rsc1960 Posted February 13, 2014 Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 Hi lads. I have just got myself a 6mm br (well it was built for someone who never paid for it so i got it) it has a 1/9 twist and i was after some info of what min/max bullet weight i could run in it, i have a boat load of benchmark powder left and would like to use that up as i am not going to give that away to anyone soon, i have some 70 gr nosler bt's and some 87 gr hpbt left from my 243 days, but i just wanted to ask the lads who build rifles here what they would expect the rifle to shoot out of the box so to speak, i asked the shop how many rounds it had fired and the lads said 25 to shoot it in and it produced a 10mm hole with a 3 shot group at best on the day. i also asked who built the rifle and was told a name but i can not for the life of me remember who that was. cheers RSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finman Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Mine is a 1:9 twist and shoots the 87gn hornadys into the 0.1s. I use varget and I don't know how it compares with the powder you have. N135 is another popular powder for the br Good luck Finman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 RSC- By "Benchmark", I assume you mean Hodgdon Benchmark? This powder is ADI BM2 which is way faster burning rate than Varget. Check this out if you want to compare: http://www.adi-powders.com.au/handloaders-guide/rifle.asp?Calibre=6mm+BR+Remington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 PS. AR2206H = H4895 AR 2208 = Varget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsc1960 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 RSC- By "Benchmark", I assume you mean Hodgdon Benchmark? This powder is ADI BM2 which is way faster burning rate than Varget. Check this out if you want to compare: http://www.adi-powders.com.au/handloaders-guide/rifle.asp?Calibre=6mm+BR+Remington. thank you guys yes chris hodgdon benchmark, i have about 4.7 tubs so i would be keen to use it and the link shows a good record of what weights i can use with the 85gr so i will see what i can find in the 85 at the shooting show on saturday. many thanks to you both RSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsc1960 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 RSC- By "Benchmark", I assume you mean Hodgdon Benchmark? This powder is ADI BM2 which is way faster burning rate than Varget. Check this out if you want to compare: http://www.adi-powders.com.au/handloaders-guide/rifle.asp?Calibre=6mm+BR+Remington. thank you guys yes chris hodgdon benchmark, i have about 4.7 tubs so i would be keen to use it and the link shows a good record of what weights i can use with the 85gr so i will see what i can find in the 85 at the shooting show on saturday. many thanks to you both RSC Mine is a 1:9 twist and shoots the 87gn hornadys into the 0.1s. I use varget and I don't know how it compares with the powder you have. N135 is another popular powder for the br Good luck Finman cheers fin im looking forward to having a go with it as soon as my swim suit arrives, RSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Pimp Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hi lads. I have just got myself a 6mm br (well it was built for someone who never paid for it so i got it) it has a 1/9 twist and i was after some info of what min/max bullet weight i could run in it, i have a boat load of benchmark powder left and would like to use that up as i am not going to give that away to anyone soon, i have some 70 gr nosler bt's and some 87 gr hpbt left from my 243 days, but i just wanted to ask the lads who build rifles here what they would expect the rifle to shoot out of the box so to speak, i asked the shop how many rounds it had fired and the lads said 25 to shoot it in and it produced a 10mm hole with a 3 shot group at best on the day. i also asked who built the rifle and was told a name but i can not for the life of me remember who that was. cheers RSC. Have a look at the www.6mmBR.com website - there's tons of information on the 6BR. "what they would expect the rifle to shoot out of the box" has too many variables - that depend not only on the accuracy of the rifle but tuning for the best load, set-up, scope, wind-conditions and of course the shooter's ability. You could expect that it will put 'em all down one hole - that's what we all expect - but never achieve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsc1960 Posted February 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 thank you sir. i have been on the 6mmbr.com site and its full of info and good tips, thank you for that. just need my swiming trunks to arrive and i can get out there with it, RSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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