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22-6mm ack.
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<blockquote data-quote="Varmint Hunter" data-source="post: 300621" data-attributes="member: 313"><p>+1 on what Petersen said. If you're hell bent on an overbored .224 cartridge there are few that make more sense (overall) than the 22-243 (plain).</p><p></p><p>High quality brass is easy to find and easy to neck down with no fireforming which wastes barrel life unless you use cream-of-wheat or a similar method. There is also the rule of diminishing returns involved here. You will have to burn a lot of extra powder in a larger case just to see a slight increase in velocity. At the current cost of a new custom barrel with all the machine work done, a thousand round gun is hard to swallow. I've shot out several custom hot rods, and while it was a lot of fun, the fun didn't last long.</p><p></p><p>A case as big as the 6mmAI or 284 might be a better choice if 100gr bullets and appropriate powders were available and/or desirable. But that's taking wildcatting to the next level. </p><p></p><p>I'm starting to go back to the basics and life is certainly getting easier and less expensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Varmint Hunter, post: 300621, member: 313"] +1 on what Petersen said. If you're hell bent on an overbored .224 cartridge there are few that make more sense (overall) than the 22-243 (plain). High quality brass is easy to find and easy to neck down with no fireforming which wastes barrel life unless you use cream-of-wheat or a similar method. There is also the rule of diminishing returns involved here. You will have to burn a lot of extra powder in a larger case just to see a slight increase in velocity. At the current cost of a new custom barrel with all the machine work done, a thousand round gun is hard to swallow. I've shot out several custom hot rods, and while it was a lot of fun, the fun didn't last long. A case as big as the 6mmAI or 284 might be a better choice if 100gr bullets and appropriate powders were available and/or desirable. But that's taking wildcatting to the next level. I'm starting to go back to the basics and life is certainly getting easier and less expensive. [/QUOTE]
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