Finally!
- Thread starter taylorce1
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Here you got std7mag more pictures and details.
Savage 10 action reprofiled by Steve Field
PT&G Parallel Recoil Lug .187" ground down to fit Accustock by Steve Field
SS X-Caliber #3 contour 1:7 twist 5R
Rayhill Bolt Handle & Bolt Lift Kit
Prairie Ghost camo WTP on Accustock
Tan Cerakote (Steve picked color not sure the exact one)
Barrel & Bolt fluting by Twisted Barrel
Savage 10 action reprofiled by Steve Field
PT&G Parallel Recoil Lug .187" ground down to fit Accustock by Steve Field
SS X-Caliber #3 contour 1:7 twist 5R
Rayhill Bolt Handle & Bolt Lift Kit
Prairie Ghost camo WTP on Accustock
Tan Cerakote (Steve picked color not sure the exact one)
Barrel & Bolt fluting by Twisted Barrel
Txhillbilly
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That's a good looking rifle, Taylorce1.
reynolds357
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Nice rifle. Just out of curiosity, why 6x45? Not as accurate as 6PPC, 6BR, 6BR Norma, or 6x47(the old one, not the Norma).
FrankenMauser
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Because 6x45mm is awesome.
And brass is free.
Inherent accuracy, in my opinion, is a myth. Much of the stereotyping of cartridges, I believe, comes down to the people using them.
Serious target and competition shooters run the PPCs, BRs, and x47s (all of them). They take the time to work out the bugs, find the perfect loads, and fine-tune the rifle and ammunition. And, they're generally more practiced and better-trained shooters.
But it's more of a hobbyist proposition for the guys using cartridges like 6x45mm, where brass is easier to obtain, cheaper, or simpler to work with. For the most part, those guys seem more motivated to get a load together that's "good enough" than spending time working on perfecting a load. And, of course, most of them (myself in particular) are not as practiced or well-trained.
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taylorce1,
Looking good. (I missed this when originally posted.)
Did you ever get the serial number issue/confusion worked out?
And brass is free.
Inherent accuracy, in my opinion, is a myth. Much of the stereotyping of cartridges, I believe, comes down to the people using them.
Serious target and competition shooters run the PPCs, BRs, and x47s (all of them). They take the time to work out the bugs, find the perfect loads, and fine-tune the rifle and ammunition. And, they're generally more practiced and better-trained shooters.
But it's more of a hobbyist proposition for the guys using cartridges like 6x45mm, where brass is easier to obtain, cheaper, or simpler to work with. For the most part, those guys seem more motivated to get a load together that's "good enough" than spending time working on perfecting a load. And, of course, most of them (myself in particular) are not as practiced or well-trained.
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taylorce1,
Looking good. (I missed this when originally posted.)
Did you ever get the serial number issue/confusion worked out?
reynolds357 said:
I have the old 6X47 and love it. Honestly, I went lazy on this one .222 Rem Mag brass is getting difficult to find and I lose more than I care for trying to use .204 Ruger brass. .223 brass just makes things more simple, plus X-Caliber didn't have a reamer for 6X47.
Yes I got it worked out. I don't want to have to talk to the ATF again, but my issue was easily solved. In fact the gunsmith did the correct thing to begin with.FrakenMauser said:
All the above, but mainly target, coyotes, and prairie dogs. However Colorado requires a 6mm minimum for big game, so that's another reason it is not a .223 Rem.Picher said:
reynolds357
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I feel you there, I lose enough 204 Ruger brass trying to reload it 204 Ruuger.
Panfisher said:
This is a 6X45 AR that my buddy built (not the one pictured), he used it in Oklahoma to take three whitetail deer from 50 yards to 350 yards. I might end up with this barrel as my buddy wants to sell it. I think why he wants to sell it might be the reason that it isn't more popular, he's afraid that he might accidentally chamber one in a .223/5.56 AR. He did cold blue all the brass that he was loading, which turned the bottom .5" of his brass black.
He was shooting an 85 grain Sierra Game King HPBT which worked amazingly well. He only recovered one bullet in the offside of the large doe hit at 350 yards, the bullet was weighed at 36 grains around 43% original weight. This was after breaking the onside shoulder and the bullet and recovered in the offside hide after breaking ribs. The coyote in the picture was taken at 200 yards after the rifle was passed off to the guy with the best shot on it.
Me too!!! I hope to see it soon, I told the Smith not to ship it until after Thanksgiving because of my OK deer hunt with my Daughter. The something to do with some GA hunting has slowed down the Smith from shipping. He texted me Friday wanting my return address, so I'm hoping before Christmas but I doubt it.