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Posted: 10/20/2016 3:44:18 PM EDT
| I have been thinking about getting a .277 Wolverine barrel. I reload both .223 and 6.8, so I'm set for brass and bullets. Anyone have any opinions? I would imagine it is fine from 0-300. But what about beyond that? |
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there is an18 page thread here http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_121/636402__277_Wolverine__6_8_in_a_5_56_Case_.html&page=18
You can also go to his web page and look at the threads there. Personally I like the idea and am thinking about building either a bolt action or an AR style. Just haven't made up my mind. The ballistics that they posted look good to me. |
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there is an18 page thread here http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_3_121/636402__277_Wolverine__6_8_in_a_5_56_Case_.html&page=18 You can also go to his web page and look at the threads there. Personally I like the idea and am thinking about building either a bolt action or an AR style. Just haven't made up my mind. The ballistics that they posted look good to me. Thank you for showing that thread to me. |
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I built one and played with it for a while. I put an 18" barrel upper on a rifle lower. Initially I had problems with case extraction but cured that with fresh Colt extractor springs. Accuracy was decent with the loads I tried. For some reason my barrel shaved rings off bullets as they went through the chamber throat. I sent it back to Mad Dog and they touched it up with a finish reamer. It still shaved the rings afterward so Mad Dog sent me a replacement barrel. I decided to move on and sold the replacement barrel before putting a round through it.
Loading was no problem but I think the powder selection is limited. My thought at the time was that it is a neat idea not quite ready for prime time. I haven't kept up with it so that may have changed by now. |
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I'm planning to function test and sight-in my first .277 tomorrow. MDWS 16" stainless barrel with a Leupold Vari-XIII 2.5-8 scope in a Burris mount, MI M-LOK free-float, regular GI trigger. 90gr Gold Dots from commercially-loaded box of 50. Only shot 4 rounds to test function and sight-in. Got into black in 2 rounds, then fired 2 to confirm 50-yard zero. How accurate is a 1" 2-shot group off an improvised rest? Not a 3-round group, not a 5-round group, and certainly not a 10-round group.  But I'm happy with it until I can roll a couple hundred practice rounds. 
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The original thread is locked. Is this now the main thread, or is the whole .277 project a no-go on ARFcom since it isn't a project by a big-name company now? What happened?? A non vendor was advertising his wares in violation of site rules. |
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