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6.5-284 vs 6.5 wsm barrel length
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<blockquote data-quote="R. Cram" data-source="post: 2651523" data-attributes="member: 116633"><p>I just put a x-caliber barrel on my rpr that I use for high power and left it as long as possible, about 27 inches and shot it in a prone match at 600 yds and it shot a 200 17x with 42 gr 4350 about 010 off the lands and a mk140 the next match it also shot a 200 17x with 42 gr 414 so I was very happy with the accuracy, the best scores I have shot. The bullet according to the electronic scoring machine was traveling at 1925 fps at 600 yds. The next match I shot another rpr I use for hunting and I had rechambered the 6.5 creedmoor to 6.5x284 but the barrel is only 24 inches using 52 gr h4831 and a 140 the machine recorded avg velocities of 1950 at 600, almost the same as the 260 with the longer barrel. Very dissapointing to have a barrel burner like a 6.5x284 not doing any better than a 260 probably due to barrel length . I'm making a 6.5x284 on a m54 winchester right now and will have 28 inches of barrel and if I didn't tell any one who carried it they probably would not know the difference between that and 24 inches</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="R. Cram, post: 2651523, member: 116633"] I just put a x-caliber barrel on my rpr that I use for high power and left it as long as possible, about 27 inches and shot it in a prone match at 600 yds and it shot a 200 17x with 42 gr 4350 about 010 off the lands and a mk140 the next match it also shot a 200 17x with 42 gr 414 so I was very happy with the accuracy, the best scores I have shot. The bullet according to the electronic scoring machine was traveling at 1925 fps at 600 yds. The next match I shot another rpr I use for hunting and I had rechambered the 6.5 creedmoor to 6.5x284 but the barrel is only 24 inches using 52 gr h4831 and a 140 the machine recorded avg velocities of 1950 at 600, almost the same as the 260 with the longer barrel. Very dissapointing to have a barrel burner like a 6.5x284 not doing any better than a 260 probably due to barrel length . I'm making a 6.5x284 on a m54 winchester right now and will have 28 inches of barrel and if I didn't tell any one who carried it they probably would not know the difference between that and 24 inches [/QUOTE]
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