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Calibre Decision!
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<blockquote data-quote="ejbrown" data-source="post: 287066" data-attributes="member: 17915"><p>Hey Ladies and Gents!</p><p></p><p>Greetings from the UK.</p><p></p><p>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!</p><p></p><p>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?</p><p></p><p>Bear in mind getting these things done in the UK costs easily double what you chaps pay! I hate the UK!</p><p></p><p>The reason why I choose these calibres is low recoil and excellent long range performance.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>a) how do the .243 and 6.5X47 compare in terms of recoil? In a heavy rig anyway?</p><p></p><p>b) what bullet weights could i fire from such calibres and what would be the effective range of both in terms of fox shooting?</p><p></p><p>cheers, ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ejbrown, post: 287066, member: 17915"] 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 [/QUOTE]
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