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<blockquote data-quote="TMR" data-source="post: 120454" data-attributes="member: 5819"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>You mention coyote and chucks will be killed with this gun. Well, in my mind, they are not at all the same rifle and the cartridges used are also kind of different. Typically, you use a low power, high field of view scope mounted low with no target turrets for coyotes. The rifle is generally lightweight with a short barrel and utilizes a magazine. A good chuck rifle (at least in my demented mind) should be wide, heavy, and a single shot action or at least loaded one at a time. It should have a high powered scope with target turrets preferrably and bulkiness won't be an issue. Also, triggers will or should be different because you might be using the coyote rifle with gloves and the chuck rifle should be light. I prefer 2 oz. triggers on varmint guns and 1lb to 2lbs on a coyote rig.</p><p></p><p>With cartridges, you can make just about anything work, but short, fat, little cases like the 6br don't feed well from mags so that is out for a coyote gun. But, the 22-250 and 223 are just plain too boring but they feed well from the mag. </p><p></p><p>That being said, the next 6mm barrel I chamber (aside from my 6ppc's and 6br's) will be a 6-250 improved. This case has about the most capacity I would ever want to shoot through a 6mm barrel and is infinetly better than either the 243 improved or the 6-284 for barrel life and bullet selection in a 3 groove. Or, the 6xc would be a nice little coyote gun too. Dies are available now and it feeds beautifully.</p><p></p><p>Barrel life must be considered for a chuck rifle if you plan to shoot lots of chucks. But it may not be as important in a coyote rifle. So for these reasons, there really isn't a dual purpose rifle that will be ideal for both. Just my opinion. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p>Goodgrouper,</p><p></p><p>I know that there are specific traits for the two different uses. I have a 22-250AI with a #5 barrel that is my primary coyote rig. Kirby is building me a 7mmAM #8 barrel now. This will be my long range hunting rifle. I have been looking at you 6br improved and the 6mm Dasher. I am thinking that a 95 gr berger at around 3100-3200 fps with a light dose of powder might just be the ticket. You mentioned that the 6br cases don't feed well from a magazine. Is there a way to fix this? I have considered getting a Stiller Predator action. I am not sure how they would feed from that. The truth be know, I probably would bery rarely use it as a repeater, but it would be nice to have. Anyway I can get the specs on your reamer?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TMR, post: 120454, member: 5819"] [ QUOTE ] You mention coyote and chucks will be killed with this gun. Well, in my mind, they are not at all the same rifle and the cartridges used are also kind of different. Typically, you use a low power, high field of view scope mounted low with no target turrets for coyotes. The rifle is generally lightweight with a short barrel and utilizes a magazine. A good chuck rifle (at least in my demented mind) should be wide, heavy, and a single shot action or at least loaded one at a time. It should have a high powered scope with target turrets preferrably and bulkiness won't be an issue. Also, triggers will or should be different because you might be using the coyote rifle with gloves and the chuck rifle should be light. I prefer 2 oz. triggers on varmint guns and 1lb to 2lbs on a coyote rig. With cartridges, you can make just about anything work, but short, fat, little cases like the 6br don't feed well from mags so that is out for a coyote gun. But, the 22-250 and 223 are just plain too boring but they feed well from the mag. That being said, the next 6mm barrel I chamber (aside from my 6ppc's and 6br's) will be a 6-250 improved. This case has about the most capacity I would ever want to shoot through a 6mm barrel and is infinetly better than either the 243 improved or the 6-284 for barrel life and bullet selection in a 3 groove. Or, the 6xc would be a nice little coyote gun too. Dies are available now and it feeds beautifully. Barrel life must be considered for a chuck rifle if you plan to shoot lots of chucks. But it may not be as important in a coyote rifle. So for these reasons, there really isn't a dual purpose rifle that will be ideal for both. Just my opinion. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] Goodgrouper, I know that there are specific traits for the two different uses. I have a 22-250AI with a #5 barrel that is my primary coyote rig. Kirby is building me a 7mmAM #8 barrel now. This will be my long range hunting rifle. I have been looking at you 6br improved and the 6mm Dasher. I am thinking that a 95 gr berger at around 3100-3200 fps with a light dose of powder might just be the ticket. You mentioned that the 6br cases don't feed well from a magazine. Is there a way to fix this? I have considered getting a Stiller Predator action. I am not sure how they would feed from that. The truth be know, I probably would bery rarely use it as a repeater, but it would be nice to have. Anyway I can get the specs on your reamer? [/QUOTE]
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