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Thoughts on 22 and 6mm PRC
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<blockquote data-quote="357Mag" data-source="post: 1564163" data-attributes="member: 106883"><p>TXAoudad -</p><p></p><p>Howdy !</p><p></p><p>My thoughts are similar to those expressed by Varminator.</p><p></p><p>I wildcatted .35 Remington down to .224" cal back in the late -70's, for use as the ideal case capacity for shooting .224" cal 55gr varmint bullets from a 24" 1-14 barrel.</p><p>It was good on groundhogs out to 510yd ( my longest kill w/ that barrel ).</p><p></p><p>.22-35 Rem was also superb when chambered in a 28" 1-8 barrel, and shooting</p><p>groundhogs w/ 75"A"-Max . This set-up had valid 1,000yd dual-role' varmint/target capability.</p><p></p><p>.22-35 Rem case capacity is between that of a stock .22-250, and a .22-250AI.</p><p></p><p>While 6mm Remington has @55gr H2O case capacity and .243Win @ 54gr capacity,</p><p>there's not a huge number of shooters that use the .224" cal wildcat iterations of those cases.</p><p></p><p>And, one doesn't see a whole bunch of shooters extolling the virtues of the .223WSSM, which has 52gr case capacity.</p><p></p><p>IMHO - the current popularity and even increase in number of .22-47L, .22XC, and notional .22 Creedmoor wildcats points to the useful performance that can be obtained</p><p>from .224" cal and 6mm cal cases in the neighborhood of 49 - 51gr H2O capacity.</p><p></p><p></p><p>With regard,</p><p> 357Mag</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="357Mag, post: 1564163, member: 106883"] TXAoudad - Howdy ! My thoughts are similar to those expressed by Varminator. I wildcatted .35 Remington down to .224" cal back in the late -70's, for use as the ideal case capacity for shooting .224" cal 55gr varmint bullets from a 24" 1-14 barrel. It was good on groundhogs out to 510yd ( my longest kill w/ that barrel ). .22-35 Rem was also superb when chambered in a 28" 1-8 barrel, and shooting groundhogs w/ 75"A"-Max . This set-up had valid 1,000yd dual-role' varmint/target capability. .22-35 Rem case capacity is between that of a stock .22-250, and a .22-250AI. While 6mm Remington has @55gr H2O case capacity and .243Win @ 54gr capacity, there's not a huge number of shooters that use the .224" cal wildcat iterations of those cases. And, one doesn't see a whole bunch of shooters extolling the virtues of the .223WSSM, which has 52gr case capacity. IMHO - the current popularity and even increase in number of .22-47L, .22XC, and notional .22 Creedmoor wildcats points to the useful performance that can be obtained from .224" cal and 6mm cal cases in the neighborhood of 49 - 51gr H2O capacity. With regard, 357Mag [/QUOTE]
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