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Welcome to the channel! For this particular video, what was shown was just the end of some cursory load development with one powder-primer-brass combo. It's nothing special. That said, with this barrel, I regularly shot those 0.75" groups with not much load development. Taking things into relative comparison - the ragged holes of your 35-caliber is about the same level of accuracy. That said, I do have another 6mm ARC AR-15 upper, with a Wilson Combat barrel, and I regularly get about 1/3" groups with it. In other words, it shoots "ragged holes" - and, again, keeping it relative, the ragged holes that that platform shoots will fit within a single bullet hole of that 35-caliber. Both are shooting ragged holes, but one is more impressive than the other! ( ua-cam.com/video/nZc0pkw_It0/v-deo.html ) What sort of bolt action platform are you using, and what scope, out of curiosity??? Do you have videos? (Do you ever try 300-500 yards, or is that excessive for that caliber?)

@@upnorthreloading2214 The scope is 2.5 Leupold on a 16 inch Ruger M77. It’s a big game getter; and the shots are kept within 150 yards to guarantee bullet performance at relatively low velocities. I have no use for long range hunting; and harvest all my game within 300 yards. .30-06 is my preferred round for such work; and that rifle shoots 3/4 inch groups, (center to center) with hunting bullets; and a Leupold 3-9. My muzzleloader fires .458 300 grain bullets into 1 inch groups using a Trijicon Accupoint 1-4. The .22 Hornet has a fixed 6 Leupold; and recently I was quite upset as I called my pulled shot into the right eye of the whistle pig instead of between the eyes. If I think I’ll be among running whitetails then I run a lever operated .308 Winchester with a 1.5 to 6 number 4 reticle set on 1.5. The interesting point about 6mm ARC is that it’s the minimum legal diameter to harvest whitetails in my state. The stainless barrel on an aluminum upper and lower receiver is appealing for use in downpours. It has size and weight advantages over the AR10 platform. I could sling it over my back as I wind around smaller hickory trees working my way to a stand. Most shooting channels featuring 6mm ARC show one flier in five shot groups; and that’s a pattern that is both annoying and fascinating. If it will sling copper solids at high enough velocities to allow complete pass throughs of both shoulders out to 300 yards then it would be useful to me. Otherwise it’s just not my cup of tea.

@@308blr2 And, here, in Michigan, we can still hunt whitetail with even a .223 Remington, though only in areas away from the "big population centers." Even then, in my area, 20-60 yard shots are 95% of what you'll be dealing with. That said, I actually haven't seen much monolithic bullet data for 6mm ARC, so I'm not even sure how to comment on its performance in that case. But it's not a high-performance cartridge, in terms of power and force; if someone is looking for brute force and passthroughs, they should stick to something classic like a .308. I've actually yet to take a deer with the 6mm ARC, and I still have a small supply of the Sierra 100gr pro-hunters that I want to try.

@@upnorthreloading2214 I think the 80 grain TTSX could be driven to 2,800 fps plus. Even when I deliberately try to double lung a deer for someone who wants summer sausage and burger; I usually find my brain is just trained to go for the shoulder. I learned to break down the structural parts to avoid hours of packing deer out from dropping over hills or running over the ridge. An eighty yard death run can put a deer in a whole different type of terrain where I hunt.

In this case, nope!

Actually, all this information is covered in the video! At 09:36 I mention how the Shaw, which is button-rifled, outshot Proof, which is cut-rifled and lapped. The last 1/4 of the video is discussing how when you spend more money on a barrel, you're buying quality not performance - and performance isn't going to scale w/ cost. (At 17:19 I show how my current Shaw barrel is actually a replacement - the one I originally ordered had chatter marks that affected accuracy.)

Yep! I got light loads, medium loads, and sweet-baby-jesus-what-did-i-do-to-these-primer-pockets loads. Did you notice for the reliability test, I used a Thermold Magazine?

Appreciated! It's been a bit of a rough ride, because I do a lot of this on, more or less, a time constraint and I am, admittingly, not the best video-maker/editor. I think it was about "half way" through my 223 playlist that I started to gain a bit of focus and shape up as to what I wanted to show in each video, as well as "find my voice" for presenting. I'm not the most happy with a lot of my earlier stuff, but I learned a lot from it.

@upnorthreloading2214 no problem it's great to listen to while working and driving or at the reloading bench. Gets the creative juices flowing on what loads to tinker with next or maybe a step I could improve on

Tell me how it works for you!

Appreciated!

Yep! ua-cam.com/video/hVVYEM9WoQc/v-deo.html

I always try to give them a shot - I know others won't even consider them, as they're a more cost-affordable brand. However, I shoot a lot of milsurp stuff, and PPU has been the most consistently available components for that. And for .303 British, it's basically a must, because other brands will have case head separation way too soon. I have yet to try PPU brass in any of my ARs, but that is going to be a future video. Cheers!

@@upnorthreloading2214 That would be cool, I like your videos. I sometimes shop at a reloading supply house in Mt. Juliet, TN. They have PPU brass for all the most popular cartridges. I would like to see Berrys make more rifle bullets.

