6.5 creedmoor build

[dhamby]

Well finally getting my last few parts to get my first actual build done. Been into longer rangel precision shooting for the last few years and have been progressing as well as my rifle. I've been shooting a factory barreled Remington 700 sps varmint in .308. While it has been a great shooting g rifle I would like to start focusing on stretching it out and decided now is as good of time as any to finally do the build I have been wanting to do for some time now.

This was essentially my starting point


After many changes and throughout my learning experiences is was led to here


At that point it was a solid 1/2 to 3/4 moa rifle with my loads using varget and 168 amax.

Here is the final build specs:
Rem 700 action
Bartlein 8 twist rem varmint contour finished at 26"
PTG lug
APA LB gen2 brake
Timney 510 trigger
EGW bolt know
EGW hd 20 moa base
Seekins rings
Vortex razor HD Gen 1 5-20
Mcree G5 folder chassis
Ergo tactical deluxe grip
Harris s-bipod

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Can't wait to see how it turns out!! And then I can't wait to go shooting with you and whoop up on ya with my piddly little 308

 

[avboiler11]

Whacha doing with that Medalist stock since you're getting a G5?

 

[dhamby]

Can't wait to see how it turns out!! And then I can't wait to go shooting with you and whoop up on ya with my piddly little 308

Sounds like a plan!

Whacha doing with that Medalist stock since you're getting a G5?

Stock is already sold.

 

[dhamby]

Barrel showed up yesterday. Brake should be here tomorrow and lug on Monday. After that it will be headed to be put together.


And had to at least put the factory barreled action into the McRee.

 

[dhamby]

Well finally got the brake and recoil lug in.

 

[dhamby]

Well I picked up the rifle yesterday. Very pleased with the work but have not shot it yet. Will be loading up some rounds to "break the barrel in" and get some copper fouling then will start working up a load. Hope to get this out next week when temps get back up around 40.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Man that thing is sweet! Don't ever sell it

 

[dhamby]

Man that thing is sweet! Don't ever sell it

Thanks man. I have no plans to let this one go!

 

[dhamby]

Well I only have a small update. I believe I've got a load worked up but may still play with seating depth some. Once I'm completely satisfied I'll get some rounds loaded up and verify zero and get some groups. So far this things shoots great and had less felt recoil than my 16 inch AR, I'm sold on this cartridge.

Some pics from the last range trip.

 

[dhamby]

Well a couple updates, this thing is a dang laser and simply a joy to shoot. Load development has been done, settled on 42.6 gr H4350, CCI 200 primer, hornady brass, 142 smk, set .010 off the lands. According to my magnetospeed speed I am getting 2795 fps with a SD of 5.8 and ES at 14 so all is good there. Had a chance yesterday to shoot out to 1000 yards and found out the magnetospeed was reading a little slow. According to my AB app and the drops at 600 and 1k I'm getting 2825 fps.

Unfortunately the only pic I got was my buddy shooting my rifle but he did get a video of me taking a shot at 1k

https://www.instagram.com/p/BC1bBQJM7I9/

 

[avboiler11]

Awesome rifle and a very familiar load recipe.

When my Creed was 26", my load was a 140gr HPBT over 42.5gr H4350, Hornady brass and CCI-200 and the MagV2 showed 2823, verified by dope. Did load workup again after chopping it back to 18" and settled on the exact same load, which goes 2640 per MagV2 and dope.

 

[sgreen3]

That's one slick rig dhamby! I'm so ready to start a 6.5CM build, but cant stop buying AR stuff long enough to start it

 

[dhamby]

Awesome rifle and a very familiar load recipe.

When my Creed was 26", my load was a 140gr HPBT over 42.5gr H4350, Hornady brass and CCI-200 and the MagV2 showed 2823, verified by dope. Did load workup again after chopping it back to 18" and settled on the exact same load, which goes 2640 per MagV2 and dope.

Thanks. Yeah your load data seems pretty spot on.

That's one slick rig dhamby! I'm so ready to start a 6.5CM build, but cant stop buying AR stuff long enough to start it

Thank you. You know you could always build a large frame AR in 6.5 cm. Lol

 

[Psode27]

That thing looks freaking sweet. I hope one day to get into that round. That magnetospeed setup looks pretty sweet too... I'm just setting up a reloader (it was my winter project that never happened) and that looks like it'd be pretty helpful.

 

[kylew765]

I love my 6.5 its not as fancy as your just a ruger preditor just order the MDT stock but it shoot 1/4 moa at 100 with 100gr amax and cfe223 powder.