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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2559114" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>Big variety - size of target, volume of shooting, distance of target.</p><p></p><p>Back then it was a 14 twist .22-.250 with 50 - 55 grain bullets & a 6.5-06 with 120 - 129, 140 grain bullets.</p><p></p><p><strong>Now</strong> it is a 11 twist .20P (cheap abundant brass) or .204R with 40 Vmax bullets & a 7.7 twist .22-.250 with 75 grain ELDM bullets.</p><p></p><p>Two guns, either one of the 11 twist 20's & 7.7 twist .22-.250 does almost all of it.</p><p></p><p>On occasion I shoot 6mm's with 87 Vmax bullets & the 6.5-06 with 120-123 ELDM bullets.</p><p></p><p>I have found the .20P & .204R come real close to duplicating my old 50-55 grain loads in a 14 twist .22-.250. With a 7.7 twist, the 75 ELDM, at close to 3,300 fps, is a real good performer and bests my old 129 Hornady flat base interlock 6.5-06 loads. Not so good a 6.5 bullet selection back then - the 140 Sierra GK was also used in the 6.5-06.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2559114, member: 115658"] Big variety - size of target, volume of shooting, distance of target. Back then it was a 14 twist .22-.250 with 50 - 55 grain bullets & a 6.5-06 with 120 - 129, 140 grain bullets. [B]Now[/B] it is a 11 twist .20P (cheap abundant brass) or .204R with 40 Vmax bullets & a 7.7 twist .22-.250 with 75 grain ELDM bullets. Two guns, either one of the 11 twist 20's & 7.7 twist .22-.250 does almost all of it. On occasion I shoot 6mm's with 87 Vmax bullets & the 6.5-06 with 120-123 ELDM bullets. I have found the .20P & .204R come real close to duplicating my old 50-55 grain loads in a 14 twist .22-.250. With a 7.7 twist, the 75 ELDM, at close to 3,300 fps, is a real good performer and bests my old 129 Hornady flat base interlock 6.5-06 loads. Not so good a 6.5 bullet selection back then - the 140 Sierra GK was also used in the 6.5-06. [/QUOTE]
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