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<blockquote data-quote="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA)" data-source="post: 1122660" data-attributes="member: 81139"><p>Well.... got my RPR 308 a couple of weeks ago... and the 6.5 finally came in today. I really wanted the 6.5, but after getting out to the range a couple of times with the 308, I am so happy with it... that I actually sold the 6.5 within 5 hours of buying it (I am not a wealthy man... and I don't really need both, [want yes... need no] so I decided to keep whichever didn't sell first). Man that 6.5 got all the love when I posted them both up for sale this afternoon. It's all good because I got an additional $290 above what I paid for the creedmoor.</p><p> </p><p>Now before you go thinking I'm evil.... keep in mind that I just spent $1428 on the 308... so instead of paying $368 over retail for my 308... by selling the creedmoor, I'm still $78 over what it would have cost me had I just waited. So all things considered.... he got a much better deal than had he gone to gunbroker and paid shipping, fll fees, and potentially cc fees. Plus.. the prices for 6.5s there are insane and I didn't squeeze the price point so that I didn't take a bit of a loss myself. He's happy and I'm happy, so it's all good.</p><p> </p><p>Now to why I really came to post. I absolutely love the RPR 308 but in all candor... it shot the standard factory winchester 150 and 180 gr pills like crap. I was a little shocked at how bad my groups where on my first outing. BUT... I finessed the once fired brass, neck turned, gave them the full treatment, tossed in some 215 Berger VLD hybrids, and I'm loving it. First batch yielded a few nice loads, but I found 2 groups that are .5gr apart which gave me .8x MOA shooting out to 200 yards. With a little tweaking, I'm fairly confident that I can get this gun shooting around .5 MOA.</p><p> </p><p>So for any of you guys shooting the 308 and having a tough time finding a factory load that works... you might consider working up a load yourself. When I find the best node... I'll post the results.</p><p>[ATTACH]52385[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Unofficial Gun Addict (UGA), post: 1122660, member: 81139"] Well.... got my RPR 308 a couple of weeks ago... and the 6.5 finally came in today. I really wanted the 6.5, but after getting out to the range a couple of times with the 308, I am so happy with it... that I actually sold the 6.5 within 5 hours of buying it (I am not a wealthy man... and I don't really need both, [want yes... need no] so I decided to keep whichever didn't sell first). Man that 6.5 got all the love when I posted them both up for sale this afternoon. It's all good because I got an additional $290 above what I paid for the creedmoor. Now before you go thinking I'm evil.... keep in mind that I just spent $1428 on the 308... so instead of paying $368 over retail for my 308... by selling the creedmoor, I'm still $78 over what it would have cost me had I just waited. So all things considered.... he got a much better deal than had he gone to gunbroker and paid shipping, fll fees, and potentially cc fees. Plus.. the prices for 6.5s there are insane and I didn't squeeze the price point so that I didn't take a bit of a loss myself. He's happy and I'm happy, so it's all good. Now to why I really came to post. I absolutely love the RPR 308 but in all candor... it shot the standard factory winchester 150 and 180 gr pills like crap. I was a little shocked at how bad my groups where on my first outing. BUT... I finessed the once fired brass, neck turned, gave them the full treatment, tossed in some 215 Berger VLD hybrids, and I'm loving it. First batch yielded a few nice loads, but I found 2 groups that are .5gr apart which gave me .8x MOA shooting out to 200 yards. With a little tweaking, I'm fairly confident that I can get this gun shooting around .5 MOA. So for any of you guys shooting the 308 and having a tough time finding a factory load that works... you might consider working up a load yourself. When I find the best node... I'll post the results. [ATTACH]52385.vB[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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