First M14 in 6.5 Creedmoor ready for the range.

Collapse
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • nf1e
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2012
    • 2122

    #1

    First M14 in 6.5 Creedmoor ready for the range.

    Just finished up my first M14 in 6.5 Creedmoor.
    Bula Defense Systems XM21 with 6.5 NM Barrel.
    JAE gen III chassis with Atlas bipod and Accushot monopod.
    Scope is a Hi Lux 6 - 30 56mm mounted with ARMS $22 30mm rings. Picked up a case of GMM 6.5 130 Berger to help set a baseline for accuracy. Looking forward to punching some paper.







    Semper Fi
    Art
  • bruce
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2009
    • 3759

    #2
    Looks like a very nice rifle. Will look forward to reading the range reports. Sincerely. bruce.
    " Unlike most conservatives, libs have no problem exploiting dead children and dancing on their graves."

    Comment

    • nf1e
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2012
      • 2122

      #3
      Took her out for a function test. 100%. Rand 60 rnds of GMM without a problem.
      Target shows first 4 rnds from the new rifle a the bottom of the paper at 6. This is exactly how it was moving the scope from one XM21 to another. Needed no windage correction at all. Walked the elevation up for the 6.5 Gmm an settled in for a 3rnd group in the center. 100 yds target.



      Next target is an 18 rnd mag dump just to warm things up and check function. No problems at all.



      Semper Fi
      Art

      Comment

      • Bill E
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2009
        • 434

        #4
        Wow, very nice! Thanks for posting.

        Comment

        • Major Tom
          Very Senior Member - OFC
          • Aug 2009
          • 6181

          #5
          You definitely do awesome work!

          Comment

          • nf1e
            Senior Member
            • Nov 2012
            • 2122

            #6
            The XM21 6.5 Creedmoor seems to be quite gentle on the brass. Just prepping what I shot yesterday and I am very pleased.
            Rifle ejected nicely at 3 oclock .
            Jeff did an excellent job on the chambers, headspace and feed areas of both barrels.
            Loading up some 140 gr Berger hybrids over 38.5 gr of H4350 as a starting point. Looking for about 2500 fps.
            While getting the Federal brass ready I noticed that about every 5th or 6th casing needed quite a bit of flash hole de-burring. Tumbling in the Thumler now.

            Semper Fi
            Art

            Comment

            • nf1e
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2012
              • 2122

              #7
              Working on the second of the pair of XM21s in 6.5 today.
              This one will be going in the beautiful Walnut stock I bought at Wades last of the kind sale when she is completed. Until then one of my shop birch animals will do.





              Semper Fi
              Art
              Last edited by nf1e; 03-13-2018, 05:40.

              Comment

              • JohnMOhio
                Senior Member
                • Aug 2009
                • 1545

                #8
                Nice indeed!
                Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.
                Author unkown.

                Comment

                • nf1e
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2012
                  • 2122

                  #9
                  Originally posted by JohnMOhio
                  Nice indeed!
                  Thanks.



                  Semper Fi
                  Art

                  Comment

                  • bdm
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2009
                    • 613

                    #10
                    Very nice work

                    Comment

                    • Allen
                      Moderator
                      • Sep 2009
                      • 10583

                      #11
                      Looks like they are selling them now.

                      https://classic.gunauction.com/searc...emnum=14757219

                      Comment

                      • nf1e
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2012
                        • 2122

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Allen
                        Looks like they are selling them now.

                        https://classic.gunauction.com/searc...emnum=14757219
                        Those would be Springfield Inc and they are not my cup of tea. Since Bula Defense Systems started making forged receivers a few years ago, all my builds have been using them. Now Bula is making all the parts necessary for a build right in house in Cleveland.

                        Comment

                        • Allen
                          Moderator
                          • Sep 2009
                          • 10583

                          #13
                          Have you ever built a M1A starting with a Polytech? The receivers and op rods are forged--the bolt and rear sight are the only things that really need to be changed out. Many users state that the Poly barrels shoot more accurately than the Springfields even though they probably make the barrels for SA.

                          You can still buy a Poly for around $1000. I'm thinking the cost would be much cheaper than using the Bula parts.
                          Last edited by Allen; 03-25-2018, 06:55.

                          Comment

                          • nf1e
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2012
                            • 2122

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Allen
                            Have you ever built a M1A starting with a Polytech? The receivers and op rods are forged--the bolt and rear sight are the only things that really need to be changed out. Many users state that the Poly barrels shoot more accurately than the Springfields even though they probably make the barrels for SA.

                            You can still buy a Poly for around $1000. I'm thinking the cost would be much cheaper than using the Bula parts.
                            Yep, used quite a few Polys and Norincos before LRB came out with their Hammmer Forged receivers in 2002. Used LRB for awhile and switched to Bula when they started up.
                            Rgr on the Chinese barrels, they are great. The only complaint I had, as a reloader, it takes quite a bit to resize the brass fired in USGI or Chinese barrels because they are 7.62 x 51.

                            Comment

                            • Chris F
                              Member
                              • Dec 2009
                              • 40

                              #15
                              Back in the day when the M14 ruled highpower, the convention was that 4064 was the slowest powder you should use. Is there anything special you did to the gas system to shoot 4350?

                              Comment

                              Working...