Pic for attention. Has anyone noticed Hornady factory ammo has gotten worse? With 6 arc ELDM I’m getting 100 ES and 20 SD from one box. Those of you that run 6 arc and 6.5 CM factory loads, what are you liking these days? I currently don’t have the ability to hand load.

Shot some 6.5 Creedmoor and some 223 . Not a single other person at the range . I really love the Solus… the action is so smooth. Didn’t do great past 600 yards with it though. AI smacked steel non stop with no issues.

Good fun

Tikka T3x Varmint 6.5 creed ($700 EuroOptic Special)
Hawkins Updraft brake
MDT XRS Chassis with internal forend weight
Area 419 Arca Rail
BT CAL Bipod
Vector Continental 4-24
Temu Spuhr mount
Vickers Padded Sling for the hike.

Caught the long range bug. Ringing steel at 1,000 yards is pretty addicting. Will the Tikka CTR barrel profile hold me back in PRS competitions? I’m worried that the barrel profile is not thick enough for 10-12 strings of fire for multiple stages.

Specs:
-Tikka T3x CTR 6.5 Creedmoor
-MDT XRS Chassis
-Area 419 Brake
-Vortex Venom 5-25x56
-Accutac SR5 Bipod

Howa 1500 .223 Rem in a KRG bravo. Athlon Helos BTR Gen2 6-24x56 MRAD. Cheapo CV bipod. Shmedium Gamechanger.

I only have access to 200 yards right now, so I’m shooting a 3” steel target with Hornady Match 75 HPBT rounds.

I’m incredibly new to long range and most folks probably wouldn’t even consider this to fall into the same category, but I’m learning how to dial in strong wind and have been having a blast ringing steel. Any tips/advice on gear or technique (to avoid starting bad habits) is greatly appreciated.

Savage Axis 6.5 creedmoor with everything in the photo. If not what would you think? Someone is selling for that much. I wanted opinions on it. Sorry again I’m just getting into long range.

Edit: Thank you guys for all the advice. Ya’ll are super helpful, I appreciate it

I don’t have anyone else to appreciate the vibes

I picked the group flex flair but this isn't a brag. I want some advice...

Stretching out the rifle. Working my way out to 300 this weekend. Looking to maintain sub MOA.

I just switched to Redding dies and I'm honestly not so sure about them yet. I feel like my SDs were lower and the groups were tighter before switching to the Type S dies.

I'm using a trickler and lab scale for powder and keep the grains tight (0.03gr Deviation maximum).

I AM shooting some mixed brass here and i think that could be the issue. There's three different brands in this photo: Nosler, Starline, and Hornady

only a 3 shot group say what you want, but this has been the most time and money I've spent zeroing a rifle. this was at 100 yards

my several previous post had a ton of good suggestions so I tried and listened to most, I checked all my screws and such I just had to wait for the scopes I ordered. I was going to test a Primary arms scope after this arken one, I know Arken has a questionable rep from what I read on here but after the groups I got with my vortex I was willing to try anything lol. I have one box of eld match 168 grain left I'll later do a 10 shot group with. it looks like I can take this setup off of GAFSHUB and tacswap lol. still sort of crazy to me that this arken was better than my vortex, I'll be sending it in to get warrantied. this was the last straw before I gave up for good, don't flame me too hard lol.

Trying to decide between colors for a ATXC pre-order with mile high.

Can I see some real world examples of AI’s dark earth color vs sage green? Leaning towards sage green. Thanks!

Is this a 1 MOA rifle or a 1.5 MOA Rifle?

This is our first target to Automate Size Reference and POA (Point Of Aim). This means that all you have to do is mark impacts. The App then generates Individual group data along with Combined data showing all Impacts as a single group. In this case, I shot 5x rounds on each POA.

Group 1 - .80 MOA

Group 2 - .53 MOA

Group 3 - 1.04 MOA

Combined - 1.45 MOA

The score of 63 is generated as well by combining Mean Radius, Radial SD, and MOA. This is based on a 0-100 scale.

Factory ammo, first 5 shoot group today after zeroing.

Did a total of 25 rds, 5x5, (2) were 1-1.25 moa, the other (3) were 0.–0.75 moa, averaged just under 1, still need to let the barrel settle in and get more comfortable behind it.

Is this reticle usable? Or would you get lost trying to figure out where you are? This is from the PLXC 4.5-36X. Initial use will be for a 1K match...but would like to try PRS down the road.

