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Tikka 6.5 MAX
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<blockquote data-quote="welldone7" data-source="post: 2047616" data-attributes="member: 114894"><p>I have finally got my 6.5 MAX put together. It's a work in progress but I just wanted to share what I've done so far. I started with a 6.5 Creedmoor T3X. I bought my reamer, brass and reloading dies from Sherman Wildcats. My barrel is a Bartlein 7.5 twist Sendero. I installed a bolt handle from Anarchy Outdoors. I had a wooden ball that was left over from a Blaser R8 project and it really matches the wooden stock well. The magazine in a M+ Tikka that is for 30-06 length round. It holds 3 rounds and feeds perfectly without any modifications.I hope to upgrade the bottom metal and put a lighter weight spring in the trigger. I really think the Tikka trigger is good, just needs to be a little lighter.</p><p>I chambered the factory CM barrel first and whacked it to 16.5", threaded it for my 9" TBAC. I was just curious to see what the velocity would be with a VERY short barrel MAX. For now, I have left the Bartlein a full 28 1/2" OAL Just to see what the velocity is. I'll probably cut it later to 26".</p><p>I used H 1000 powder, CCI 200 primers, Berger 135 grain Classic Hunters.</p><p>16.5 factory barrel. 28.5" Bartlein 69 grains averaged 3245 fps</p><p>67 grains.......2641 fps</p><p>70 grains......2832 fps</p><p>I not so sure that it's OK to shoot this round that fast thru a 16.5" barrel with a suppressor. Any advice on that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welldone7, post: 2047616, member: 114894"] I have finally got my 6.5 MAX put together. It’s a work in progress but I just wanted to share what I’ve done so far. I started with a 6.5 Creedmoor T3X. I bought my reamer, brass and reloading dies from Sherman Wildcats. My barrel is a Bartlein 7.5 twist Sendero. I installed a bolt handle from Anarchy Outdoors. I had a wooden ball that was left over from a Blaser R8 project and it really matches the wooden stock well. The magazine in a M+ Tikka that is for 30-06 length round. It holds 3 rounds and feeds perfectly without any modifications.I hope to upgrade the bottom metal and put a lighter weight spring in the trigger. I really think the Tikka trigger is good, just needs to be a little lighter. I chambered the factory CM barrel first and whacked it to 16.5”, threaded it for my 9” TBAC. I was just curious to see what the velocity would be with a VERY short barrel MAX. For now, I have left the Bartlein a full 28 1/2” OAL Just to see what the velocity is. I’ll probably cut it later to 26”. I used H 1000 powder, CCI 200 primers, Berger 135 grain Classic Hunters. 16.5 factory barrel. 28.5” Bartlein 69 grains averaged 3245 fps 67 grains.......2641 fps 70 grains......2832 fps I not so sure that it’s OK to shoot this round that fast thru a 16.5” barrel with a suppressor. Any advice on that? [/QUOTE]
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