New M700SS R5

[The Poolman]

I just picked up an M700ssR5 from a dealer here on the board, and was finally able to roll up some ammo and give it a try.
All the rounds are 168g Sierra Match Kings, new, Remmington brass, CCI 200 primers, and varget powder. I am very impressed with this rifle.
All shots were at 100m.
The first group of 3, with 42gr of Varget;

The second group of 3, with 42.5gr of Varget;

The third group of 3, with 43gr of Varget;

The Fourth group of 3, with 43.5gr of Varget;

And a few shots of the rifle;

 

[Wookie316]

Nice Rifle. Shoots too!

 

[ceriksson]

have yet to hear of a 5R not shooting like a laser.

I love mine.

I'm replacing the trigger though.. Have the current one at 2.5lb (low as my smith can get it without getting crappy)

Putting in a Timney and will set it at around. 1.5lb

 

[Onagoth]

Wow, nice groups

but what happened on the 3rd group?

 

[KDX]

That is a very nice rifle and it looks like a real shooter. You will definitely have a lot of fun with it.

 

[The Poolman]

Wow, nice groups

but what happened on the 3rd group?

I guess it didn't like the 43gr of Varget. But it really liked 42.5 and 43.5gr of Varget.

 

[The Poolman]

have yet to hear of a 5R not shooting like a laser.

I love mine.

I'm replacing the trigger though.. Have the current one at 2.5lb (low as my smith can get it without getting crappy)

Putting in a Timney and will set it at around. 1.5lb

The trigger is not bad in mine, I'll try it for a while, before I consider replacing it.

 

[TangoKilo]

I would suspect that with your 168Gr Matchking & Varget combination you may want to increase the powder charge by a grain or 2.

Hodgdon lists a starting load of 42Gr and a max load of 46Gr.

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

Having said all that, Congratulations on a very nice shooting rifle!!

 

[Merllin]

Is that a little 6-24 Tasco scope on there?... How is it holding up with the .308. For a cheapy (if it is the one I'm thinking of) they seemed to be built like a tank.

 

[The Poolman]

I would suspect that with your 168Gr Matchking & Varget combination you may want to increase the powder charge by a grain or 2.

Hodgdon lists a starting load of 42Gr and a max load of 46Gr.

http://data.hodgdon.com/cartridge_load.asp

Having said all that, Congratulations on a very nice shooting rifle!!

I beleive the 43.5 will be the magic number, we'll try it at 200yds this weekend.

 

[The Poolman]

Is that a little 6-24 Tasco scope on there?... How is it holding up with the .308. For a cheapy (if it is the one I'm thinking of) they seemed to be built like a tank.

It is a cheapie tasco.....I've used them before on bigger cal guns with no problems, and I didn't feel like spending big $$$$ for a scope last week. The recoil on the R5 is not bad.

 

[Tomochan]

Excellent shooting but you may want to try 175 g SMK over 43 g of Varget - that combo was even better than the 168g SMK's in my R5.

 

[Silverado]

My LTR shot best hot... 46gr Varget with the SMK168

 

[tps50701]

Wow, nice groups

but what happened on the 3rd group?

Me thinks he found 2 different accuracy nodes - points where the powder levels are good for what he's doing with the rifle.

Cheers, Carl

 

[The Poolman]

There is tons of experimenting with different powders and bullets yet ahead. Me thinks I am going to have fun with this rifle.

 

[matty86suk]

There is tons of experimenting with different powders and bullets yet ahead. Me thinks I am going to have fun with this rifle.

3 out of 4 loads clover leaf that is definitly fun
matt