Originally Posted By: steve garrettOriginally Posted By: dtechIt is actually a shortened 6.8 case basically designed to shoot long, heavy bullets (90 grain SMK)
The claim is that it will stay supersonic beyond 1300 yards, out doing the 6.5 Creedmoor.
Shilen has agreed to build the 6.5 twist .224 barrels for me, so we will be producing uppers fairly soon.
why wouldn't the grendel case make more sense? if you shorten the 6.8 case much its no better than a 223 case. I personally think the real improvement would be figuring out how to make the BR case work in the platform and make it widely available, with plug and play parts.
thanks mike for your response. I actually saw this on your website today. and thought 224 valkyrie??
Steve, I hear ya, but I didn’t design it! Some big names in the industry are embarrassing it, so we figured we better pay attention. The company that is doing the testing in conjunction with Federal Cartridge, has contacted us about some some minor assistance with their end of the project. The last I knew, there were some minor adjustments in the neck, so our reamer got put on hold for I bit.