iH8DemLibz
When All Else Fails.
They ARE great rifles.
My 300 with a 3-9 scope and a Harris BR bipod comes in at 8 pounds 4 ounces.
If you want to lose your scope, try the Nikon P223 in fixed 3x32. Compact and very clear.
Any Hunting AR setups here?
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They ARE great rifles.
My 300 with a 3-9 scope and a Harris BR bipod comes in at 8 pounds 4 ounces.
If you want to lose your scope, try the Nikon P223 in fixed 3x32. Compact and very clear.
Merlin593
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CrazySanMan
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I just got a few stripped lowers and I am planning on building one to be a long range coyote / prairie dog / marmot rifle in .223/5.56. I've never built an AR before. I'll be using a 20"+ barrel with a 1:7 or 1:8 twist and a big scope (at least 4-9x). What would be the best kind of trigger to use for this setup? Any other parts that I should pay attention to?
94hokie
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I use a 6.5 Grendel for deer. It's a 18'' Alexander Arms upper with an Engage lower with a Geissele SSA-E trigger. I use Alexander Arms 120g Barnes TSX Ammunition, and next year once it's finally out of jail it will have a Thunderbeast 6.5 Ultra 9 on it
BenL
John Galt Speaking.
I have a 50 Beowulf set up for pigs.
DJones2987
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Glad to see I'm not as crazy as the locals think for wanting to hunt with an AR lol. I think my 6.8 SPC will do just fine here in MD.
Augie
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Yingpin
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dreadpirate
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Biggfoot44
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What I've always wanted is a 6x45 . 15 or so yr ago Oly Arms tried to promote it in a small way, but it didn't take off . At present, it seems to have pretty much disappeared except for pure custom bbls chambered from blanks. ( If anyone knows of a production or semi-production medium priced 6x45 bbl, I'd be up for one in a cpl months.)
About now everyone is asking themselves WHY ? Because I think 85gr soft point at aprox 2700fps is a good thing, and useful compromise of muzzle energy and trajectory.
About now everyone is asking themselves WHY ? Because I think 85gr soft point at aprox 2700fps is a good thing, and useful compromise of muzzle energy and trajectory.
DJones2987
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Why not 6.8 SPC? A 90g bullet can be pushed to 2800-2900fps.
DaemonAssassin
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Because we are buddies, I'll help you out.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/6...-hbar-contour-1-in-8-twist-20-stainless-steel
Email WOA and ask if they will help you out.
https://www.whiteoakarmament.com/
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?49562-6x45-Barrel-makers
BHW is now having the parent company do all the work, so it is a PITA to deal with on the web, but I found a direct link to BHW barrels in 6x45 for you.
http://columbiariverarms.com/ready-to-ship/
Mike3888
Mike3888
I did a 6x45 a few years back with a 20 inch blackhole barrel with target crown,
don't think you would be disappointed in any barrel you get. Good luck
Biggfoot44
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As with so many things, there is a slippery slope for "better cartridges" , up to the point of a coin toss between .458 SCOM and .50 Beo. If I were speaking of mid bore ctg , using different parent case and bolt heads, my initial reaction would be for 6.5 Grendel.
I will say the 6x45 is a very interesting ctg way before its time, and if it had the popularity it should have had, the 6.8 wouldn't exist, as the percieved niche would have been filled.
The 6x45 uses full length .223 brass, with necked up as only change. This inherently requires bullets of s certain length. Above 85gr or so, that translates to needing blunt profile. But, at least by my druthers, 85gr is the sweet spot.
The good news is that it is optimized for supersonic performance. The bad news is that it is optimized for supersonic performance. Rifle supressors weren't a big thing circa 1965.
And with the refrence to back in the day ;
It had a degree of popularity for large varmits, preditors, and as lite deer ctg since about a week after Remington introduced the civillian.223Rem. And from mid '60s to early '70s had some sucuess in Benchrest.
I was aware of many of those bbl sources. But since the AR panic before the recent AR panic, the 6x45 chambering would be still listed, but never actually available.
I'm in the midst of several unexpected expenses, but by spring, 6x45 will be on short list.
Footnote - The cartridge case of the 6mmTCU is essentially the 6x45 with the shoulder blown out and forewards. But being primarily used in single shots, is loaded with long, heavy bullets.
I will say the 6x45 is a very interesting ctg way before its time, and if it had the popularity it should have had, the 6.8 wouldn't exist, as the percieved niche would have been filled.
The 6x45 uses full length .223 brass, with necked up as only change. This inherently requires bullets of s certain length. Above 85gr or so, that translates to needing blunt profile. But, at least by my druthers, 85gr is the sweet spot.
The good news is that it is optimized for supersonic performance. The bad news is that it is optimized for supersonic performance. Rifle supressors weren't a big thing circa 1965.
And with the refrence to back in the day ;
It had a degree of popularity for large varmits, preditors, and as lite deer ctg since about a week after Remington introduced the civillian.223Rem. And from mid '60s to early '70s had some sucuess in Benchrest.
I was aware of many of those bbl sources. But since the AR panic before the recent AR panic, the 6x45 chambering would be still listed, but never actually available.
I'm in the midst of several unexpected expenses, but by spring, 6x45 will be on short list.
Footnote - The cartridge case of the 6mmTCU is essentially the 6x45 with the shoulder blown out and forewards. But being primarily used in single shots, is loaded with long, heavy bullets.
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