geohans
04-25-12, 18:29
I sent Wes a barrel I had ordered some time ago:
Krieger 5.56 1/7.7, 17in, Wylde chamber, mid length gas, medium heavy contour, M4 cuts.
I asked him to build it up with a Larue Stealth upper, Larue 12in rail; he suggested one of his YNM BCGs treated with Ion Bond. We threw in a Gunfighter charger and one of Wes's brakes.
I put it on top of a Larue lower: Geiselle match trigger, and the new STR stock.
I put on a Nightforce 2.5-10X32 NPR2 mounted on an LT105. I bought a double brick-- 1000 rds- of BH 77gr SMK blue box.
WOW! No surprise, but. . . .
I got onto paper at 25yds, then moved out to 100. The first shot was nearly dead on, high right; I corrected (slightly overcorrected. . . .) and fired three rounds. I know it's only three, but worthy of respect, considering they were the 8th, 9th and 10th rounds ever fired through the upper. Maximum spread right at 1/2 inch:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/geohans/IMG_0456.jpg
A bit later I got over to the 200 yard range. I left it sighted at 100, to check my drop-- haven't "doped" it yet.
this time Five rounds into 15/16ths of an inch. From a wobbly table, and a borrowed stool that was too short, I will take this any day-- sub 1/2MOA
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/geohans/IMG_0461.jpg
Thanks Wes! This is going to be fun. Here it is:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/geohans/IMG_0462.jpg
Krieger 5.56 1/7.7, 17in, Wylde chamber, mid length gas, medium heavy contour, M4 cuts.
I asked him to build it up with a Larue Stealth upper, Larue 12in rail; he suggested one of his YNM BCGs treated with Ion Bond. We threw in a Gunfighter charger and one of Wes's brakes.
I put it on top of a Larue lower: Geiselle match trigger, and the new STR stock.
I put on a Nightforce 2.5-10X32 NPR2 mounted on an LT105. I bought a double brick-- 1000 rds- of BH 77gr SMK blue box.
WOW! No surprise, but. . . .
I got onto paper at 25yds, then moved out to 100. The first shot was nearly dead on, high right; I corrected (slightly overcorrected. . . .) and fired three rounds. I know it's only three, but worthy of respect, considering they were the 8th, 9th and 10th rounds ever fired through the upper. Maximum spread right at 1/2 inch:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/geohans/IMG_0456.jpg
A bit later I got over to the 200 yard range. I left it sighted at 100, to check my drop-- haven't "doped" it yet.
this time Five rounds into 15/16ths of an inch. From a wobbly table, and a borrowed stool that was too short, I will take this any day-- sub 1/2MOA
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/geohans/IMG_0461.jpg
Thanks Wes! This is going to be fun. Here it is:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii123/geohans/IMG_0462.jpg