Fun gun opinions

[Kracken McGraw]

Hmmm. 41 cents a target? That could add up!View attachment 1445504

Josh, those cubes are .86 inches square. I figure your good to a mile on them!
Looks like Amazon has a 72 piece Junkin brand set for $.32 a go.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Hmmm. 41 cents a target? That could add up!View attachment 1445504

https://www.walmart.com/ip/144-Pieces-of-Blue-Cue-Chalk/5026733
Better yet.
The things you do on a Sat Nite when your old?

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

Charcoal briquets are fun, vote for the 20/250.

 

[Rook 6]

If not a 6ppc, definitely a 30br.

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[Kevin1990]

The 22-250 is an awesome cartridge for sure. But it's a known barrel burner. It consumes massive amounts of powder. It's fun, but not for long.

The 30BR is a great cartridge too, but good bullets and powder that will deliver the "fun" factor will quickly grow old.

Anything in the 6.5 category will rapidly empty your bank account just "trying" to get bullets and powder, all in the name of "fun".

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you already have everything you need to have "fun". You just need a new game to keep things interesting.

I think a fairly inexpensive solution would be to try shooting the little blue cubes of Blue pool cue chalk set out at various unknown ranges out to 200 yards. It would hone your "ranging" capabilities, your knowledge of dialing in up/down clicks and it provides an absolute unmistakable puff of Blue smoke confirming a hit.

All this while using what you have now. I know...I don't want to be the Debbie Downer of the bunch, because a new gun or caliber is always fun, but for how long?

The gun im going to build from this thread will grow old, and ill be back asking the same question, for another build. Its a vicious cycle. Best not to try and fight it.

 

[jimmymac]

The gun im going to build from this thread will grow old, and ill be back asking the same question, for another build. Its a vicious cycle. Best not to try and fight it.

30BR or 6PPC on a heavy flat bottom stock and don’t look back. There is a reason why these things dominate the line. Not much can keep up.

 

[Dimner]

I guess for me a fun gun of this type, one of the top considerations is brass availability, component efficiency and precision. Weirdly I am thinking 6.5 grendel.

 

[Kevin1990]

Thanks for all of the replys everyone! I'm going to go 30br, and not look back. Ordering a 1.25 straight blank from hart today. Probably have it finished at 24" and zero freebore i'm thinking?

 

[Rockchuck]

As much as I like shooting my benchrest rifles. Let me tell whats a joy to shoot. Believe it or not I have a ball with a henry single shot 45/70 with reduced cast bullet out to 200 at our range. Add a Williams receiver site a a globe front and some steel gongs. And ring the bell. I have a 30/30 set up the same way. Don't get me wrong I love shooting small groups with br rifles. I would go with the 30br. They are so easy to get shooting small holes.

 

[joshb]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/144-Pieces-of-Blue-Cue-Chalk/5026733
Better yet.
The things you do on a Sat Nite when your old?

Ha! I’m right here with you!

 

[jackieschmidt]

I not a 6PPC, then a 30BR.
If not a 30BR, then a 6BR shooting 66/68 grn match bullets.

 

[209jones]

My idea of a fun gun, is more like a springfield 30-06 or308, 96 mauser 6.5x55, 98 mauser 7x57, other old military guns, rook rifles, all with cast bullets and shooting offhand with them.