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Which 6mm in long action Remington 700? Quality Brass is issue...
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<blockquote data-quote="cdherman" data-source="post: 894110" data-attributes="member: 12282"><p>OK, I have been trying to read as much as possible about the 6mm-284. The Lapua brass very much attracts me.</p><p> </p><p>But along the way, I've discovered a number of basic 6mm issues that trouble me:</p><p> </p><p>For instance, the Berger 6mm 115 VLD Hunting bullet has a BC of .545 The .264 bullet in 130 gr has a BC of .552</p><p> </p><p>Now, since I am concerned about terminal energy as well as trajectory, the 130gr 6.5mm slug has some superior features as well. Driving the 6mm 115 enough faster to overcome the superior BC of the 6mm 130, and added ft/lbs from weight seems a stretch.</p><p> </p><p>I've not realty been able to narrow down just what sort of velocity one can get out of a 6mm-284 with the 115s, so that has hampered my comparison.</p><p> </p><p>But at the end of the day, I have begun to wonder why not just stick with 6.5x284. Lapua brass, standardized cartridge, correct headstamp......</p><p> </p><p>And the 6mm-284 pretty much HAS to burn barrels faster than the 6.5x284, which itself is noted to be hard on the barrels.....</p><p> </p><p>Geeezzee .... I'm back to where I started. Chasing my tail....</p><p> </p><p>But in all honestly, I think what I am discerning is that 6mm might be good long ranger caliber for bench rest, for metallic silhouettes, and varmint size game. But when you start drawing a line, at say 1000 ft/lbs of energy as a necessary attribute to kill an animal sized like a deer, then the 6.5mm is going to spank the 6mm. The 6mm has to be driven very fast to get a long way out there, with that kind of energy.</p><p> </p><p>If I want a 6mm, I should recognize that its just not an optimal LONG RANGE cartridge FOR DEER, if that's what I want. Now, if I want to build a light kicking, fine shooting gun for deer out to 400 yards, then I should just go with .243 Win and be done....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cdherman, post: 894110, member: 12282"] OK, I have been trying to read as much as possible about the 6mm-284. The Lapua brass very much attracts me. But along the way, I've discovered a number of basic 6mm issues that trouble me: For instance, the Berger 6mm 115 VLD Hunting bullet has a BC of .545 The .264 bullet in 130 gr has a BC of .552 Now, since I am concerned about terminal energy as well as trajectory, the 130gr 6.5mm slug has some superior features as well. Driving the 6mm 115 enough faster to overcome the superior BC of the 6mm 130, and added ft/lbs from weight seems a stretch. I've not realty been able to narrow down just what sort of velocity one can get out of a 6mm-284 with the 115s, so that has hampered my comparison. But at the end of the day, I have begun to wonder why not just stick with 6.5x284. Lapua brass, standardized cartridge, correct headstamp...... And the 6mm-284 pretty much HAS to burn barrels faster than the 6.5x284, which itself is noted to be hard on the barrels..... Geeezzee .... I'm back to where I started. Chasing my tail.... But in all honestly, I think what I am discerning is that 6mm might be good long ranger caliber for bench rest, for metallic silhouettes, and varmint size game. But when you start drawing a line, at say 1000 ft/lbs of energy as a necessary attribute to kill an animal sized like a deer, then the 6.5mm is going to spank the 6mm. The 6mm has to be driven very fast to get a long way out there, with that kind of energy. If I want a 6mm, I should recognize that its just not an optimal LONG RANGE cartridge FOR DEER, if that's what I want. Now, if I want to build a light kicking, fine shooting gun for deer out to 400 yards, then I should just go with .243 Win and be done.... [/QUOTE]
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