Posted: 2/23/2024 7:27:06 PM EDT
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Wow. I bought the 14.5" Gunner "match" barrel from Aim Surplus and it has been pretty disappointing. It would be fine for every day plinking, but it is a stretch to call it "match". If the match you enter is 2 Moa to win, maybe. After a meticulous break-in and shooting off solid sand-bag rests with a 16x scope, I have tried more than 10 different factory loads from Gold metal match to M193 and a few handholds and the best 5 shot groups I get are 1.5 MOA. Most are 2-3 MOA. This may be Mil-spec, but you will be disappointed if you expect "match" performance. Given ammo prices, I am solidly upside down on ammo vs barrel cost in testing this thing. I tried to enter a review on their site (I mean, pardon me, isn't that how we evaluate things in this community?). It took me 4 tries to get the review though and I got a "only confirmed buyers may review a product" message. OK, so posting it here where few will see and less will care. This industry kind of suck some time. |
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I don't know if they still do it, but Ballistic Advantage used to offer a 1 MOA guarantee with their barrels with the caveat that you needed to use "match-grade" ammo, I have one and it will dang sure do it. And if it didn't, I could have had it replaced. |
Smaug:"I laid low the warriors of old and their like is not in the world today". 1 dedicated marksman who held his ground and kept shooting:"Haha bow go twang!"
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I have the 14.5 gunner. I like it. I'm able to make consistent hits out to 550 and have hit a few times at 630yds. Haven't put it on paper to see what MOA I'm shooting but bulk 55gr seems to do really well and matches the BDC in my Primary Arms 5x prism. A little concerned about hanging a suppressor off the end of it but will probably give it a shot when I get around to p/w a new muzzle device. |
