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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Brush" data-source="post: 136267" data-attributes="member: 6449"><p>Many years ago I shot benchrest with a 6 X 47 with 70 gr. bulets. This is the .222 Magnum necked up to 6mm. I won several IBS matches with this rifle. It would agg. in the .150's in perfect conditions with Detsch benchrest bullets. We shot fairly hot loads then from a 20" barrel. I believe that velocity was around 2950 fps. Brass was made by running .222 Mag. brass thru a 6 X 47 die. Very easy to make. The longest match range shot was 300 yds. You should easily be able to get 400 yds. from the 6 X 45. It will hold its own in the wind too. I won a 200 yd. event in wind that was so strong you could not rely on any wind flags. I used the large American flag over the clubhouse to determine the speed of the gusts. My 6 X 47 could run with the best of the PPC's. Jim Stekyl from Remington R &amp; D shot next to me at the Nationals one year. He had the only 6 X 45 I had ever seen. The point I am trying to make is that the 6 X 45 would make an excellent, accurate and cheap to shoot 400 yd. varmint gun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Brush, post: 136267, member: 6449"] Many years ago I shot benchrest with a 6 X 47 with 70 gr. bulets. This is the .222 Magnum necked up to 6mm. I won several IBS matches with this rifle. It would agg. in the .150's in perfect conditions with Detsch benchrest bullets. We shot fairly hot loads then from a 20" barrel. I believe that velocity was around 2950 fps. Brass was made by running .222 Mag. brass thru a 6 X 47 die. Very easy to make. The longest match range shot was 300 yds. You should easily be able to get 400 yds. from the 6 X 45. It will hold its own in the wind too. I won a 200 yd. event in wind that was so strong you could not rely on any wind flags. I used the large American flag over the clubhouse to determine the speed of the gusts. My 6 X 47 could run with the best of the PPC's. Jim Stekyl from Remington R & D shot next to me at the Nationals one year. He had the only 6 X 45 I had ever seen. The point I am trying to make is that the 6 X 45 would make an excellent, accurate and cheap to shoot 400 yd. varmint gun. [/QUOTE]
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