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Need advice to pick a .243 bullet.
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 778948" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Just so as to help avoid the OP making a mistake (Berger makes several 95gr bullets in 6mm) the bullet you would be looking for is the "95 gr Match Grade Classic Hunter" with an overall length of 1.070". It can be fired from a 1:10 barrel so any modern Savage with a 9.25 twist would be fine. It has a BC of 0.427 so not the absolute best BC out there. </p><p></p><p>Berger has another "95 gr Match VLD Target" which has a 0.48 BC and is 1.15" long, but beware, most of us have found that you need an 8 twist barrel to shoot it out of reliably. Sometimes people enter funky names for the Berger bullets in online stores that don't match the descriptions that Berger puts on their web site so be sure you know what you are getting. Target or hunting ? "True" or "hybrid" VLD ? What twist rate does the box say you need for stability ?</p><p></p><p>I have just recently started shooting the 95gr target bullets out of my new Shilen barrel (1:8 twist x 26" long) and so far I am getting terrific performance even though I am not using loads configured for my Ackley chamber yet. I think I am going to stock up on 105gr "Match Hybrid Target" bullets for my "proper" Ackley loads, since that one has a BC of 0.547 which is about as high as I can go, weight wise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 778948, member: 35183"] Just so as to help avoid the OP making a mistake (Berger makes several 95gr bullets in 6mm) the bullet you would be looking for is the "95 gr Match Grade Classic Hunter" with an overall length of 1.070". It can be fired from a 1:10 barrel so any modern Savage with a 9.25 twist would be fine. It has a BC of 0.427 so not the absolute best BC out there. Berger has another "95 gr Match VLD Target" which has a 0.48 BC and is 1.15" long, but beware, most of us have found that you need an 8 twist barrel to shoot it out of reliably. Sometimes people enter funky names for the Berger bullets in online stores that don't match the descriptions that Berger puts on their web site so be sure you know what you are getting. Target or hunting ? "True" or "hybrid" VLD ? What twist rate does the box say you need for stability ? I have just recently started shooting the 95gr target bullets out of my new Shilen barrel (1:8 twist x 26" long) and so far I am getting terrific performance even though I am not using loads configured for my Ackley chamber yet. I think I am going to stock up on 105gr "Match Hybrid Target" bullets for my "proper" Ackley loads, since that one has a BC of 0.547 which is about as high as I can go, weight wise. [/QUOTE]
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