I read through all 4 pages before commenting this. In factory configurations, it ranks #1 flattest out to insane distances. 26 Nosler is hot on its tail. Hotrod either of them with light bullets and their MPBR is well beyond what I'm willing to shoot an animal.
What is the the most flat shooting cartridge yall can think of?
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No one is disputing MPBR and high velocity. My point is BC has an impact on MPBR.
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So you need to qualify your question with a few more requirements. Flattest shooting means nothing unless you add a range requirement. Many examples given are extremely flat shooting to say 300 yards and then fall on their face. Such as the 17 rem, 204 etc….. out to 250 -300 yards certainly flat shooting, at +500 yards all but worthless.
You also need to include info like if your want to have a pelt friendly rifle or just want to kill the yote…. Those two criteria will greatly effect the choice of cartridge. I offer many wildcats in my custom rifles that are ultra flat shooting to 500 yards. My 25 and 26 Stalkers loaded with a 100 gr bullet at 4050-4100 fps are about as laser flat as they come to those ranges.
Someone wants to extend their range to 1/2 mile, my 27 Stalker or 7mm Allen Magnum are about the tops with proper bullet selection. If you want legit Long Range, over 1k yards, there are better options there. Need to add in a few qualifiers to get back the most useful recommendations to your questions…
You also need to include info like if your want to have a pelt friendly rifle or just want to kill the yote…. Those two criteria will greatly effect the choice of cartridge. I offer many wildcats in my custom rifles that are ultra flat shooting to 500 yards. My 25 and 26 Stalkers loaded with a 100 gr bullet at 4050-4100 fps are about as laser flat as they come to those ranges.
Someone wants to extend their range to 1/2 mile, my 27 Stalker or 7mm Allen Magnum are about the tops with proper bullet selection. If you want legit Long Range, over 1k yards, there are better options there. Need to add in a few qualifiers to get back the most useful recommendations to your questions…
Calvin45
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It certainly does. I know when I worked up my experimental hypervelocity .300 win load with that 120 Barnes some folks were asking "well if speed is all you're after why not go to the 110 Barnes?" Or even the 101 hammer? Or 110 vmax, etc….
Well I did the math, and that 120 tac tx blackout bullet has a very high bc for its weight of .358 and I honestly suspect it's much higher at 4000+ launch velocity just based on the disparity between predicted trajectory and observed trajectory.
It wasn't just speed I was after, it was indeed maximum possible hold on hair range. And the 120 with that massive plastic tip should smoke any and all lighter bullets in that department. It also wasn't readily matched by any of the heavier higher bc bullets, again just for mpbr. Took two deer with that load, very emphatic killer, one at 160 and another about 450 yards. But alas, I was unhappy with the accuracy. My .300 just doesn't shoot anywhere close to as good with anything under 180 grains, she likes what she likes.
The 257 weatherby on the other hand seems to LOOOOOVE the light for cal bullets going at ridiculous speed and rpms.
So now my .257 bee is my dedicated lazer and my 300 is for any true distance with 180-225 grain bullets.
Just one more little poke.
With the ops stated 4" target, which of his given projectile options, loaded to saami spec, will have a greater MPBR,
Similar to the 224TTH. Cool cartridge! Too bad 6mm rem brass is so hard to find
That's a lot of RL33 just to shoot a coyote.
My current 25-06 stomps a mud hole in anything 308win based. But the 22creed is a heck of a coyote cartridgeOut to 300yds. For Coyotes.
22 Creedmore, Nuff Said.
Hard to find brass for isn't it?
Thought about a 6SS also.If the 6 PRC is not enough, there's always this:
The 6UM
The 6UM is alive. I will start necking down brass tomorrow and keep you guys updated. Build Specs so far Tikka Action Mcgowan #3 20" Barrel 7 Twist fluted by Kampfeld Chambered by Unknown Munitions MDT HNT26rokslide.com
BTW, I have brass on order (est. August 2024) and barrels awaiting (1-use, 1-fireform)
240wby is essentially a belted 30-06 necked down to 6mm correct? I'd like to hold on heads out to 400yds.
Phil Rizzo
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I'm going to have to build this 25 Max one day….Roy's Boys have been put on notice. 
We won't be concerned with brakes or suppressors here either. It will have rifling to the last 1/4" of its not short, not thin, not convenient barrel length.
Already got dies and reamer, but there are a couple to get completed first.
We won't be concerned with brakes or suppressors here either. It will have rifling to the last 1/4" of its not short, not thin, not convenient barrel length.
Already got dies and reamer, but there are a couple to get completed first.
Calvin45
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Not that bad. I see it pop up on auctions and classifieds sites with regularity. If a person has no use for it that's fine but it's certainly not as obscure or difficult as many of the beloved pet rifles and cartridges we see on this site
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