stagpanther
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The ARC is a very good cartridge--but it's no 6mm PPC or BR IMO. Still, it's "well-behaved" in an AR and I think it excels in that role.
The ammo really isn't hard to come by right now. Both Sportsman's Warehouse and Midway have it in stock at $32.99 for 20.
If you do some figuring, that's $82.47 for 50 rounds. Brass is "coming soon", pegged at $47.99/50. Hornady .308 brass (for comparison) will run you $42/50 from a reputable source (Powder Valley), so you're paying about $40 for 80 primers, bullets and about 1/4 pound of powder.
Those bullets (108gr ELD) are $48/50.
In other words, the brass and bullets alone would cost *at least* $90 for 50 rounds (and that's if you paid 308 brass prices). Add in the primers and powder and you're paying pretty much $100/80 rounds to load your own.
The ammo is *cheap* by comparison.
Couple reasons i decided on 20inOther than "that's all they had" I do wonder, if its to be a paper puncher and long range rifle, why limit it with a 20" tube??
Aren't you "throwing away" some of that long range (high BC) advantage by using a short barrel which cannot generate the velocity of a longer barrel??
Already have one. A brass goat. Been very handy. And with as hard to find ans expensive as 6mm arc brass is, i surely dont want to lose anyI'd add a brass catcher to your list of components. Gas guns do tend to chunk brass in hard to find places.
The Brass Goat is great, best brass catcher ever for AR’s. I wish they made one for a Mini14.Already have one. A brass goat. Been very handy. And with as hard to find ans expensive as 6mm arc brass is, i surely dont want to lose any
So, 3 questions
Is 6mm arc a good cartridge?
Is is on its way out? Or will it stay with a small cult following?
Is it easy to load for as a cartridge? Or is it 224 valkyrie fickle, sensitive to bulet weght/length and powder charges?
Why is that? Savage offers two different models of 110 plus .....
Optic is borrowed from another gun. Primarily arms 4-14x44 ffp mil dot reticle. Will probably be getting the moa version fir this build eventually.@Shadow9mm...
Curious as to what optic you put on it.
Also curious as to the total weight you came to.
Total weight 10.02lb with no mag/ammo