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"Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:17 pm
by Jayhawker
Here's what I came up with for that bolt action AR upper
.223 Wylde
20" 1/8 Twist, Fluted medium taper...10 lbs...SIG SPR 4-16x44 mm with 30mm tube...Rise Armament 3.5 lb trigger...Luth PR stock
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Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:22 pm
by mitdr774
I have debated a bolt action upper for a while. Bolt handle being so far forward would be odd though.
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:26 pm
by Zee
Remind me the chambering?
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:28 pm
by Jayhawker
Zee wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:26 pm
Remind me the chambering?
Sorry...got carried away and forgot the important stuff .223 Wylde
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:30 pm
by Jayhawker
mitdr774 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:22 pm
I have debated a bolt action upper for a while. Bolt handle being so far forward would be odd though.
I was thinking about the same thing but when I got it Shouldered the bolt handle was right where it was supposed to be...
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:32 pm
by Jayhawker
I just ordered some 62grain OTMs and some 77 grain OTMs....I'm really hoping it likes the heavier stuff
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 10:36 pm
by mitdr774
Jayhawker wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:30 pm
I was thinking about the same thing but when I got it Shouldered the bolt handle was right where it was supposed to be...
Interesting. I have not decided what cartridge I would want to go with though. Maybe 6x45?
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 10:46 pm
by GrapeApe
looks good, my friend. I hope it shoots even better than hoped for
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:53 pm
by Zee
mitdr774 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 10:36 pm
Jayhawker wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:30 pm
I was thinking about the same thing but when I got it Shouldered the bolt handle was right where it was supposed to be...
Interesting. I have not decided what cartridge I would want to go with though. Maybe 6x45?
I really loved that cartridge. But, it’s pretty niche.
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:28 am
by mitdr774
Zee wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:53 pm
I really loved that cartridge. But, it’s pretty niche.
I have dies, a bunch of 6mm bullets that I wont use for hunting, and plenty of once fired .223 brass. I also have a contoured 6mm barrel blank and a CZ 527 in .223. I just need to decide if thats the route I want to go.
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 11:40 am
by CPJ 2.0
mitdr774 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 8:28 am
Zee wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:53 pm
I really loved that cartridge. But, it’s pretty niche.
I have dies, a bunch of 6mm bullets that I wont use for hunting, and plenty of once fired .223 brass. I also have a contoured 6mm barrel blank and a CZ 527 in .223. I just need to decide if thats the route I want to go.
Yes. Yes it is.
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 1:00 pm
by Varmintmist
1:8, should run 75 Hornadys, 77 (Sierra/Nosler) 80.5 Bergers, 80 Sierras, 80.5 Bergers.... might not run 90s, but in my experience the 62s will shoot well at least at short range
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 1:34 pm
by Jayhawker
Varmintmist wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 1:00 pm
1:8, should run 75 Hornadys, 77 (Sierra/Nosler) 80.5 Bergers, 80 Sierras, 80.5 Bergers.... might not run 90s, but in my experience the 62s will shoot well at least at short range
Thanks for the input friend....
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:06 pm
by Wambli Ska
Sweet looking rig!
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 6:16 pm
by mitdr774
Based on what I can find online, 1:8 may or may not be good with something like the 90gr SMK. The Hornady 70gr CX calls for a minimum of 1:7 though. Then again the CX line tends to be some fairly long for caliber/weight bullets.
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2025 6:31 pm
by Varmintmist
Having a brain fart but there were hornadys that were coming apart before they made 300 yards out of service rifles. The vast majority are wylde which are in the 1:8-7-7.5 range. They would vaporize on the way there. Cannot for the life of me remember which ones they were or if Hornady got it fixed. Might want to search on them before you buy bulk.
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2025 1:45 am
by Jayhawker
Varmintmist wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 6:31 pm
Having a brain fart but there were hornadys that were coming apart before they made 300 yards out of service rifles. The vast majority are wylde which are in the 1:8-7-7.5 range. They would vaporize on the way there. Cannot for the life of me remember which ones they were or if Hornady got it fixed. Might want to search on them before you buy bulk.
Thanks...right now I'm buying several different bullet weights in 20 round boxes until I get bit figured out...
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:01 pm
by Bigslug
mitdr774 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 7:22 pm
I have debated a bolt action upper for a while. Bolt handle being so far forward would be odd though.
It's like a Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle on which they fixed the stock's comb height. . .and left everything else alone.
Re: "Something different is done"
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:37 pm
by mitdr774
Bigslug wrote: ↑Thu Oct 02, 2025 12:01 pm
It's like a Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle on which they fixed the stock's comb height. . .and left everything else alone.
I have zero experience shooting one of those.