What caliber?

[davidm5803]

I am wanting to get into F-class shooting, but having a hard time deciding on caliber. I have been a long time fan of 7mm and have been seriously considering the 7mm SAUM or WSM. However, If I can shoot a rifle with less recoil, I am a fan of that as well. I realy enjoyed George Gardners take on the .243 Winchester, which has sparked an interest. There are a lot of great 6 and 6.5 mm rounds out there. Can anyone offer any advice to what they think is best for F-class. Also, its a relatively new round, but does anybody have any experience with the 6.5 Creedmore?

 

[canderson]

David,

Myself and a friend are shooting a dasher right now. Both have had no problems at 600. If the conditions get rough, a 6 dasher will give up a little to the 6.5x284 or a 7mm at 1000 yds. I am working on a 7mm barrel to have a two barrel rig. I wanted a little more barrel life than the 6.5x284. I know several other people shooting variations of the 243 with 115 VLD's with great results at 1000. Hope this helps.
Chris

 

[Rustystud]

BC is BC no matter the size and weight of a bullet. When comparing BC to BC it is like comparing apples to apples.

Now with that said are bigger bullets more wind resistent? That is the 64 dollar question. Does mass make a difference?

One gives up inherrent accuracy, with larger calibers. Hot rodding the 6mm also gives up barrel life.

For 600 yards or less the 6mmBR gives up nothing. For 600 yards to a 1000 yards the 6mmBRX and Dasher give up very little.

If you can afford to rebarrel more frequently the 6mm Remington and .243 with good Lapua brass are at the top of the list. example John Whidden shoots a .243.

The 6.5 and 7mm cartridges have established their own following. But many are learning that they offer little over the 6mms.

It is less expensive to shoot the 6mm cartridges. There is less physical fatigue also.

The long range shooters are learning from the short range shooters to follow the path of least resistence.

Nat Lambeth

 

[DukeDuke]

Not impossible, but very hard to beat a 6dasher or 6brx! Only 35 gr. of powder!

 

[Dgd6mm]

I shoot a 7rsaum with a 180 jlk and a 6CM with a 115 dtac at 1000 yards, if the wind is not terrible the 6CM will score just as well. Most of the time I shoot the 6CM because of accuracy, cost, and barrel life. There are many 6mm calibers to choose from that will give you what you want. I have not been able to shoot any 1 inch 5 shot groups at 600 yards yet but I'm close. Research ALL the 6mm's then make an informed decision.

 

[Obtunded]

Start with a 6BR. I have played with so many different cartridges ove the years and I still go back to the plain old 6BR. Nothing beats it for inherent accuracy and it is so damned easy to make work very very well.

 

[benjamin199]

In mid range Fclass a 6br will do everything you need. If you would like to play the 1000 yard game, it is very hard to argue against how well the 7mm's are doing. The 284 Win. will have better barrel life than the hot 6mm and 6.5mm's but still deliver very impressive accuracy, with considerably less wind deflection. Take a look at the article on past guns of the week about Charles Ballard's rifle in week 88. It is also worth taking a look at the results for the world championships the 7mm's dominated the top positions. I would also highly recommend reading through Bryan Litz's book 'Applied ballistics for long range shooting' prior to making any decisions