Is the 6mm BR my next gun?

[Paddyd]

I tried the range from .040" off to as close as I could get to lands with enough bullet still in the neck to provide good support. The 75 V-Max was jumping pretty good and put them into about .200" +/-. I had really wanted the 87 V-Max due to the improved ballistics. The 87's were more like 1/2+ MOA. While the 75 V-Max is super accurate, it doesn't provide much superiority (ballistically) over other calibers I shoot at ground squirrels, like .22 Nosler and the 63 ELD-VT, which recoil even less, use less powder, etc.

If I had it all to do over, I'd have gone with a standard BR and a slower twist since I am limited to 300 yds at the local range anyway. Too late now

 

[204.farr]

Time for a new 6br

 

[Leo_B]

The 6mm BR is at the top of my list. Not number one necessarily but literally the top of my list. I don't like recoil. I had a .25-06 about 50 years ago and sold it for too much recoil to suit me. I've recently found this site. https://backfire.tv/recoil/
I scroll down until the .22lr line is bottom of my screen and on my computer and settings the 6mm BR is the top line of the display. It's 54.5% of the recoil energy and 74% of the recoil velocity of the .25-06 so I figure that or below are all good candidates for a future option. 6.5 Grendel, .224 Valkyrie, .204 Ruger and .222/.223 Remington are all on the short list also. The .223 makes the most sense from a cost/availability standpoint. The .222 Remington I probably like most for no quantifiable reason. The others are just interesting. Good luck with your decisions.

 

[Paddyd]

The 6mm BR is at the top of my list. Not number one necessarily but literally the top of my list. I don't like recoil. I had a .25-06 about 50 years ago and sold it for too much recoil to suit me. I've recently found this site. https://backfire.tv/recoil/
I scroll down until the .22lr line is bottom of my screen and on my computer and settings the 6mm BR is the top line of the display. It's 54.5% of the recoil energy and 74% of the recoil velocity of the .25-06 so I figure that or below are all good candidates for a future option. 6.5 Grendel, .224 Valkyrie, .204 Ruger and .222/.223 Remington are all on the short list also. The .223 makes the most sense from a cost/availability standpoint. The .222 Remington I probably like most for no quantifiable reason. The others are just interesting. Good luck with your decisions.

I have a 6brand it is nice to shoot. Soft on the shoulder and very accurate. However, the economy has me concentrating on the 223R. Shoots even softer, very accurate AND costs half as much money to load for. Win win.

 

[Leo_B]

Yeah, that's why I commented as I did. The .223 is the only semi-sensible choice and even that is too expensive for what I want to do once all the side expenses of travel and motel etc. factor in. So for now I'll stick with the rimfire side of things.

 

[Paddyd]

Another crazy one Im anxious to try out is the 6x45 ( necked up 223R.) Should be great with the light 6mm bullets and easy on powder too.