Is the 6mmPPC still the benchrest king of the hill?

[pertnear]

I really enjoy shooting off benchrest at 100 & 200 yds. I'm not a competitor but I've always been fascinated by the calibers, rifles, reloading, shooting technique & the phenomenal precision benchrest'ers have achieved.

I remember when the .222 Rem was considered the ultimate caliber & dominated the matches. Then Palmisano & Pindell created & the 6mmPPC which they designed all the way down to the flash-hole diameter. This became the rage & for good reason. Shooters found that loading a number of the "standard" 6PPC loads & the cartridge just flat performed - if not, check your equipment! Many declared it the perfect cartridge.

But as of today, talking 100yd group benchrest, has something de-throned the 6mmPPC in popularity?

 

[liljoe]

Nope.
Joe

Edit to add, not in group shooting.

 

[rjtfroggy]

At the matches I go to I see more 6br or 30br than anything else.
Score shooting.

 

[WyleWD]

I really enjoy shooting off benchrest at 100 & 200 yds. I'm not a competitor but I've always been fascinated by the calibers, rifles, reloading, shooting technique & the phenomenal precision benchrest'ers have achieved.


But as of today, talking 100yd group benchrest, has something de-throned the 6mmPPC in popularity?

For at least 100 & 200 yd group and UBR score shooting no other cartridge has de-throned it. And as components and shooters' skill levels improve I don't see it being de-throned for a good long time.

Not to say that there aren't some challengers out there from time to time. But not to the point of de-throning it. JME WD

 

[JEFFPPC]

The question was group (Read the last sentence). The answer is no.

 

[Big Mc]

I really enjoy shooting off benchrest at 100 & 200 yds. I'm not a competitor but I've always been fascinated by the calibers, rifles, reloading, shooting technique & the phenomenal precision benchrest'ers have achieved.

I remember when the .222 Rem was considered the ultimate caliber & dominated the matches. Then Palmisano & Pindell created & the 6mmPPC which they designed all the way down to the flash-hole diameter. This became the rage & for good reason. Shooters found that loading a number of the "standard" 6PPC loads & the cartridge just flat performed - if not, check your equipment! Many declared it the perfect cartridge.

But as of today, talking 100yd group benchrest, has something de-throned the 6mmPPC in popularity?

30BR for score 6mmppc for group. Just my two cents Tommy Mc

 

[trgtsnpr]

For group I shoot 6 PPC for score I shoot 30 br Bill

 

[rangertim]

Jackie Schmidt had a great write up on this, I think he took a great shooting PPC barrel that shot real small, cut it off re-chambered it to 6BR, it shot good also, but would not agg as small, and aggs win matches! Test was done on a rail gun, and Jackie isn’t to bad behind a trigger !

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Theres a reason thats the only thing you see on match reports, and its not because thats the only thing the winners know. They test all the alternatives constantly looking for an advantage just like jackie did above. Who wouldnt want to hit the easy button and shoot a BR instead of the pain of shooting a ppc?

 

[Dusty Stevens]

What is the "pain of shooting a ppc" in comparison to a BR? Because more work needs to be done in initial brass prep? I'm asking because I don't know what you might be referring to and I have a PPC in the works now.

Mainly the million variations getting good dies, forming good brass, a lot of actions wont extract properly, etc. If you get good dies, figure out brass prep and have a ppc action you got no problems.