Cheap, heavy 6mm bullet?
- Thread starter Fast14riot
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Someone else still shooting a 6-250!
Not modern but it works. Available brass, moderate powder charges, pleasant to shoot.
I made NRA High Master at 1000 yards years ago with irons and a 6-250. (Actually it was a total fluke. Two matches in a row with no wind, a new barrel, and then regular practice. Don’t ask me to do it again).
I used the 107 Sierra with 36.5grains of H4350 and Wolf/Tul primers in a 30” barreled Savage.
I tried Hornady A-Maxes 105’s with indifferent results. I also tried seconds that I believe were Hornady 105’s and A-Max that seemed to have unexplained off call shots - though it could have been me.
I have not had a chance to try the more modern bullets though. The Sierra 107 is no slouch, but you pay for quality.
I had not shot the Nosler bullets but the local wisdom back then was the 6mm Nosler 107’s were good and the 105’s were not up to par. I also tried the Tubb 115 bullet but it did not shoot for me. I assumed it was too heavy for the 6-250.
Good luck with the 6-250; not sexy but it works even with the old case design.
Mike in Sugar Land,TX
Not modern but it works. Available brass, moderate powder charges, pleasant to shoot.
I made NRA High Master at 1000 yards years ago with irons and a 6-250. (Actually it was a total fluke. Two matches in a row with no wind, a new barrel, and then regular practice. Don’t ask me to do it again).
I used the 107 Sierra with 36.5grains of H4350 and Wolf/Tul primers in a 30” barreled Savage.
I tried Hornady A-Maxes 105’s with indifferent results. I also tried seconds that I believe were Hornady 105’s and A-Max that seemed to have unexplained off call shots - though it could have been me.
I have not had a chance to try the more modern bullets though. The Sierra 107 is no slouch, but you pay for quality.
I had not shot the Nosler bullets but the local wisdom back then was the 6mm Nosler 107’s were good and the 105’s were not up to par. I also tried the Tubb 115 bullet but it did not shoot for me. I assumed it was too heavy for the 6-250.
Good luck with the 6-250; not sexy but it works even with the old case design.
Mike in Sugar Land,TX
I have shot them out of a 28" Krieger in 6BR at 300' Elevation. No stability issues out to 1K.
112 MatchBurners shoot well in my BRA barrels.
Agree. I've experienced fliers with yellow, red, green, and black box bullets. If my follow through and position is good I don't have fliers.
I to have had good luck with the 112mb out of my 6gt rifles. Jackets are thin is my only complaint, if you don't push them to hard they are great.
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