My 6 ARC Rifle

[Cwlongshot]

First, a little back ground to set the stage... 

I bought Howa mini 22" 6.5 Grendel, about 4-5 years ago. LOVE the rifle! I added a 20 moa rail & upgraded the scope after seeing it was a shooter!! Then a Boyds Pro Varmint stock and better bottom metal. I pillar bedded then bedded bottom metal & recoil lug & tang. The gun would shoot well under MOA with Hornady, Sierra & Speer bullets. Dosen't like Noslers?? Plus do ghat with AR-Comp, Benchmark, 2230 & 2200 Powders!!!! But, the bigger scope, stock made it heavy & I didnt hunt it for two years. Last year, I was gifted a very nice Hawk optic and thought it would be nice on that lil Howa. So I got ta thinking... I want my LWT hunting rifle back!! So I started ta strip it back down. Factory stock, LWT one piece tally rings Jefferson bottom metal to remove ghat box magazine. Then install the new scope. Ba BAMN! 6# 5oz loaded, with sling!!  I hunted this last year and loved it!! I took my biggest and best buck with this rifle.

   

So, I have a good stock, DIP bottom metal with a couple three mags, a 20 MOA rail. I really contemplated a second, HB Grendel. But when I looked on Brownells, I noticed 6ARC offered...  I stRted watching videos and reading articles and thought altho heavily overlapping mt Grendel, 243 & 6mm Remington W/1:8 24" HB. It was better yhan a third Grendel. (have AR upper too) 
So after a month deliberating... I tried ta order but Brownells is out of stock!! CS says End of March is SCHEDULED next delivery. NOT guarantied. Lil bummed I almost back ordered. A friend suggested I watch on line sources. Well today, I found & bought a 6ARC 20" Threaded Howa Mini!  

I have been making brass...

https://youtu.be/tr3oCHO2lYA?si=VFl-rejerxxeY_lB

Prepping and Turning necks...

https://youtu.be/AnFLcM-iOSA?si=8fA6iwSwn6zjdv9-

Then loading Fire Forming loads...

https://youtu.be/PTeuyadYrqk?si=sM5oNoF5C9J7178e

Today I loaded one longer ladder with a 85g Sierra BTHP over Lever. Along with three boxes of converted 7.62 brass.

   

Now a week or so wait and I can pick up and assemble and hit the range!! 

CW

[grayfox]

Definitely got the fever!
Nice going.

[SBRSarge]

Dang CW,

Nothing like jumping in with both feet as opposed to just sticking your toe in to test the water!

Sounds like you have a solid plan. Keep us posted.

[Cwlongshot]

Ha ha! Yea not my first Rodeo. I know what I like when I see it!

Now the wait for ghe action ta show up!

CW

[Cwlongshot]

Checked with my LGS today.  My rifle shipped out Friday!

With luck, I might have it by the weekend!

Also changed scopes already... I mistakenly bought this Riton. Don't get me wrong. WONDERFUL Optic!!! But lacks locking turrets. It is a HUGE deal for me. As Im a hunter first and formost. Well... I now have a few that are strict target guns... So the rifles that will never see "woods" get the non locking turrets. 

The Riton is now on my Heavy Barrel 556.

My 6mm Remington wears a .800 24" 1:8 barrel, So IT got the Arken SH4-genII.



This ARC, cause it CAN SEE the woods, is getting a tru-GLO TX6 3-18 optic.

CW

[Cwlongshot]

WOOHOO!!

I got the call last nite!!!

My rifle is in! Maybe today but if not, defineatly Sunday Ill go down and pick it up!!

STAY TUNED!! ❤️‍?❤️‍?❤️‍?

[Cwlongshot]

I Didn't have much time last night. Diving in this AM. 

But got stock and scope on.

   

Need to build some dummies and check dims. Might hit range for first shots later...

CW

[300BLK]

I Didn't have much time last night. Diving in this AM. 

But got stock and scope on.



Need to build some dummies and check dims. Might hit range for first shots later...

CW

What stock was yours in from Howa?

I need to get a rail and put a decent scope on, but breaking in with what it came with.

[Cwlongshot]

Made up dummies and adjusted die for nice shoulder bump.

Checked loaded ammo and adjusted as needed. (Two purposefully left long.)

Got to the range and sent nearly 60 rounds down range. Started normal break in shoot and clean. Shoot couple clean. Shoot couple 2x clean again... then cleaned after every ten till I was done for the day.

Found bolt excessively difficult to operate. Checked loading. Cleaned chamber again. Nothing found. Changed ammo to FF loads. These also firm but different feel. Changed again to Starline brass again "stiff". Shot a few FF loads and during clean, greased bolt lugs. Noticably smoother and after 20 or so operation was mostly normal. Now @ 60 or so operation is normal. I feel cocking cam was simply rough from bluing. Looking at it its now polished smooth.

Two head stamps of FF loads where fired. All filled out beautifully. All are already cleaned and annealed ready for reloading. These will be range brass, maybe some cast loads or subs.

One load was Surprisingly warm. I stopped shooting pulled and weighed load. Everything was fine and it was plenty below posted bolt max and near max for AR 's. Makes me a bit concerned as its first loading in Bolt Gun Range. FF loads where made with AR start load as 7.62 brass is smaller capacity.

I found and installed my bolt extension. Surprising to find this new bolt is smaller then my Grendel bolt from few years ago. So I greased bolt and mixed up epoxy and bedded bolt handle in each side then installed it. MUCH better leverage and feel. That lil bolt was lost in my mitt and hard ta grasp and manipulate.

CW

https://youtube.com/shorts/dDvzmI09vPY?s...5vFKlp95mX

https://youtube.com/shorts/vWqrwzfLK0Q?s...6Z5HQf6gdP

[Cwlongshot]

https://youtu.be/IMwU5DHg6SQ?si=ZvA3fn_SIaHgPf-v

[Cwlongshot]

https://youtu.be/2sCERL85hd8?si=3nJ0HWawJH86BfsY

https://youtu.be/-nnAQyNX7ng?si=hG3-B_zZDIoyi7Ba

Couple more videos on my 6arc range & bench