Why no love for RPR in 308??

Everyone knows someone the loads.

Pick a night grab pizza and go learn.

It will not save you money but you will shoot more!!


And you will not find match ammo at cdn tire or walmart.
 
Redblack said:
Here's my first outing with the .308.
178gr Amax over 36.5gr of RL15 at 100yards

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Not to say bad things, but it should shoot better then that.

Keep trying. Maybe switch projectiles.

178 Match
175 SMK
175 SMK's
175 VLD / VLD-H

All very similar but guns shoot differently with them. I don't know why.
 
Has anyone changed the stock on these? I've been thinking about trying it out for a hunting rifle and changing the adjustable to a more suited hunting design. Like a poor mans modern hunter...
Is this easy to do? Standard AR tube? I haven't looked that far into it yet.

Thanks
 
I've been thinking of getting the .308 version of this. But NOT for target, I'd use it as an everyday hunter so to speak. I know many will scoff and ridicule me for this, but I'd chop the barrel down a couple inches, and get a lighter and shorter hand guard.

But that's just me ;)
 
I have a 308 rpr or I should say I did have one. 308 bores me so I had an extra 6.5 kreiger barrel laying around in a Palma contour and with the right amount of time on the lathe and the right gunsmith it will soon be a 6.5x47 lapua.
 
My 308 RPR is on order. I had a hard time choosing between 308 and 6.5CM. I went with 308 because of the availability of off the shelf ammo and reloading components. I have all of the materials to reload but have not set up my reloading room yet. Soon though! I figured once I have leaned all I can with 308 I will rebarrel to 6.5CM.
 
CostcoSamples said:
I can see the appeal of the 6.5 Creedmore, but honestly I don't think it is a good buy. Ammo is hard to find and generally more expensive than 308. 308 is extremely versatile, very easy to find ammo ranging from inexpensive bulk (PMC bronze for $0.72/round) all the way up to high end match ammo and everything in between. Selection of hunting ammo is amazing. Reloading components are available anywhere. If you reload there are some really cool possibilities - like 208gr AMAX bullets with crazy high BC, people are able to stay supersonic out past 1200 yards. Match barrels are widely available. 308 just makes a lot of sense.

RPR in 6.5 Creedmore is a safe queen gun. Yes, the ballistics are better, but if you actually want to shoot, 308 is the way to go IMO.
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Could not have said it better!
I am still quite new to the long range thing and I have decided to shoot a caliber that I have other rifles chambered for. Keeps the support equipment to a minimum. As far as the 6.5; Yes the longer barrel and flatter ballistics would be nice but I can always get an aftermarket barrel installed in the future. Till then I'll go with what was available and I really do enjoy it, so it's all good.
 
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