Still can I have that one too
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Still can I have that one too
Should be here in a week to 10 days..
I have a big shout out to give @Wingman for selling me the zastava he built. Not only is it a pretty wee rifle, it shoots like a lazer and it doesn't weigh a tonne.
Will post pics of my next hunt with it as I was waaaay too busy shooting it to take pics :D
Ill join ya next time as I will no longer be working weekends.. its time for me to get out and get hill fit again.
I might even put you in front of a a deer with it. The reds are back out on that goat property we hunted down the road from me
[QUOTE=Wingman;1008235]More down time has me tinkering again.. I got thinking.. I run a 223 rem with a 69gr TMK at 3100fps, a .22 TCM with a 40gr Vmax at 3100 fps, a 6x45 with a 75gr Sierra HP at 3000fps, what might a 6mm TCM run with a 55gr Nosler BT?
My 6x47 rem will run a 55 gr at 3500 fps, don't think there is much difference, in case capacity between the 6x47 Remington and 6TCU. i had better accuracy with the 58gr v-max and 50fps slower.
Well the other week Wingman worked his magic on my work project
What he received was a lefthand Zastava with a so-so 223 barrel and an as-new 243 savage lightweight barrel,
What I got back was a 18.5" 6x45 :thumbsup:
This left me to give the stock a reshape to better suit me which led to this -
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After a balls up of some brass and a failed testing earlier in the week I received some solid advise from Wingman.
This led me to prep from scratch followed by a real test today leading to this final 4 shot group for the day at 75m (longest distance I could set up out of the wind).
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I think its a keeper.
Thanks Wingman
That stock came up nice!
That group should tighten up with a bit more velocity and a few more rounds to run the barrel in.
Im going to re-do my chamber with this new zero freebore reamer too, It will give a few more options for projectiles without the big jump from the short seating to fit the mag.
if that group tightened up any more it would grow a hyman (however you spell it) once again your work shows awesome results Wingman.
Thanks @Micky Duck I better make sure I only keep sharing what I want you to see then..
I had a play with my lego rifle today, re-cut the chamber with the new zero freebore reamer.
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Took it out with the favored 75gr Sierra HP loads which shoot around 3000fps and shot two 3 shot grouos and two 5 shot groups, it didnt disappoint.
There was a light wind and it was the first time Ive shot groups on paper since March but they were all under 1/2MOA with one at 1/4MOA.
It will be interesting to see if I can get some of the other projectiles in the 70-85gr weight range to shoot better than they did with the longer jump to lands.
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yeah nah...thats not clicked together like lego.its been made with care and attention to detail.... and the plywood stock looks great too....
keep up the great work.
Well I just got my 6x45 back from Gunworks so here's another shoutout for such a fine job!
My 6x45 has a rather shiny barrel to it and on a sunny day you really do need to wear sunglasses because of the shine on the barrel.
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So I've been humming and harring about it and finally sent it off to Gunworks for a Jenny Craig weight loss with some fluting and getting rid of the 'super bling' with a good old sand blast to dull that barrel!
I'm stoked with the turn around and I'm super stoked with the work done!!!
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I did weigh the rifle before it left for Gunworks but in all honesty I don't trust those scales and I suppose anyone going on a weight loss program would say those scales are lying!
What i do know is the rifle is noticeably lighter but also better balanced both when carrying in your hands and shouldering to use.
Looking good there Seventenths :thumbsup:
Very sexy @Seventenths just what it needed [emoji106]
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@Seventenths That looks great mate!
What loads did you end up running? Ive just loaded some different projectiles today to test in mine
75 gr Sierras with 25 gr AR2206H
I'm loading up a few more tomorrow :thumbsup:
@Seventenths Im guessing that sexy scope doesnt have any letters before its serial number???? eg its made before 1974 just like mine LOL. lovely looking rifle.
Hypothetically speaking, if someone wanted to rechamber a .223 Model 7, what 6mm barrel could they start with? would a 243 have enough meat to be cut back and rechambered or do you have to go new barrel from the likes of gun works?
@Seventenths Seems like a mild load?
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Depends on the .243 barrels knox profile/length.
The Rem Mod 7 has a 1-1/6" tenon thread and needs to be about another 1/4" larger than that for the shoulder to pull up on the recoil lug.
Ive cut down quite a few .243win barrels for 6x45s but most for smaller tenon threads such as Sako, CZ and Zastavas
Ok, thank you, Might be better for me just to price up a new barrel.. any ideas on costing roughtly?
@ Timmay it might seem a mild load and probably is but I have the projectiles seated out as far as I could so I am limited with the L461 action.
I have tried 25.5 gr AR2206H but it’s a compressed load with pressure signs very apparent, accuracy the same but I’d rather stay on the side of caution.
I don’t have quickload but if you run the figures for AR2206H what is the optimum powder load?
Also what powder does quickload recommend for the 6x45?
As for a barrel... PM Wingman for some very sound advice!!! :)
@Seventenths Give me your OAL of the load mate I'll run a figure that matches that for you as increasing the OAL will DECREASE the pressure and fps generally speaking :)
25gr of 2206H is the listed starting load for the 6x45 with 27gr being the max load.
Im showing primer craters in mine with 26.5gr of 2206H and the 75gr but my barrel is a 1-14" slow twist and has a COAL of 59mm.
The Sako and Zastavas are limited to a COAL of about 46-47mm and have the faster 1-10 and 1-9 twist so will show pressure much sooner.
H355 is probably a better powder for that situation as it is less bulky.
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Yeah, loads are going to be designed around mag and action length for all the mini actions. A model 7 is a larger action so you should be able to take advantage of the extra length.
Alternative projectiles which might interest 6x45 users arrived today - Targex 70gr flat base, hollow point.
Length
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Comparison to 85gr Sierra
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Those Targex look the bizzo for my 1-14" twist.. I wonder if the jackets are as thick as the 75gr Sierra HPs.
My barrel really likes the 75gr Sierra HP and the 70gr Nosler Varmageddon.
The Noslers have to be seated a bit deeper due to the polymer tip and longer ogive but with 26.5gr of 2206H they are pretty racy and flat at 3100fps.
I need to retest them in the next few days to see if the new chamber has improved thier groups
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@gimp I see a few years back you made a post on an american shooting forum about an extended Model 7 box mag but still shotting a .223... Did you end up finding one?
@Timmay what is the max COAL your Mod 7 mag can handle currently?
@Wingman, what happened to the 6.5 x 47 you were working on a while back ?
It's 60.5mm. although it's just a bit of bent steel thats used as a mag box reducer.
Its my mid to longrange hunting rig. Full write up here;
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....7-lapua-48184/
Thanks gimp, yeah I was doing a lot of digging on the mod7 223. Ah so you now use mags, gotcha, as mine will be a carry rifle I want to keep the floor flat. Do you know where I am able to buy model 7 replacement box mags for say a 308 so I can have a play modifying one?
@Timmay I'm running my 6x45 with a COAL of 58.70 mm for the L461 action
Keen to see what quickload recommends.