What caliber are you shooting?

[Colby]

coloradoEMT,
I agree with you on the 7 RUM. All the power of the 300 RUM with the far superior ballistics of a .284 pill!

[spittoon]

165 300 rum wow

[Zak Smith]

All the big magnums look great on paper - to a certain type of person - but they are not used to win matches very often. Here's the data from the 2010 Steel Safari

http://demigodllc.com/articles/steel-safari-2010/?p=3

The 6.5mm caliber totally dominated with 39% of all rifles; 6mm was next with 28%, then .30 (22%), and then 7 mm (11%). Specific cartridges: .260 Remington (25%), .308 Winchester (17%), 6.5x47 Lapua (11%), 6% for each of 6XC, 7m WSM, 7mm RSAUM, .260AI, and then 3% each for .300 WM, 6mm-250, .30-06, 6.5-284, 6 Dasher, .243 Winchester, and 6CM/243

That's a pretty strong endorsement for the mid-size 6.5's. RayDog did win the 2009 match shooting his 7 WSM. We have had matches that allowed any cartridge less than .50 BMG-- one guy shot a .338LM and everyone else shot the normal cartridges such as those above.

I most often compete with my AW in .260Rem, second after that is split between my .308 (if I have cheap ammo to burn) or my AWSM in 7mm RM, which I will be shooting this weekend at the SRM.

-z

[banks74]

I was shooting 7wsm and now 7rm. .284 pills rock! I also shoot a ton of .308.

[omega1]

.308, .260, 6 BR, 6.5 Grendel and .338 Edge. Yeah I know, I'm a sick sick man. Can't stick with one caliber.

[offgrid]

.308, .260, 6 BR, 6.5 Grendel and .338 Edge. Yeah I know, I'm a sick sick man. Can't stick with one caliber.

How's the 6BR working out for you? My brother is looking at chambering his shot out 243 in 6BR. Seems like a great round, low recoil, long barrel life, lots of good bullets to choose from. What bullets are you shooting, twist? Someone local chamber it for you?

Thanks, Kevin

[2008f450]

.300 WM in multiple rifles. But my favorite is my 700PSS that was lightly customized.

[omega1]

Kevin
I've recently become a big fan of the 6BR. I took a perfectly good .308 and rebarreled it in 6BR and do not regret it at all. I own 3 now. If you want long range performance you need a fast twist barrel to handle the long bullets. I went with a 1 - 8" Kreiger and run Sierra and Nosler 107gr. match bullets. Bruce Artus did all the barrel work on my last one and I did the one before that.....with a whole lot of help from Phil Lebow.

[CowboyJoe]

.308 bro. It doesnt have a supercharged name or create pressures and speeds that impress anyone. just a very efficient design. Aim small, hit small.

[offgrid]

Kevin
I've recently become a big fan of the 6BR. I took a perfectly good .308 and rebarreled it in 6BR and do not regret it at all. I own 3 now. If you want long range performance you need a fast twist barrel to handle the long bullets. I went with a 1 - 8" Kreiger and run Sierra and Nosler 107gr. match bullets. Bruce Artus did all the barrel work on my last one and I did the one before that.....with a whole lot of help from Phil Lebow.

Have you tried the 87 Vmax in your 1-8 twist?