Tough question! Well, first, I do not have any experience with Rosco barrels. I know there are some people that get them as their affordable go-to for their 5.56 platforms. I have heard that their Purebred line is pretty good! I did purchase a BA barrel in .223 Wylde, and the build quality was good, and the performance was acceptable. It wasn't fantastic. They (all three) are all button-rifled barrels striving to hit a certain price-point - which is a kind way of saying they're not super-premium barrels you'd try to bring to a match. I feel the best answer is the most generic one - pick one that fits your price-point best, and also your use-case scenario, and roll with it. Case in point, this "Tactical Hunter" barrel is a medium-profile with fluting, and it has a recessed crown. It was meant for light-weight handling while you bring it along with you in the woods. I can certainly bring it out to the range, it's a very accurate barrel, but I do have to keep shooting strings short. That's fine, it's 6mm ARC, and I don't do rapid- or sustained-fire anyway. I realize all of this must sound like a long winded answer that's a cop-out... but if it's something I've learned in all my barrel testing, it's that buying a barrel really is like gambling - I have a video where I bought a Proof Research barrel ( ua-cam.com/video/MzlOLEFdKkM/v-deo.html ) so this is a premium cut-rifle barrel, and pitted it again my standard Shaw Custom barrel, which is another "generic" button-rifled style barrel that's affordable. The Shaw Custom barrel was just under half the cost of the Proof Research barrel, but it generally grouped better.

@@upnorthreloading2214 thank you, and I did watch that video as well. And I’m fair believer of buy once, cry once but like you said buying a barrel is a gamble specially seeing the video of inside the barrels leaves you thinking like now which one barrel do I go with. I appreciate the quick response.

Honestly, buying a borescope was one of my best investments in the past year or so. Even if you even up cancelling your order (which I don't think I recommend you do) I would still get the borescope. It's been so handy to double-check a cleaning job, or part inspection, that I would far rather have it than not. Borescope aside, I wouldn't trip too much! Both of my McGowen barrels have had pretty good bores - it's just the gunsmithing that's been sus. I was lucky that I could fix (most) of the problem with this barrel. The other barrel, the 223 Wylde, had a poor chamber, but still shot pretty good. I would still carry through with your order, get your barrel, but look it over with your borescope. Take pictures, make notes! If anything looks grotesquely off, contact them immediately. Otherwise, take it out for a spin and do some load work-up. ... If every barrel they made was poorly made as this 6 ARC barrel, they probably wouldn't be in business. And, most importantly, be sure to return and give us an update!!!

I see you commented on my other video, where I had ordered a McGowen Precision in 6mm ARC - I'm going to do my main reply there. For other viewers/future readers - I do recommend a borescope!

Overall, I like them a lot! It's been strange doing tests with them. Sometimes they're a lot like the CCI 41s, sometimes they're a lot like the Remington 7.5s. At the end of the day, they're just different, and that's fine. More options is always good! I still enjoy testing them; I just hope others appreciate the data. It occurs to me that I've yet to test them with a stick powder, so I should probably do that next.

I want to say that the max load (24.5gr) I used was fairly low, around 2450-2500. I say that with only mild certainty, though, because I tested a lot of powders that were guesstimated ended up riding up to 2500. Good on me for being able to keep it consistent, but I know I'm not pushing the upper limits of the cartridge. I still have some powder left, though I'm not sure how many Nosler CCs. Now that I have a bolt gun, maybe I'll see if I have the components to compare?

Welcome to the channel! This is a channel where I basically do a lot of different testing across the spectrum. Early in this channel's life, I did a lot of focus on Milsurp rifles and show how different loading techniques affected results. It... Wasn't very good. I was still figuring out how to make and put together videos. Case in point: I think I did a follow-up video on this, where I was testing seating dies and seating stems, and showed how, especially in these old rifles, that seating interface can matter - and it varies per bullet. I tested the 140gr Ballistic Tips, and found there wasn't much difference between the standard Lee seating Die, and Forester Ultramicrometer Seating die. But with Speer's 145gr BTHP, the Forster's group size halved in size. ( ua-cam.com/video/1HiN3cm0wEY/v-deo.html ) I also did a series called "Battle of the Boattails" where I tested a variety of bullets in that 175gr class to see which would be the best to most accurately reflect that original load (since only a few companies sell round nose bullets in 7mm anymore.)

Thank you!

I have no evidence or experience to be able to rightly explain this, and I only two people that own suppressors. I am told, however, that the answer is yes - but it takes an absurd amount of time and firings to get there. And that's assuming gross negligence as well. Like, we're talking potentially years.

If you go to the main page of MidwayUSA, and scroll alllll the way down, you'll see a column that says "Resources" and underneath is "Free Targets." I think you can just save it to your desktop, then print off as many as you need!

@@upnorthreloading2214 That did the trick !!! Thanks so much. Keep those groups small 😊

I believe my OAL was 2.120. When tinkering with these bullets, I remember being more interested in trying a variety of powders over doing seating depth tests. This was my initial testing with them: ua-cam.com/video/PYlplP7Jgyc/v-deo.html

I wouldn't necessarily write off all cold-hammer forged barrels because of this video, but, you're right, there's nothing outstanding here. I, personally, blame the chrome-lining - it is pretty rough and seems to strip the copper like crazy. I think that if I had purchased a chrome-lined barrel from Centurion Arms, or Criterion Barrels, that the quality/consistency would have been a lot better - but those barrels are also twice the cost. I'm happy for its use, though! It's gassed right and functions great for just a quick, light, mobile platform. I'd like to do more accuracy tests with this barrel, because even though I did try a large range of bullet weights, I didn't really try a lot of powder/primer combos.

1-8"!

Correct!