My new R700 barrel.

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My new R700 barrel.

Postby Niles Coyote » Sun Jun 14, 2015 6:45 am

A few months back I ordered a 22" m24/m40 contour 450 bushmaster barrel for a R700 action from http://apachegunworks.com/

450 bushmaster standing by a 308 while a 5.7mm cry's our in terror.
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I screwed it all together last week and these are its first shots at 100. 4 shots at 3 o'clock are the very first shots fired, I had a magnetospeed attached. At 12 O'clock is a second 4 shot group also with the magnetospeed. 9 O'clock is 4 shots without the magnetospeed and the final 4 at 6 O'clock. This is all with Factory Hornady ammo using the Flex tip 250 grain bullet. Velocity published on the box is 2200 fps.

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IIRC, the 2200fps is what is to be expected from a 20" AR gas gun. My 22" barrel on the bolt rifle gave the following:
Shot Group 1. 2343, 2339, 2312 & 2364 for an average of 2339 ES=52 SD=21
Shot group 2. 2329, 2318, 2365 & 2320 for an average of 2333 ES/SD 47/21

So I am pushing these about 135fps faster than the published velocity.

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Over view.
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Re: My new R700 barrel.

Postby Niles Coyote » Sun Jul 24, 2016 11:27 am

Guess I ought to up date this thread a little...

Open day at ~11am (Nov 15 2015) this guy came by.
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I was tempted to let him pass and hold out for something bigger and more mature. But from 30 yards I could see a patch missing from his neck and exposed muscle. Figured I'd save him pain and possibly death by infection. One shot from the bushmaster double lunged him and after a little sprint he was spent. Notice the hole it left on the exit above, about a 1" exit. Also note the neck wound below... looks like a puncture rather than a gun shot wound like I first thought, as I don't see torn muscle like a gunshot would normally inflect.

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Re: My new R700 barrel.

Postby Al in Mi » Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:07 pm

nice rifle and nice kill!!
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Re: My new R700 barrel.

Postby commander faschisto » Sun Jul 24, 2016 12:13 pm

Very nice rig!! Buck-o there probably got in a fight with another one.
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Re: My new R700 barrel.

Postby kottke_35 » Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:02 am

Nice rifle and deer! Lee your post updated! Have you done any reloading yet?

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