Help me pick a new barrel/cartridge for my girlfriend?

[Dave M.]

Isn't 284 brass going the way of the dodo bird?

I love my .284 but finding brass for it is super tough.

 

[bozo699]

Why not rechamber to one of the 6BR big brothers.

Dave already said she was shooting a Dasher, how much more can you blow a 6br case out?..
Wayne

 

[LVLAaron]

Dave already said she was shooting a Dasher, how much more can you blow a 6br case out?..
Wayne

The stuff in a bigger case. 6GT, or a 6xc

 

[Trigger-Jerker]

How about a 6.5x47 Lapua?

 

[Dave M.]

The stuff in a bigger case. 6GT, or a 6xc

The improvement of a 6GT or 6XC isn’t dramatic. I want to get her shooting something in the 180g 7mm bullets ideally.

 

[Dave M.]

How about a 6.5x47 Lapua?

She does have a 6.5CM barrel that she can shoot if needed. I think the 6.5x47 is fairly close to this and would not offer to much improvement over the 6.5CM

 

[RegionRat]

Can't find or recall if there was ever any update to this list in terms of "cartridge used" detail, but I hope this is of some use to you.


Maybe @Matthew Schwartzkopf has a list for 2024? It would probably show the 7 PRCW (7-6.5PRC variant by @Alex Wheeler ) showing up compared to 2020? That design will throw your Berger 7mm 180 hybrids just fine.

 

[bozo699]

Can't find or recall if there was ever any update to this list in terms of "cartridge used" detail, but I hope this is of some use to you.
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Maybe @Matthew Schwartzkopf has a list for 2024? It would probably show the 7 PRCW (7-6.5PRC variant by @Alex Wheeler ) showing up compared to 2020? That design will throw your Berger 7mm 180 hybrids just fine.

Thank you for sharing this
Wayne

 

[Alex Wheeler]

This is the 2024 SWN

 

[RegionRat]

Made it a little bigger for those of us who can't see .... LOL



Thanks Alex. I suspected the 2024 chart would look a little different toward the top.

 

[searcher]

But aren’t you missing the point that Dave being a seasoned shooter just walked away from a big match seeing that a change in something would give them a advantage in those adverse conditions.

As much as I like the accuracy of the 6BR, Dasher, etc., that wind can change a LOT over 600 yards, relative to shooting point blank. If a guy is using the right bullet, pushed to a speed where he can maintain tune in the "larger' cartridges, it can definitely provide a boost on such windy days. Conversely, a 6 PPC has whipped all comers on occasion under calm conditions - and set records doing so. Good argument for two well-thought -out rigs, I think.

 

[Dave M.]

As much as I like the accuracy of the 6BR, Dasher, etc., that wind can change a LOT over 600 yards, relative to shooting point blank. If a guy is using the right bullet, pushed to a speed where he can maintain tune in the "larger' cartridges, it can definitely provide a boost on such windy days. Conversely, a 6 PPC has whipped all comers on occasion under calm conditions - and set records doing so. Good argument for two well-thought -out rigs, I think.

I saw this first hand at nationals on Saturday and Sunday.