Mongoose Migrates to Wyoming

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Cabob

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Posted 1542587579 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

I recently purchased a 6mm Mongoose barrel. Already owning it's bigger, little brother (.257 Ocelot), it was only natural that I got a Mongoose. (A pretty spiral fluted 22"). I want to give a big shout out to BIGGDAWG. I've been wanting a Mongoose with a target crown for the past couple years, but hadn't acquired one yet. One quick message, and he said that he could make my 22" barrel into a 21.3xx" barrel with a recessed target crown. Game on! He did a bang up job and sent it to me within a couple days. Awesome service! Well today I had an ah ha moment! While previously making Ocelot brass I had to first chamfer and deburr, then size it, then trim about .050 off of each piece, then chamfer and deburr again before fire forming. What a pain!! The worst part of reloading (to me) has always been trimming. I despise it, but have a little OCD, so while working up loads I trim every time to keep brass uniform. Jump forward to today. For my WLV I use a ZEP case cutting jig mounted in a cheapy Harbour Freight mini cut off wheel. It works great. I decided to give it a try for the Mongoose. With a little trial and error I found the perfect length to cut cases to. Here are the steps: Use full length 5.56 cases. Cut to 1.705" + or - .002 Chamfer and deburr cases Size in 6mm Mongoose die set up properly for your chamber (.003 shoulder bump with Hornady .330 insert) Cases should now be somewhere between 1.694-1.696" I loaded up some cases with 55 gr. SHOTS seated to 2.112 OAL and 27.5 gr. H322 for function testing. Worked perfect. Now fire form. Cases will now come out to 1.691-1.693" Trim if you want, or leave as is and work on fire formed loads! Happy shooting! Here's what I accomplished in about an hour of work after getting the jig set up properly.
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MDWS

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There ya go! __________________ Don't mistake kindness for weakness... We are charged with upholding the constitution, from all threats, foreign or domestic, and we will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. -Mark
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RangerJoe

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Posted 1542606765	Reply with quote #3

You'll love the 'goose! It and the Ocelot will become quick friends and competitors for your attention! __________________ Sua Sponte \| Ranger Joe
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Cabob

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Posted 1543282686	Reply with quote #4

A little update: I was finally able to put the Mongoose through a quick course of fire..... And man, I have to say, I'm impressed so far! Usually, I prep cases by carefullly trimming, chamfering and deburring case mouths, uniforming primer pockets, deburring flash holes, then weight sorting (keeping everything within .3 gr. or so)..... I did none of that with the Mongoose brass! Case: LC 10 (fresh brass) Powder: H322 (27.5 grs) Primer: CCI 450 Bullet: Nosler 55 gr. SHOTS OAL: 2.115 (In the lands roughly .003) I had only shot 8 rounds before this to function test (Without a scope, no less). Cleaned the barrel thoroughly before commencing activities (needs it again). The scope and mount was stolen off of my 257 Ocelot (for now). It was too snowy to shoot off of the shooting bench so I decided to go the the 600 yd range and just shoot off of the hood of the pickup. I took along my Caldwell Tackdriver bag (to keep the 30 rd mag off of the hood).. And that was it. Sighted in a 100, then proceeded to blast one mostly full mag, and another partially full one at 100 yd 6" target as fast as I could acquire a sight picture. I usually never let a barrel get this warm, but what fun!! Then for shits and giggles I grabbed another mag, fired two at the 200 yd 6" target, hitting both. Then I tried the 300 yd. 12" target. One hit, another hit,.... "Aww, screw it", as fast as I could center on the target, I was squeezing the trigger! After going through the 50 rds. I had loaded for this initial fire-forming exercise I decided to drive out and look at the 200 and 300 yd targets. This is what I found: Mongoose 200 yd. "Man I wish I would have thrown a 3rd on in there." A little under 1 inch for two shots. Mongoose 300 yd target If you disregard the one to the left, there are 10 shots in a 3" by 3" group! Not bad for just blasting. I can't wait to actually do a proper shooting session. Needless to say, I think my quest for a fire-forming load is over! I don't care what the velocity is with this combo, it works! All of the cases were completely formed and with accuracy like this, I have no need to look further. Now to load up the rest of the cases I have made, and go blast another day! All I did was find loads that have been used before with success. Thanks to everyone that has made the load data for this cartridge. This was the easiest load work up I've ever done! This forum is awesome. Keep up the good work, guys! Caleb
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kydecoy

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Posted 1543285838	Reply with quote #5

Nice shooting. With results like that I may have to look into a mongoose to add to the den
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BIGGDAWG

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Posted 1543287918	Reply with quote #6

Quote: Originally Posted by kydecoy Nice shooting. With results like that I may have to look into a mongoose to add to the den the goose is a shooter everyone should have one. love my 3 but then again i love all my rifles. no better time then now with the sale going on. __________________ http://www.7mmvalkyrie.com
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Cabob

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Posted 1568684079	Reply with quote #7

The "Goose" finally nabbed a critter. It was a long day of farming and when I left the field I was pleasantly surprised to see a coyote strolling across the county road. I immediately slammed on the brakes and grabbed the "Goose" off of the passenger seat. He must have thought he was out of sight and just stood in the bottom of a creek crossing. I frantically racked one in the chamber, aimed, and "click". WTF? Well, the rifle has been rattling around on the passenger side for weeks, and apparently the mag wasn't fully seated anymore.... And I didn't notice an empty chamber when I racked one home. ( I was too busy watching the yote!) So, another in the chamber, "thump", one coyote flipped on it's back, legs waving in the air... So I let him have one more for insurance! A good way to end a busy day! Short shot for around here, 60 yds or so. 6mm Mongoose (fire forming load) 55gr Nosler SHOTS 27.5 gr. H322 3383 fps Great shooting load. Attached Images 20190916_182416.jpg (1.07 MB, 4 views)
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RedRaider

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Posted 1568693253	Reply with quote #8

Nice.
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MDWS

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Posted 1568730076	Reply with quote #9

Nice work CABOB! __________________ Don't mistake kindness for weakness... We are charged with upholding the constitution, from all threats, foreign or domestic, and we will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. -Mark
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