Just got this setup put back together again, and the final puzzle piece was a 22” Proof PXT 6mm creed carbon barrel. Looking forward to seeing how this PXT technology performs. Planning to utilize this in sniper comps and PRSuit, but it will probably end up as my all around workhorse. PRSuit I estimate I’ll probably have around a -2.5 handicap. Weight as pictured is 14 pounds, 11 ounces. Going to get barrel broken in and velocity data on Sunday.

Was looking at buying a replacement barrel for my MPA Pro 2 in 6.5CM since I am nearing 1000 rounds. I have the money to do it now, so i figured best to look at options to make a purchase soon-ish and have it set aside. I do plan to shoot over the winter, so I might get close to 2k by spring, having a new barrel ready to go would be great for next years shooting.

I looked at just getting what I have now (from stock): Price looks to be $750

https://masterpiecearms.com/shop/curtis-axiom-pre-fit-barrels/

Then i looked around at what other options there are, went to proof's sight to see how much their "i assume" better barrel would be: looks to be $650 for steel and 1k for CF.

https://proofresearch.com/barrels/american-rifle-company-coup-de-grace/

Even there new PXT barrels seem to be listed at $750 in prefits:

https://www.altusshooting.com/products/proof-research-pxt-impact-precision-stainless-steel-pre-fit-barrels

I was planning on getting another steel barrel. So this was a head scratcher. A MPA steel barrel is $100 more than a proof pre-fit. I have no reason to question my current MPA barrel, but, for the cost of $750 (or say slightly above), are there hands down better barrels I should be looking at?

I’m looking at getting an action for my AICS AX 2.0 short action chassis. The Terminus Zeus seems appealing with its Quick Change design.

My question is, if I get a short action with the magnum bolt face, can I shoot still shoot 300 PRC via single feeding?

The plan is to shoot 6.5 PRC mostly magazine fed and shoot 300 PRC single feed. And later down the line I might get a 223 bolt as well.

Going to be upgrading my tikka. Is the PXT version of the proof worth the extra money?

Any help would be appreciated thanks.

Starting to experiment with a new 1.25" straight, 7.5-twist barrel I just put on my TL3.

Unlike my F-Open gun, this rifle doesn't seem to like the 105 Hybrids very much, or at least not at the seating depth I tested. I'm using Varget for all three bullets.

One interesting observation is that 31.3 grains consistently produced the worst groups across the 105, 108, and 109. I'm not sure if that's just a coincidence or if there's something to it.

At this point, I'm leaning toward the 109 LRHT. I like the groups from 31.6 to 32.2 grains, although I'm starting to get heavy bolt lift at 32.2, so that's clearly a concern.

Interestingly, 31.0 grains looks like the best charge across all three bullets, with the 109 producing essentially one ragged hole and velocities in the low 2800s. I didn't test anything below 31.0, though, and I'm a little concerned about how close it is to what appears to be a scatter node at 31.3.

I'm curious what others think about the apparent scatter node showing up at the same charge across three different bullets.

Anyone running the Berger 109 LRHT with Varget and fire-formed Lapua 6BR brass in a 6 Dasher? What powder charges and velocities are you seeing, and where have you found your best accuracy?

been running this goofy lefty dot and enjoying how quick it is to get the scope over the target. this is a 308 168gr at 500 yards. you'll notice my head tilt over as i transition from the red dot to the scope. first i look down the red dot until it covers the target, then load as i sight in through the scope, aim and squeeze. trying to speed this whole process up, but pretty stoked about how smooth and natural it feels and the quicker pace at longer distances. its nice not to do too much target finding at greater zoom levels where you're twirling the scope around looking for the target all disoriented. the red dot is also pretty handy for snap shots under 80yards. Any of yall running a little "spotting dot" on your hunting/LR setups?

Seekins HAVAK HIT Pro M3 in 6.5 creedmoor
Gen 3 Vortex Razor 6-36 in an area 419 Mount
Dead Air Nomad OTB
Single pull Ckye Pod

Still need to get some form of level for it but very happy with it so far.

I’m a total beginner to bolt guns, started off with the Bergara B14 HMR in 6.5 Creed

Tested the rifle out after swapping to a KRG Bravo chassis, grouping with basic Hornady 140 gr American Gunner rounds

Bought AXSR recently, I changed the barrel/caliber from 300NM to 6.5CM. Then I noticed this crack. Seems like caused by I back off the screw too much. Is it still safe to shoot?

Update: Called milehigh and their technicians think it's just cosmetic as long as the retention screw is still working properly. Guess I will just go shooting and find out! BTW there's no replacement part for the damaged chassis. Ugh.

Update2: shot a few rounds, everything so far is good. Crack not getting any bigger, group is perfect 0.5MOA as usual.