I've been seriously contemplating trying the old 22 CHeetah mk 1 out on a Remington 700 action I have and I'm wondering how difficult it is going to be to get it to shoot well. From what I can tell (and please correct me if I'm wrong): the 30 BR is a necked up 6BR, the 22 CHeetah is a necked down 30 BR.
My question is, Can I eliminate the middle man and form brass from the 6BR thereby reducing the "jump" down in caliber (avoiding those pesky donuts)? I hear plenty of guys swearing by 243 brass rather than the BR but that basically changes the nature of the beast and makes it a .22-.243 ackley imp rather than a true CHeetah. Just my feelings. Also, has anyone loaded for this cartridge and or have experience with the 90gr Berger VLD bullets? What kind of accuracy should I expect? and lastly, what is barrel life like if I were to run some heavy bullets (80-90gr) at relatively slow speeds (like 3050fps instead of 3500 as has been done with this case before)? Any info you guys might have on this would be appreciated greatly.
My question is, Can I eliminate the middle man and form brass from the 6BR thereby reducing the "jump" down in caliber (avoiding those pesky donuts)? I hear plenty of guys swearing by 243 brass rather than the BR but that basically changes the nature of the beast and makes it a .22-.243 ackley imp rather than a true CHeetah. Just my feelings. Also, has anyone loaded for this cartridge and or have experience with the 90gr Berger VLD bullets? What kind of accuracy should I expect? and lastly, what is barrel life like if I were to run some heavy bullets (80-90gr) at relatively slow speeds (like 3050fps instead of 3500 as has been done with this case before)? Any info you guys might have on this would be appreciated greatly.