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<blockquote data-quote="CatShooter" data-source="post: 163895" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>WC...</p><p> </p><p>You didn't say what kind of varmints you want at 1,000 yd. It do make a difference.</p><p> </p><p>For 1,000 yd PD's, I would pick a very heavy (and accurate) .204 or .223 and set up on the edge of town with the wind at my back (6 o'clock). My .222 Mag ran circles around my 6mm in body count at long range in South Dakota because I could see my misses and correct for them... not posible in larger cartridges.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Of the 6mm's you listed, the 6mm Rem or the 6mm AI are probably the best. The AI will give you another 100 fps, but may not be worth the fireforming, if you want a lotta brass.</p><p>I'm building a 6mm Rem, and haven't decided if I want to go with the AI, because I have 600 pcs of brass, and that's a lot of COW to be shooting over the countryside.</p><p> </p><p>I have a 6mmBR, and it's no 1,000 yd varmint rifle!!</p><p> </p><p>The 6mm-284 is the fastest of the bunch (faster than the 6mmAI), but it really eats barrels in exchange for only another 100-150 fps.</p><p> </p><p>Last year, I got a 1,000 yd rig for feral dogs and coyotes at ~1,000 ys. It's in .264 Winchester Mag. Very accurate, but it will not be shot over a PD town <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />. </p><p> </p><p>Though the 6.5mm (.264) bore is not on your list, there are a lot of very effective cartridges in that size that would do well at 1,000, and barrel life will be better than the hot 6mm's.</p><p> </p><p>For US made brass, most long range shooters are using Winchester, then Remington, and Fed last. Fed used to be good, but they have slipped over the last 10 years.</p><p>The last bunch of Fed "Gold Match" (???) brass I bought, varied in weight from 155 gr to 176 gr, and velocity spread (ES) from the weight variation was 125 fps <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p> </p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CatShooter, post: 163895, member: 7"] WC... You didn't say what kind of varmints you want at 1,000 yd. It do make a difference. For 1,000 yd PD's, I would pick a very heavy (and accurate) .204 or .223 and set up on the edge of town with the wind at my back (6 o'clock). My .222 Mag ran circles around my 6mm in body count at long range in South Dakota because I could see my misses and correct for them... not posible in larger cartridges. Of the 6mm's you listed, the 6mm Rem or the 6mm AI are probably the best. The AI will give you another 100 fps, but may not be worth the fireforming, if you want a lotta brass. I'm building a 6mm Rem, and haven't decided if I want to go with the AI, because I have 600 pcs of brass, and that's a lot of COW to be shooting over the countryside. I have a 6mmBR, and it's no 1,000 yd varmint rifle!! The 6mm-284 is the fastest of the bunch (faster than the 6mmAI), but it really eats barrels in exchange for only another 100-150 fps. Last year, I got a 1,000 yd rig for feral dogs and coyotes at ~1,000 ys. It's in .264 Winchester Mag. Very accurate, but it will not be shot over a PD town :(. Though the 6.5mm (.264) bore is not on your list, there are a lot of very effective cartridges in that size that would do well at 1,000, and barrel life will be better than the hot 6mm's. For US made brass, most long range shooters are using Winchester, then Remington, and Fed last. Fed used to be good, but they have slipped over the last 10 years. The last bunch of Fed "Gold Match" (???) brass I bought, varied in weight from 155 gr to 176 gr, and velocity spread (ES) from the weight variation was 125 fps :( . [/QUOTE]
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