Hey Ladies and Gents!
Greetings from the UK.
Have used a .22-250 for fox and long range vermin for a couple of years, and am after a longer ranged rig... you know how it is!
Am now in the market to have a long range rifle built, am thinking of a 6mm or 6.5mm platform. So would a factory .243 Remington 700 Varmint action in an AICS be adequate or is it worth going for a custom barrel and thus pursue the 6.5X47 Lapua?
Bear in mind getting these things done in the UK costs easily double what you chaps pay! I hate the UK!
The reason why I choose these calibres is low recoil and excellent long range performance.
Am after the lowest recoil possible to try and spot my shots, although the rifle will have a sound moderator and be fitted into an AICS... weight will be my friend.
a) how do the .243 and 6.5X47 compare in terms of recoil? In a heavy rig anyway?
b) what bullet weights could i fire from such calibres and what would be the effective range of both in terms of fox shooting?
cheers, ed
Greetings from the UK.
Have used a .22-250 for fox and long range vermin for a couple of years, and am after a longer ranged rig... you know how it is!
Am now in the market to have a long range rifle built, am thinking of a 6mm or 6.5mm platform. So would a factory .243 Remington 700 Varmint action in an AICS be adequate or is it worth going for a custom barrel and thus pursue the 6.5X47 Lapua?
Bear in mind getting these things done in the UK costs easily double what you chaps pay! I hate the UK!
The reason why I choose these calibres is low recoil and excellent long range performance.
Am after the lowest recoil possible to try and spot my shots, although the rifle will have a sound moderator and be fitted into an AICS... weight will be my friend.
a) how do the .243 and 6.5X47 compare in terms of recoil? In a heavy rig anyway?
b) what bullet weights could i fire from such calibres and what would be the effective range of both in terms of fox shooting?
cheers, ed