22BR or 6mmBR with 50-55 gr. bullets??????

philip

philip

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Already have a 6mmBR with a 1 in 10 twist barrel.

Would i be better off sticking with the 6br and reloading 50-55 as well as 75 gr. loads OR......do i need to get a 22br to fill the gap???????


I kinda like the sound of the 6br with the light weight bullets, i think they`ll buck the wind better....

OK.........Looking for YOUR opinion....let`s have it!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Cant never go wrong with another gun!

But
What gap do you have to fill under the 6BR?

Whats the purpose the rifle will be used for? general shootin, a varminter?
 
Honestly there are no gaps......

The rifle is a varmint only gun.

I have 2 .17`s

3 .20`s

3 .22`s

and 2 .24`s

ALL my buddies have a 22-250, i have NOTHING against this caliber, i just don`t own one..I went the way of the swift instead..so i`m just thinking out loud about which of these 2 calibers will better suit my needs.

I just love to find something "diffrent from the norm" and show them how well it compares to their toy`s.

I`m sure the 22br will "keep up" with thier stuff,and i`m willing to bet that the 6mmBR with light bullets will do it as well..
 
I have a question about your question or comment . If both bullets were the same weight but different diameter . Wouldn't the smaller diameter bullet have less wind drift ? If launched at roughly the same speed ?

I have a 6 br and a 22 br . I have never thought much about what you are asking about though . I shoot 60 - 70 grain bullete in the 6 and 40 - 50 grain bullets in the 22 . Both GREAT and ACCURATE cartridges !

I will be looking forward to reading the replies to your post .

I think you should add a 22 br to your collection . You can't ever have too many !
 
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I have both 22BR and 6BR and they're both terrific. They just want to be accurate and it's ridiculously easy to make either of them shoot well. But where the 22BR is a great cartridge, the 6BR is flat awesome. My 22BR (.243 neck) shoots 50's at 3850-4000 depending on powder/bullet, with literally one-hole accuracy. The 6BR shoots 55's and 58's at speeds only about 100fps slower, also with one-hole accuracy. Thing is, those 6mm bullets have a higher BC and going close to the same speed not only will they shoot a bit flatter, but that heavier bullet with bigger cross-section will hit make a bigger splat. I like both cartridges and don't plan on not having a 22BR, but the 6BR is superior. That cartridge really outdoes - and can take the place of- a 22-250.



The above was taken from the 6mmbr page...

I read this LATE last night and the "wind drift" comment must have been something i was dreaming about.....About half way through his comment is the section that i mis- quoted,he is talking about BC. and somehow my brain thought drift.....
 
Just my personal opinion, and it's worth only that....

I use a couple .223 Rems for the majority of my pdog shooting at average ranges out to around 450 yards. A couple buddies of mine shoot various .20/.22 cals, including the .204 Ruger, .22 VarTag, .20 Practical, and the .22-250. They comfortably outdistance my .223 Rems by 75 or so yards, with the 250 probably getting an extra 125 "reliable" yards over my .223 Rems.

But....when the wind gets really bad and/or the distance gets long, I reach for my 6mm Rem. 75 grain VMaxes launched at ~3700 fps smooths out a lot of distance and conditions, and my .20/.22 buddies get left in the dust by a pretty wide margin.

It seems to me you have the near end covered pretty well. The 6mm will give you the flexibility to heavy up on your bullets without eating up too much of your powder capacity. Getting "heavy enough to make a major league difference" is tough to do with a .22 anything. You pretty much can shoot 40-60 grain bullets in the .22 before longer bullets start eating up your case space. IOW, a 20 grain bullet weight spread. With the 6mm, you can run the spread from 55 to 105 grain projectiles without killing your capacity. The 6mm would be more flexible.

Now....if you just "want" to neck a 6mm case down to .22 just to have something different, that's another matter entirely, and certainly not without merit. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Mike
 
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