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<blockquote data-quote="johnnyk" data-source="post: 415531" data-attributes="member: 307"><p>" more accurate, more effecient use of powder, uses an average of 10% less powder. Shorter action which means - Shorter lighter rifle, less bolt throw, no belt, longer case life, head spaces on the shoulder verses the belt. Long range compitition shooters are going to the "</p><p></p><p>Sounds like a good description of the 6BR, or marketing hype.</p><p></p><p>It's not just the cartridge. The rifle and shooter have a hand in the equation also, and the most expensive, custom rifle and scope are useless if the rifleman doesn't know what he's doing.</p><p></p><p>500yd group shot today with a Savage 112BVSS in .300WinMag. I used "belted" Frontier cases, 190gn SMK @ 3145fps using 80.5gn H1000 and CCI 250's. </p><p></p><p><img src="http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd25/lorrieken/johnny/IMG_0129.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd25/lorrieken/johnny/IMG_0131.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd25/lorrieken/johnny/IMG_0132.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The two top, right were sighters and then I went for the group. I wanted to put the group on some new 3/4" steel I used to re-enforce my gong with. This rifle is stock, bought used for $500, with the exception of a Rifle Basix trigger I installed, and the glass is a $300 Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40 TD.</p><p></p><p>The .300 Winchester Magnum has been around 47yrs and it still kicking butt. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> JohnnyK</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnnyk, post: 415531, member: 307"] " more accurate, more effecient use of powder, uses an average of 10% less powder. Shorter action which means - Shorter lighter rifle, less bolt throw, no belt, longer case life, head spaces on the shoulder verses the belt. Long range compitition shooters are going to the " Sounds like a good description of the 6BR, or marketing hype. It's not just the cartridge. The rifle and shooter have a hand in the equation also, and the most expensive, custom rifle and scope are useless if the rifleman doesn't know what he's doing. 500yd group shot today with a Savage 112BVSS in .300WinMag. I used "belted" Frontier cases, 190gn SMK @ 3145fps using 80.5gn H1000 and CCI 250's. [IMG]http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd25/lorrieken/johnny/IMG_0129.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd25/lorrieken/johnny/IMG_0131.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd25/lorrieken/johnny/IMG_0132.jpg[/IMG] The two top, right were sighters and then I went for the group. I wanted to put the group on some new 3/4" steel I used to re-enforce my gong with. This rifle is stock, bought used for $500, with the exception of a Rifle Basix trigger I installed, and the glass is a $300 Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40 TD. The .300 Winchester Magnum has been around 47yrs and it still kicking butt. :) JohnnyK [/QUOTE]
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