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[urbanrifleman]

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Think these are worth playing with or just leave them alone?

I'm thinking barrel break in and positional practice, not sure they would be great for a match

I bet those are Noslers. They make a Sierra 107 Match King knock off.

 

[Matt Jacobs]

I bet those are Noslers. They make a Sierra 107 Match King knock off.

Yeah I thinking i read somewhere that they are made by nosler. I'm new to this stuff so I didn't know if it would be better to through these down the barrel for practice or break versus sending my Berger 105 hybrids into the dirt.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Yeah I thinking i read somewhere that they are made by nosler. I'm new to this stuff so I didn't know if it would be better to through these down the barrel for practice or break versus sending my Berger 105 hybrids into the dirt.

I would get the Hornady 105 bthp. They shoot.

 

[JLT]

I would get the Hornady 105 bthp. They shoot.

They do, indeed. I've shot quite a few mid-range cleans with these over the years. I'll shoot them in club matches without hesitation.

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

Yeah I thinking i read somewhere that they are made by nosler. I'm new to this stuff so I didn't know if it would be better to through these down the barrel for practice or break versus sending my Berger 105 hybrids into the dirt.

If you sort Nosler's Custom Comps they shoot decent

 

[Tesoro]

I would get the Hornady 105 bthp. They shoot.

I think these are the best bet in 105 range for economics. i posted I just got for 32c delivered. If you read up on them though they have never been considered by popular vote super target grade for matches due to quality control - occasional fliers. But was that when they were made on an old machine which has been since replaced? Who knows. So far I have only shot one 1/2 moa 5x at 1k and it was with these bullets. But I have only shot at 1k like 9 times so just getting started and waiting for spring I was planning on using them for long range varmint and steel shooting.

 

[urbanrifleman]

I think these are the best bet in 105 range for economics. i posted I just got for 32c delivered. If you read up on them though they have never been considered by popular vote super target grade for matches due to quality control - occasional fliers. But was that when they were made on an old machine which has been since replaced? Who knows. So far I have only shot one 1/2 moa 5x at 1k and it was with these bullets. But I have only shot at 1k like 9 times so just getting started and waiting for spring I was planning on using them for long range varmint and steel shooting.

I think their quality is way better than before.

 

[boltman13]

First, I can afford to shoot Berger 105's, and do. That said, I also have experience with other brands, especially during the "Great Component Shortage" of recent passing. In both my 1:8 twist Hart 6BR and my 1:8 twist Kreger 6 Dasher the best results I obtained were with Barnes Match Burners and Varget. Weight sorted Nosler RDF's also gave acceptable results. All firing was at 600 yards. I have never tried Speer TNT's in 6 mm but I think they would be very frustrating at 600 yards in any condition except dead calm. I have used Sierra 85 gr. HPBT's in the 6 BR at 100 and 200 yard VFS matches and did well. I think the Speer TNT's would also work well in this game. My only experience with a TNT bullet was in Hunter Benchrest using a tight neck 308 and 125 gr TNT's. They were just as accurate as Berger 125 FB's in my rifle at 100 and 200 yards. Because I shoot very little practice and compete mostly at local 600 yard F-Class and BR matches I don't burn through a lot of Berger's and can still afford them. I do agree that they are very pricey, but they are the best in my opinion. YMMV.

 

[urbanrifleman]

First, I can afford to shoot Berger 105's, and do. That said, I also have experience with other brands, especially during the "Great Component Shortage" of recent passing. In both my 1:8 twist Hart 6BR and my 1:8 twist Kreger 6 Dasher the best results I obtained were with Barnes Match Burners and Varget. Weight sorted Nosler RDF's also gave acceptable results. All firing was at 600 yards. I have never tried Speer TNT's in 6 mm but I think they would be very frustrating at 600 yards in any condition except dead calm. I have used Sierra 85 gr. HPBT's in the 6 BR at 100 and 200 yard VFS matches and did well. I think the Speer TNT's would also work well in this game. My only experience with a TNT bullet was in Hunter Benchrest using a tight neck 308 and 125 gr TNT's. They were just as accurate as Berger 125 FB's in my rifle at 100 and 200 yards. Because I shoot very little practice and compete mostly at local 600 yard F-Class and BR matches I don't burn through a lot of Berger's and can still afford them. I do agree that they are very pricey, but they are the best in my opinion. YMMV.

Which Barnes Match burner did you use?

 

[Tesoro]

I just did a quick 25 bullet comparison on my Hollands comparator. The cheap Hornadys won round one!

Hornady 105 = .0005 variance in BTO
115 Sierra dtac = .0008
107 Bergers = .001
112 Barnes MB = .003

Most were within .0005 or less but Berger had 2 out of spec and Barnes had a bunch.

How much of a difference in drag variance this can make down range I don't know. a few thou isn't much

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

I have blem .224 bullets from midway. Look like vmax. They shoot crazy good and were crazy cheap. I should have bought 10k. Keep an eye out for blems on midway and stock up. I wouldn't be surprised if they get blem eldm.

could you tell what the 'blem' is/was?

 

[Loudenboomer]

Budget 6mm Bullet? The 60 gr Sierra over IMR 8208 in my 1-14 6BR Norma is way more accurate than it should be per dollar.

 

[karrarararararar]

107 sierras and 105 match burners shot well for me

 

[nrspence]

Try the Sierras 107 gr

Anyone know where to find those in stock?

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Anyone know where to find those in stock?

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/sierra-6mm-243-caliber-rifle-bullets
This is the only place I see any.

 

[J.d. Popkes]

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/sierra-6mm-243-caliber-rifle-bullets
This is the only place I see any.

The new normal!! 50¢ plus tax/shipping for a 107smk. Berger is 5-7¢ more. Bullets are outpacing the old 401k by a wide margin. Too bad we can’t buy gun stuff pretax. I guess we can sell them tax free, start calling them Roth components!!

 

[Gary C]

Varget costs more than I wish it did for sure.
Bullets, are another story. You gotta find them for sale first to buy then at any price.
I will shoot Good bullets or what is the point? Bart's Avengers 68 GR were $355/1000.
Lapua brass is around $150/100.
I don't have a $7000 rifle and a $4000 scope.
But, My Savage LRPV was $1400 and the Sightron was $1000 three years ago.
I shot out the Savage 8 twist and needed to replace the barrel and decided to go with a 12 twist.
I bought a Wilson from Brad at Urbanrifleman and am just starting working with it, but so far it
has exceeded my expectations.
I completly understand being aware of costs but I will shoot a little less if I have too and
hopefully can continue to find the best componants to do so.
What dosn't cost more than we would like in this day and age?

 

[slowbalt]

Bought a case of Hornady 105s per this thread. What BC are you guys using?

 

[boltman13]

Which Barnes Match burner did you use?

The 105's

 

[Lone Hunter]

Bought a case of Hornady 105s per this thread. What BC are you guys using?

The Hornady 105gr 6mm HPBT G7 BCs are listed as 0.240 over 3000fps, 0.242 for 3000-2500fps, 0.250 for 2000-1500fps and 0.258 below 1500fps, with an average G7 BC of 0.246 from 3000 to 1500fps
^^Found this on the internet. ^^^
.246 G7 is what I’m using with this bullet….