Anyone use 6mm (.243) for long range?

[belizejet]

Anyone have experience using the 115grn 6mm Berger VLD bullets for long distance? What twist barrel would you recommend?

[Lars]

I have a buddy in Northern California that uses them on hogs at 600 yards and beyond. He loads extremely hot and loves them at that distance. I'll get ahold of him and see if I can get his twist rate and load specs for you.

[longrange2]

I use the Berger 105 grain hybrids in my 6mm Creedmoor and they shoot great at distance. I use H4350 in that cartridge.

[belizejet]

I have 200 of them and I'm thinking of at least finding a barrel for them and building up a rifle. Otherwise they just take up space and money. I've read that these are the cats meow for long range.

[Spdu4ia]

Look into barrel life and availability of brass before you get into it.

this will be a good read for you ... http://precisionrifleblog.com/2013/1...-the-pros-use/

[oinco]

at our altitude, you could be fine with 1:8, I'd go tighter (Berger says 1:7), if your barrel doesn't like them- 105's/107's should still be fine in a 7.xx twist. I guess a definition of what "long distance" is can be somewhat relative? As can expected performance in difficult conditions...

[belizejet]

I've got lots of .243 brass and a savage 99 already. Thinking of getting a precision bolt gun in this caliber.

[Delfuego]

I've got lots of .243 brass and a savage 99 already. Thinking of getting a precision bolt gun in this caliber.

Do it! Barrel life is not great, but 243 is great LR round. If your feeling extra frisky you may look into 243-AI (Ackley Improved).

[Zman]

I have 200 of them and I'm thinking of at least finding a barrel for them and building up a rifle. Otherwise they just take up space and money. I've read that these are the cats meow for long range.

I smiled initially when I read "I have a little box of projectiles, so I need to build an expensive rifle to expend them"


it it could be from the pain meds and my recent surgery, too.

[belizejet]

Good excuse? I think so.