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Which 6mm for a Remington 700 LA
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<blockquote data-quote="Long Time Long Ranger" data-source="post: 457569" data-attributes="member: 505"><p>I am doing bullet tests today on several big 6mm's. I would do either the 6mm-06 AI or the 240 Gibbs. The Gibbs is the fastest 6mm out there with any kind of barrel life. Mine shoots the 70 grain varmint bullets over 4000 fps. 55's at 4300 fps. The '06 AI is 100-150 fps less. Both are very good and fast 6mm's. The short neck on the Gibbs is not that much of a factor in 240. It has a .25" neck with .243 caliber bullet so it retains good accuracy. I have a long range rifle on the 240 Gibbs shooting 107 SMK's with very good 1000 yard groups. I can tell you that if you like speed and flat trajectory the 240 Gibbs will be pure pleasure. Brass is easy to form using 25-06 brass. </p><p> </p><p>A friend just shot a whitetail last month with mine using the new 87 grain Berger hunting bullet at over 3800 fps. The shot was between 300-400 yards and the deer folded in it's tracks. I took two coyotes at 400-500 yards with the same bullet through the lungs behind the shoulder and had minimal pelt damage with very dead coyotes. The 240 Gibbs is way fun to hunt with using these new bullets. They also have a high BC for a 6mm bullet of that weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Long Time Long Ranger, post: 457569, member: 505"] I am doing bullet tests today on several big 6mm's. I would do either the 6mm-06 AI or the 240 Gibbs. The Gibbs is the fastest 6mm out there with any kind of barrel life. Mine shoots the 70 grain varmint bullets over 4000 fps. 55's at 4300 fps. The '06 AI is 100-150 fps less. Both are very good and fast 6mm's. The short neck on the Gibbs is not that much of a factor in 240. It has a .25" neck with .243 caliber bullet so it retains good accuracy. I have a long range rifle on the 240 Gibbs shooting 107 SMK's with very good 1000 yard groups. I can tell you that if you like speed and flat trajectory the 240 Gibbs will be pure pleasure. Brass is easy to form using 25-06 brass. A friend just shot a whitetail last month with mine using the new 87 grain Berger hunting bullet at over 3800 fps. The shot was between 300-400 yards and the deer folded in it's tracks. I took two coyotes at 400-500 yards with the same bullet through the lungs behind the shoulder and had minimal pelt damage with very dead coyotes. The 240 Gibbs is way fun to hunt with using these new bullets. They also have a high BC for a 6mm bullet of that weight. [/QUOTE]
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