6CM Results at Camp Perry
My personal scores are not the focus of this post. The focus of this post is to add further evidence that the 6CM has extended barrel life. over other 6mm cartridges, with winning accuracy.
I started Perry with 2,525 rounds through my current barrel. This is beyond where most 6mm barrels have given up.
In the team match the rifle fired a 199-8X?,I’m not sure of the X count). However, the 1-point lost was at 4 o’clock and it was on call.
During the individual matches….
Day 1: 198-10X with 2 9’s. One was at 4 o’clock and one was at 7 o’clock and both were on call.
Day 2: 198-12X The first string was a 100-8X and this was with over 2700 rounds through the barrel. The X’s were good solid X’s.
The only shot outside of the 10 ring was an 8 at 3 o’clock. I did not call the shot there, but when I settled down on the gun the gun was high and left of the target. As I moved the sights towards the middle of the target I broke the shot as I was moving the gun and I must have been still moving the gun as the shot broke. This was an eye opener to me personally. I learned that I have to let the sights settle in the middle of the target before breaking the shot. If I don’t the shot will not be on call.
Day 3: I was about finished with the NRA Championship and I had yet to shoot a 200 on any yard line. I normally shoot some 200’s in rapid fire, but this year I did not have one. Going back to 600 I thought about this and I had a good mental attitude with the goal of shooting a 200 at 600.
I fired a 200-10X. The wind kept letting off, but the 6CM had the velocity to stay in the 10 ring, even if I missed the let off. The final 10 was on the line at 2:30 as the mirage went to a boil.
For the week I finished 7th overall at 600 yards with at total score of 596-32X.
The point of this post is not my success or lack of it, but that the 6CM with over 2800 rounds is capable of shooting these scores and better.
,I expect this barrel to be able to shoot winning scores up to 4000 rounds. Currently there has been no need to change seating depths and when I bore scope the barrel it looks good. The fire cracks are not extreme and the entry point a the throat is still sharp.)
I believe the 6CM and the 6XC to be equal in accuracy. The 6CM has a slight advantage due to the velocities obtained. We are shooting the 115 DTAC at 3100 fps or better with uncoated bullets.
However, the biggest benefit to the 6CM is the barrel life. The 6XC or other similarly sized cartridges,6mm-22-250) are not able to shoot the very slow burning powders necessary to obtain the extended barrel life and still give you velocities that are capable of winning in the wind. The smaller sized cartridges, it you shoot them so that you have the higher velocities, and the barrel lasts about 2000 rounds.
I have spent a lot of time in the development of this cartridge. I have talked to experts in all aspects of shooting and taken all of there advice to come up with the final product.
I believe this cartridge to be a great choice for any shooting discipline. You can shoot any 243 brass, including Lapua and Norma. You only need a sizing die as any 243 seating die works perfectly.
I am confident that anyone who chambers their rifle to 6CM will not look back at any other 6mm. It simply works and works well.
Joe Hendricks
6CM@comcast.net
My personal scores are not the focus of this post. The focus of this post is to add further evidence that the 6CM has extended barrel life. over other 6mm cartridges, with winning accuracy.
I started Perry with 2,525 rounds through my current barrel. This is beyond where most 6mm barrels have given up.
In the team match the rifle fired a 199-8X?,I’m not sure of the X count). However, the 1-point lost was at 4 o’clock and it was on call.
During the individual matches….
Day 1: 198-10X with 2 9’s. One was at 4 o’clock and one was at 7 o’clock and both were on call.
Day 2: 198-12X The first string was a 100-8X and this was with over 2700 rounds through the barrel. The X’s were good solid X’s.
The only shot outside of the 10 ring was an 8 at 3 o’clock. I did not call the shot there, but when I settled down on the gun the gun was high and left of the target. As I moved the sights towards the middle of the target I broke the shot as I was moving the gun and I must have been still moving the gun as the shot broke. This was an eye opener to me personally. I learned that I have to let the sights settle in the middle of the target before breaking the shot. If I don’t the shot will not be on call.
Day 3: I was about finished with the NRA Championship and I had yet to shoot a 200 on any yard line. I normally shoot some 200’s in rapid fire, but this year I did not have one. Going back to 600 I thought about this and I had a good mental attitude with the goal of shooting a 200 at 600.
I fired a 200-10X. The wind kept letting off, but the 6CM had the velocity to stay in the 10 ring, even if I missed the let off. The final 10 was on the line at 2:30 as the mirage went to a boil.
For the week I finished 7th overall at 600 yards with at total score of 596-32X.
The point of this post is not my success or lack of it, but that the 6CM with over 2800 rounds is capable of shooting these scores and better.
,I expect this barrel to be able to shoot winning scores up to 4000 rounds. Currently there has been no need to change seating depths and when I bore scope the barrel it looks good. The fire cracks are not extreme and the entry point a the throat is still sharp.)
I believe the 6CM and the 6XC to be equal in accuracy. The 6CM has a slight advantage due to the velocities obtained. We are shooting the 115 DTAC at 3100 fps or better with uncoated bullets.
However, the biggest benefit to the 6CM is the barrel life. The 6XC or other similarly sized cartridges,6mm-22-250) are not able to shoot the very slow burning powders necessary to obtain the extended barrel life and still give you velocities that are capable of winning in the wind. The smaller sized cartridges, it you shoot them so that you have the higher velocities, and the barrel lasts about 2000 rounds.
I have spent a lot of time in the development of this cartridge. I have talked to experts in all aspects of shooting and taken all of there advice to come up with the final product.
I believe this cartridge to be a great choice for any shooting discipline. You can shoot any 243 brass, including Lapua and Norma. You only need a sizing die as any 243 seating die works perfectly.
I am confident that anyone who chambers their rifle to 6CM will not look back at any other 6mm. It simply works and works well.
Joe Hendricks
6CM@comcast.net
