New BA Stealth my second 6.5 Creed, 3rd Savage

[bowfishn]

Ok, a buddy of mine has been wanting a Stealth for a while and I mentioned to him Savage was running a rebate for them right now.
$150.00 , he bought one for $920.00 and with rebate he will only have $770.00 into it, hell I said I will get one as well and we can have twin Stealths.
Mine has an identical ET4305 Bushnell 4.5-30 x 50 Scope as I have on my other 6.5 build. I used Burris XTR Signature Rings that allow me to go as much as 40 moa extra on the inserts, I used the 20+ - on rear and the 20- +on front turned slightly to zero left to right, so with the distance between rings it gives me 34 moa extra when all said and done. Scope had 84 moa available leaving me 8 moa down from zero and 76 moa up from zero. I ordered a steel 5 round mag from AICS, will give me the extra room for COAL and I don't need 10 rounds. Put a Harris 6-9" swivel Bi-Pod on it, as well as a mini tanker brake.
The cheek rest was not right for me unless I was going to call it a Ear Rest so I modified the Butt Stock to move the Cheek rest ahead 1.25" and I ordered a recoil pad to add to it that will move everything ahead another inch. then it should work for me.
I will grind the boot tread flat and install the new pad, pretty basic.
Will be working up loads for it in the next couple weeks, using RL26 and 130 ELD-M HBN coated bullets.
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[bowfishn]

Here is a target I shot yesterday while fire forming Brass, checking scope zero and doing preliminary load testing.
The load was 48.5 Grains RL26 with HBN coated 130 ELD-M bullets, virgin Nosler Brass, GM210M primers and COAL of 2.825" .020" off lands. I shot with Magnetospeed attached so it was high, 5 shots average velocity 2950 fps. 100 yards .440" ctc
Shows promise, I should be able to get the 130 up to 3000 fps with the 24" factory barrel and I believe 1/2" moa, we will see.
The 130 will be a stretch to get it to 1 mile will need to use Mil- Dots in reticle. 140+ bullets will do it without Mil-Dots.
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I really like how this thing shoots, my buddy who lives about 80 miles away will be bringing his up on Friday so we can get his going as well.
I am interested in checking out his Scope he got a Sig Sauer Tango 4 6-24X50 on a Vortex Precision QR Extended Cantilever Mount. We need to find zero to know what he needs for a Rail, 20 moa 30 moa or custom. It only has 15 MRAD (52 moa) adjustment in the scope, so we want to squeeze out what we can.

[bowfishn]

Went to the range yesterday to finish fire forming the last of the 100 pcs. of Nosler brass I will be using for the Stealth.
Fired 13 through a cleaned barrel 1st shot through a barrel that had a film of oil in it. Pulled a patch through so there would not be enough oil to to cause serious problems with barrel.
First shot just above 1/2" bull, then all 12 of the others grouped at 2 o'clock .772" ctc.
I let a couple guys that were there at the range shoot t he Stealth. I had some 130 ELD-M bullets I had loaded with 46 grains of RL26 for just fire forming. One guy shot the first 5 and was quite pleased they were in a 1 1/2" group, first one was a flyer he was having a problem he said with getting used to the trigger, would have been 1". The second guy was excited to try it he said he never shot a rifle that could shoot MOA at a hundred yards, well he certainly can't say that now. He put 5 through almost the same hole, the group measured just shy of 1/4" ctc. I said nice shooting, he said it wasn't him it was the rifle. I told him even if the rifle is capable the guy squeezing the trigger is in control of how tight the group is held. I pulled off the Orange Bullseye and let him take it, below is the group on the cardboard that I measured when I got home.

My 12 shot group with 48.5 gr RL26 and 1st shot to left with oily barrel.
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Other guys 5 shot group with 46 gr RL26, he made me look bad :beaten:
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[bowfishn]

Added butt plate recoil pad, decided not to grind it down because the butt stock is so abstract to begin with who cares, Not me.

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Now it fits better.

[penna shooter]

Some good shooting....Well done Sir.

[bowfishn]

Just added a Magpul Gen 3 PRS butt to my 10BA Stealth, didn't use an adapter. The LOP is 15" to 16.5" , the adapter adds about 3/4" of length to the LOP, which would make it 15.75" to 17.25" . Here is what it looks like. I used the original Commercial Tube on it that is .020" bigger than a Mil Spec tube. I recommend buying a mil spec tube because I had to sand out some of the material inside the Stock to get it to slide on easier. It is still tight, without the adapter they sell for around $50.00 it is not as clean looking but it functions better if you ever want the LOP shorter than 15.75" , the stock comes with two pieces that allow it to either go on a round tube or an adjustable type tube like come with the Stealth. Anyways just letting you know what has to be done to use it.

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[65Whelen]

With that long LOL are you having any problem with proper eye relief?

[bowfishn]

No, I am not, I am 6'4" and it fits fine at 15.75" I would like a bit more length on the creek piece it stops a little short. I may add a piece to the top that goes about an inch more toward the scope.