6 PPC barrel life?

[Jeffrey Tooker]

I whole heartedly agree. I tell new shooters to buy a used bench gun of known origin and shoot it the way it is for a year. They will learn the ropes and in a PPC or 6br format it will be the most accurate rifle they ever shot no matter how many rounds are down the barrel. Get a new barrel to start the second year and your good to go. Lot of good PPCs around, some with multiple barrels selling for less than you could buy the components even without the gunsmithing fees.

I bought a Panda PPC a few years ago with all the dies brass, bullets and two extra barrels for a very good price. I converted it to a 6 BRA. Just lately I bought another Panda 6 PPC with a NF scope and all the stuff to
go with it. The rifle it self did not cost me any more than the first one, and it is a very good rifle. Even if one of the three extra barrels is shot out, I can use it to FF. Pandas are available and reasonably priced (some times), you just have to keep looking. I shoot only club matches. So having the newest and best is not necessary for me, and I can still hold my own, if I do my part. JEFFPPC is right, start out and learn about the game your shooting before going into whole hog.

Jeffrey

 

[eric n]

How much of a difference do you see in group sizes between low nodes and high nodes? Is it .2 or more like .02?
I want to learn how to shoot and tune shortrange. I don’t compete but a 100yd yard range is nearby and convenient until things normalize from COVID.
I’m locked up on what to buy between .222, slow twist 6br, or a 6ppc because there are a lot of smoking deals on used ppc’s.
Will the slow nodes in 6ppc shoot in the low 2s with good condition and tune?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

How much of a difference do you see in group sizes between low nodes and high nodes? Is it .2 or more like .02?
I want to learn how to shoot and tune shortrange. I don’t compete but a 100yd yard range is nearby and convenient until things normalize from COVID.
I’m locked up on what to buy between .222, slow twist 6br, or a 6ppc because there are a lot of smoking deals on used ppc’s.
Will the slow nodes in 6ppc shoot in the low 2s with good condition and tune?

Yes but little puffs of wind throws them out more than normal. Itll make you pull your hair out. There is no good reason to not shoot a ppc where it needs to shoot. Youre not saving anything and not gaining anything over something thats way easier to deal with

 

[eric n]

Yes but little puffs of wind throws them out more than normal. Itll make you pull your hair out. There is no good reason to not shoot a ppc where it needs to shoot. Youre not saving anything and not gaining anything over something thats way easier to deal with

Thank you

 

[GSPV]

If a person likes shooting small groups but not competitive small groups, they could have a lot of fun with a 222...

 

[Jeffrey Tooker]

If a person likes shooting small groups but not competitive small groups, they could have a lot of fun with a 222...

I have a 222 Rem in a 722, made about 1958. It is quite accurate and lots of fun to shoot. it took me about
5 years to find it and that was 30 years ago.

Jeffrey

 

[swadiver]

If a person likes shooting small groups but not competitive small groups, they could have a lot of fun with a 222...

i have one. shoots ok

 

[GSPV]

Prior to the PPC, the 222 was the king of the hill. It has superior barrel life to the PPC. Lots of fun to shoot. Will not agg with a 6 PPC. Just depends on what a man wants.

 

[Ccrider]

Dusty said 12-1500 to win. Jeff said something about being able to keep the rifle in tune. I think both of these are spot on.
I had a little free time and shot a barrel with 1700 plus loads fired today. 3 foulers then a 5 shot .14 group. This barrel will still easily agg .2 or better if kept in tune and cleaned thoroughly after no more than 20 shots. What I don’t see much is the zeros that you get with a well tuned new barrel.