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Caliber choice for a new guy

If you're doing it for fun then shoot a 223 at 600. It's a hoot and you can clean targets with it at 600. I pull mine out occasionally for the fun of it. These days I'm only loading 69 grain bullets in a 1-9 twist 223. They are not as nice as shooting the 80.5 fullbores or the 90 grain bullets but I don't have a barrel with a tight enough twist anymore.
 
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Your gonna get a 100 different combinations from all the shooter on AS forum.
I shoot Open, but going to get with some of the others and lean toward the 308 and FTR as your
first outing with bullets and brass and dies aleady...your half way there.
 
If you want to use an existing gun - the .308 would be my choice. Does it shoot better than your .284 does? My idea of a great F-Class rifle are accuracy, low recoil and heavy enough barrel to not overly heat up on you during a 20-shot string. Whichever of your rifles has the best of these traits would be my choice.
 
between 223 and 308, I would go 223. recoil is friendly and you can improve your skills. If other options are available I would go 6mm of some kind. Recoil will wear you down. Goal is have fun and improve your skills. Opinion are like........ Good luck!
 

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