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6mmar/243lbc pistol - A5BLASTER - 06-30-2019
Any member here ever do any back woods brush hunting with a 6mmar/243lbc pistol or barrel shorter then 16 inch's?
Thinking of doing up one but can't seem to find any data from a barrel that short.
Would be useing the 80 to 90 grain range copper or bonded type hunting bullets.
Anybody have any data?
6mmar/243lbc pistol - A5BLASTER - 07-01-2019
Well guess i will have to be the first.
6mmar/243lbc pistol - A5BLASTER - 07-01-2019
Anybody shooting one of Mark's 6mm grendel barrels yet?
6mmar/243lbc pistol - Kswhitetails - 07-01-2019
No, but it's on the list. Probably next.
6mmar/243lbc pistol - A5BLASTER - 07-01-2019
Kswhitetails Wrote:No, but it's on the list. Probably next.
I heard from Mark today. Soon as I can finish up a few projects I will be ordering a super light weight 12 inch 6mm grendel barrel from him
6mmar/243lbc pistol - A5BLASTER - 07-01-2019
Going with a .625 gas block size so the profile is going to be super light weight.
Just what I want for a backpack/climbing stand short range gun.
Planning on useing the 90 grain gamechanger or 90 grain etip bullet.
6mmar/243lbc pistol - Kswhitetails - 07-03-2019
You're reading my mind. I'm looking for a 10 year old daughter's first hunting gun. Her brother is going to be a bit jealous, but his Howa is an amazing rifle too.
She is going to love this. She can really shoot her single shot 22 Remington, and man is she clever with it. She drew (fairly well too) a smiley face on the target at 45 yards last time out. I can't wait till she is doing it at 100. She's artsy-fartsy like her mom. (But this girl wants to shoot, unlike her mom.
My smile is growing.
6mmar/243lbc pistol - A5BLASTER - 07-04-2019
Kswhitetails Wrote:You're reading my mind. I'm looking for a 10 year old daughter's first hunting gun. Her brother is going to be a bit jealous, but his Howa is an amazing rifle too.
She is going to love this. She can really shoot her single shot 22 Remington, and man is she clever with it. She drew (fairly well too) a smiley face on the target at 45 yards last time out. I can't wait till she is doing it at 100. She's artsy-fartsy like her mom. (But this girl wants to shoot, unlike her mom.
My smile is growing.
Sounds like y'all raising her right lol.
6mmar/243lbc pistol - Yondering - 11-05-2020
Im late to this party but one of my 243 LBC uppers has a 12.5 barrel, pushing the 105gr BTHP to 2500 fps over Lever in Lapua brass. It performs very well at 600-700 yards but I havent taken it further than that yet. Hope to next summer.
Of course keep in mind that in short barrels heavy bullets do better than light bullets, considering velocity differences with longer barrels.
6mmar/243lbc pistol - StoneHendge - 11-05-2020
Have you done any 105 other than the BTHP with the 1:8 twist? The Berger calculator says BC would be slightly compromised with the RDF's and Berger Hybrids that stare at me from my bullet shelf. I could probably live with it except the alledged compromise supposedly changes with density altitude.
6mmar/243lbc pistol - Yondering - 11-23-2020
StoneHendge Wrote:Have you done any 105 other than the BTHP with the 1:8 twist? The Berger calculator says BC would be slightly compromised with the RDF's and Berger Hybrids that stare at me from my bullet shelf. I could probably live with it except the alledged compromise supposedly changes with density altitude.
Mostly just the Hornady 105. I picked up some of the Barnes Match Burner 105gr a few weeks ago but havent tested them for accuracy yet.
No RDF; I havent seen the RDF line shoot well in anything I have, including my 1:8 Grendel and Creedmoor, so I quit trying them. I heard the same feedback from a lot of folks on snipershide too so its not just me, but maybe they need faster twists than normal or something.
The only Berger Ive used in this one is the 95gr VLD-H which shot really well.