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Range report, Custom Encore 6.5x47L
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<blockquote data-quote="Robbin" data-source="post: 374846" data-attributes="member: 12246"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Custom shop Battling bucks Frame</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Trigger job by Stratton custom</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Match Grade Machine 28" .290 (neck turn) 6.5X47 Lapua</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">100 click adjustable Harmonic Balancer / Break </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hanger Bar by Stratton custom</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Red splatter Leupould VXL 6.5X20X56 Long Range Varmint Hunter Reticule</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Barrel was cut with my reamer from my Bench gun so I can shoot my BR custom</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">ammo in a hunting weight rifle. </span></span><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I put 30 rounds thru it, cleaning 3 times. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Using the same load I shoot in my bench gun, (140 Berger VLD, RL-17, 2850 fps) I back up to 200, changed my zero to 200 shot 4 groups but not under good conditions. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Despite the wind and the makeshift rest, I never broke over MOA except for one called pull. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The next day with good conditions, and my bipod and monopod, I backed up to 400 and got serious. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Even my fouler group was only .85 MOA, dialed up my Harmonic balancer 10 clicks for each group, noting the group size. They varied from .59 to .8. Two were identical at.59 so I dialed the ballacer back 15 clicks to fall directly between those. Fired 3, 3 shot 400 yard groups. They were . 47, .501 and .502. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">So with about 70 rounds down the tube, I'm shooting solid .5 MOA groups at 400 yards. My experience has been that new barrels continue to improve for about 200 to 300 rounds so I expect that when the barrel if fully broken in, it will be a consistent, .5 MOA or better performer. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Next really nice day we get, I'll take it to 800 and really see what it's made of.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Robbin</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbin, post: 374846, member: 12246"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Custom shop Battling bucks Frame[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Trigger job by Stratton custom[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Match Grade Machine 28" .290 (neck turn) 6.5X47 Lapua[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]100 click adjustable Harmonic Balancer / Break [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Hanger Bar by Stratton custom[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Red splatter Leupould VXL 6.5X20X56 Long Range Varmint Hunter Reticule[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Barrel was cut with my reamer from my Bench gun so I can shoot my BR custom[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]ammo in a hunting weight rifle. [/FONT][/SIZE][COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]I put 30 rounds thru it, cleaning 3 times. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]Using the same load I shoot in my bench gun, (140 Berger VLD, RL-17, 2850 fps) I back up to 200, changed my zero to 200 shot 4 groups but not under good conditions. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]Despite the wind and the makeshift rest, I never broke over MOA except for one called pull. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]The next day with good conditions, and my bipod and monopod, I backed up to 400 and got serious. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]Even my fouler group was only .85 MOA, dialed up my Harmonic balancer 10 clicks for each group, noting the group size. They varied from .59 to .8. Two were identical at.59 so I dialed the ballacer back 15 clicks to fall directly between those. Fired 3, 3 shot 400 yard groups. They were . 47, .501 and .502. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]So with about 70 rounds down the tube, I’m shooting solid .5 MOA groups at 400 yards. My experience has been that new barrels continue to improve for about 200 to 300 rounds so I expect that when the barrel if fully broken in, it will be a consistent, .5 MOA or better performer. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]Next really nice day we get, I’ll take it to 800 and really see what it’s made of.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]Robbin[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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