6mm AR-P sow

[DaveABQ]

Took this sow with my 6mm AR-P, which is a 6.5 Grendel necked down to 6mm. Shot was from 120 yards with a 95gr Berger. She was pregnant so took out a future family of land destroyers:

 

[TEXASLAWMAN]

Looks like it did a number on her.

 

[Ratdog68]

Nice wound there. Congrats on a fine shot Dave.

 

[Brian Shaffer]

You get bonus points for sows, Dave!

 

[Ratdog68]

Dave, hold out for some of Brian's home made cookies. LOL

 

[FrankT]

Dave, good going, great shot!!

 

[Shooter]

Great shot. Must be one fast 6mm if it is a necked down 6.5

 

[Chopperdrvr]

Nice shot Dave, and good eating.

 

[Itsazonik]

Good shooting, I am just starting to piece my 6mm together. Should be interesting. Mine is the 6mm brx though

 

[DaveABQ]

Good shooting, I am just starting to piece my 6mm together. Should be interesting. Mine is the 6mm brx though

yep I have the BRX also, just didn't take it along for this trip, I usually take out 3 guns, so this trip it was the 6mm AR-P, 458 SOCOM and .223 Wylde. I may have to take the BRX on the next trip.

 

[Itsazonik]

I need to finish mine and get dies for it

 

[Afalex1]

It left a pretty big exit. I like it. Good work.

 

[DaveABQ]

I need to finish mine and get dies for it

I was doing the .100" off the base with 6BR Norma dies, then I got hold of AR-X Enterprises and got the bushing sizing die from them, they didn't have the seater in stock:

http://www.6mmar.com/6mmBRX.php

 

[Itsazonik]

I thought of doing it that way but for consistency I figured I Would just break down and order the die set. In the end I figure it would be worth it. Then of corse I need brass and bullets and off to testing

 

[histopicker]

Dave, what's your load, I have a 6mmAR-P also.

 

[DaveABQ]

Dave, what's your load, I have a 6mmAR-P also.

32gr CFE223, OAL=2.20", CCI450 Primer, 95gr Berger Classic Hunter

 

[histopicker]

32gr CFE223, OAL=2.20", CCI450 Primer, 95gr Berger Classic Hunter

Awesome!! Thanks Dave. Is this load a touch on the warm side?

 

[DaveABQ]

no, it still isn't close max pressure....I was actually working on loads and hadn't finished but wanted to take it to the lease with me, so I took the most accurate load, which happened to be the max I had loaded so far and loaded 30 rounds up and took with me....But they are getting close to being compressed, which isn't a problem just as long as you aren't crunching the powder when seating the bullet

CFE223 seems to be a great powder for 95's, I will get to the range again soon hopefully and keep developing, I had loaded 31.0, 31.5 and 32.0 when I shot that group, the others were pretty good also

still waiting on some 95 SMK's to come in, but I think I'm going to try some 85gr TSX's or 80gr TTSX's, I think those would be awesome for hogs and deer

 

[histopicker]

So far I have loaded 95gr berger vld's with 28gr of H-4895, This load will eject the empty brass but is short stroking. I have no CFE223 to try. I might have to try AA2200.

 

[DaveABQ]

H4895 should be a good powder, I'm surprised you are short stroking at 28gr, but you can go up from there. Where you getting any pressure signs? I know Harrison loaded up to 28.5gr with H4895.

CFE223 was a pain to get, one day it showed up at Natchez, only 1lb bottles, but I ordered 8 of them and paid the extra $ rather than waiting on an 8lb jug.

I don't think 2200 will work, way too fast, its about the same as Reloader 7