here are a few loads that have worked well in my Ruger Predator 6.5 Creedmoor.

Top row 100 yards
Middle row 200 yards
Bottom row 300 yards

 

[BiggerHammer]

A friend shot his 6.5 Predator today while working up a load using the 140gr A-Max'and RL-17. This is one of his 300 yard groups.

 

[BiggerHammer]

I squeezed this group out at 200 yards today with a nasty cross wind.

 

[BiggerHammer]

Did a little shooting at 300 yards today.

 

[BiggerHammer]

I found a guy to spin a muzzle brake to my barrel diameter. He had it to me in three days! I wanted to see if it would shoot before I had the brake cerakoted armorer black.

I still had the scope set on my 200 yard zero so I spun the muzzle brake on and fired 3 shots at 200 yards with the 140 A-Max's. Smoker group and it really reduced the recoil well. Dropped the muzzle brake off with my Cerakote guy on the way home and picked up some AR parts he had done for me in my "Terminal Grey". So I guess I build another 6.5 Grendel this evening.

 

[Member 5605]

Ruger American series have their pros.. now if they would just fix the magazines and make extended ones....

They did it right when they went with cold hammer forged barrels and I don't (or haven't seen yet) a legitimate review where one didn't shoot well.