243/6mmbr

[berniebear]

good day all, I have a 243 which is getting a bit worn now and rather than buy a new rifle I was thinking of getting it rebareled as the stock fits me well and its a Remington action (which im told is a good action), im happy with 243 but after reading up on rebarreling the 6mmbr seems a good bet, less powder less recoil and beats it on accuracy also longer barrel life but I thought id ask you helpful bunch as I dare say one or two of you have some experience many thanks

 

[1066]

I love my 6br - Just as you say, it's sweet to shoot, laser accurate, easy to reload and .243 type performance. I have a Savage action with a Shilen 1 in 8 barrel. It's quite happy shooting the 108gn or 80gn bullets just the same. With 30ish grains of Varget at about 2900 it shoots well.

I have had a .243 Howa 1500 but I wouldn't swap back.

5 shots at 110yds


5 shots 220yds

 

[jay 22]

Never owned one but shot a couple that friends have built. And to they shoot superbly. If you go for a 1 in 8 twist youshould be able to shoot a wide range of bullets.

Not all actions will be able to feed the br rounds. Your remmy should if you get a ai mag system on it.

 

[paul o']

Sorry bernibear don;t mean ti hi-jack you thread but i was thinkin of same thing but for 6ppc and go from a 19" to a 22" in my sty' scout ,i'v never had one so don't no what who or how? been told a barrel job would be around £500 . also as i have my .243 down as a .243/6mm on ticket do i need to tell the flo ! as it is same cal?

good day all, I have a 243 which is getting a bit worn now and rather than buy a new rifle I was thinking of getting it rebareled as the stock fits me well and its a Remington action (which im told is a good action), im happy with 243 but after reading up on rebarreling the 6mmbr seems a good bet, less powder less recoil and beats it on accuracy also longer barrel life but I thought id ask you helpful bunch as I dare say one or two of you have some experience many thanks

 

[bobjs]

Had a 6mm br a few years back, cracking rifle/calibre.

have a 243 now and its done the job well on deer but no contest when it came to long range furball bashing, the 6mm br won every time.


Wiltshire like to be calibre specific so i had to say 6mm br not just a 6mm, they will not have it same with the 20 cal, i had to say 20 tactical rather than 20 cal rifle.

bob.

 

[jay 22]

was gonner think of same thing for 6ppc go from a 19" to a 22" in my sty' scout ,i'v never had one so don't no what who or how? been told a barrel job would be around £500 . also as i have my .243 down as a .243/6mm on ticket do i need to tell the flo ! as it is same cal?

Barrel prices are around 650 plus now around most smiths. Plus extras like thread cap and bead blast.
Etc. You would have the right bolt to barrel to 6ppc as they are different to 22/250.243.6br 260.308 bolt face

 

[paul o']

thanks feller i'll ask the Q' to my flo

Had a 6mm br a few years back, cracking rifle/calibre.

have a 243 now and its done the job well on deer but no contest when it came to long range furball bashing, the 6mm br won every time.


Wiltshire like to be calibre specific so i had to say 6mm br not just a 6mm, they will not have it same with the 20 cal, i had to say 20 tactical rather than 20 cal rifle.

bob.

 

[see it shoot it]

good day all, I have a 243 which is getting a bit worn now and rather than buy a new rifle I was thinking of getting it rebareled as the stock fits me well and its a Remington action (which im told is a good action), im happy with 243 but after reading up on rebarreling the 6mmbr seems a good bet, less powder less recoil and beats it on accuracy also longer barrel life but I thought id ask you helpful bunch as I dare say one or two of you have some experience many thanks

what about a 243 AI 200/300 FPS over a std 243 less case stretch and less throat erosion,blinds a 6mm br as a field rifle

 

[paul o']

thanks feller i'll ask the Q' to my flo

just called the flo i can have a barrel change to a 6br or 6ppc- .243ai without telling them, as my cert states .243/6mm rifle yeehaa glad i made them put imp and metric down for all rifles and ammo
so who is cheap "n" good in the southeast but puts in good barrels ! now there a Q' As said Styer scout is the rifle .234 at this time which one should i go for! would like flat hard hitting quite as po's and don't need to run over hot to reach there 58/100gr pills
atb paul

OR should i sell mine and get one done??? off the net

 

[6pt-sika]

Never have had a 6 BR , have had a 6 PPC that was very nice and I see no reason the BR wouldn't be so as well !

Shot a friends 22BR several times and that one always shot nicely if I did my part .

 

[SussexFallow]

Have a look also at the 6x47 lapua
​atb Steve

 

[bk]

How's the 6x47 for barrel wear.

 

[Whitebeard]

Hi bernie and welcome to the Northants posse, i have owned and shot 6BR, 243 and 243 AI and can honestly say that the 6BR was the most versatile, accurate and pleasant to shoot.
Go for a fast twist barrel and you will be able to utilise all weights of bullets right up to and including 105grn.

Ian.

 

[see it shoot it]

Hi bernie and welcome to the Northants posse, i have owned and shot 6BR, 243 and 243 AI and can honestly say that the 6BR was the most versatile, accurate and pleasant to shoot.
Go for a fast twist barrel and you will be able to utilise all weights of bullets right up to and including 105grn.

Ian.

not quite true as using a reamer that will allow 105 gr bullets to be used the lighter bullets will be hanging out of the case,from my experience if throated for 105s 80s is the lightest one should go with a fast twist barrel.
most of these so called gunsmiths only have 1 reamer and expect it to do all weights of bullets,I have a mate who had the same problem,a 12 twist BR chambered with a reamer for 105s

 

[Whitebeard]

not quite true as using a reamer that will allow 105 gr bullets to be used the lighter bullets will be hanging out of the case,from my experience if throated for 105s 80s is the lightest one should go with a fast twist barrel.
most of these so called gunsmiths only have 1 reamer and expect it to do all weights of bullets,I have a mate who had the same problem,a 12 twist BR chambered with a reamer for 105s

True see it but 6BRs function just as well with plenty of bullet jump as they do with bullets touching the lands.

Ian.

 

[see it shoot it]

True see it but 6BRs function just as well with plenty of bullet jump as they do with bullets touching the lands.

Ian.

again not all,its an expensive risk if it don't,if your having a rifle re barrelled,get it done correctly for the job its intended to do or there isn't really any point.

 

[nell]

I have a 12 twist shoots up to 87grainers,best 5 shot groups in .1s.Very sweet to shoot, easy to reload for, great choice of calibre..

 

[george joy]

just called the flo i can have a barrel change to a 6br or 6ppc- .243ai without telling them, as my cert states .243/6mm rifle yeehaa glad i made them put imp and metric down for all rifles and ammo
so who is cheap "n" good in the southeast but puts in good barrels ! now there a Q' As said Styer scout is the rifle .234 at this time which one should i go for! would like flat hard hitting quite as po's and don't need to run over hot to reach there 58/100gr pills
atb paul

OR should i sell mine and get one done??? off the net

Hi Paul O,
I think you will struggle to find a gunsmith to re barrel the steyr scout as they are not the same, to what is accepted as normal ie the barrel is threaded to the action where as the steyr barrel is heat fitted/shrunk/fused to the action.
Other than sending it back to the factory I've never heard of anybody re barreling them.

 

[berniebear]

thanks chaps, I think the br is the way forward for me,1066: the savage looks very nice but id proberbly destroy such a nice rifle bouncing around on the quad and the groups are very good. see it shoot it: I did think about the .243 ai but then I wont be saving on powder/barrel life although I have shot one owned by a friend and it was an awesome round. ian (white beard) everyone seems to agree the br is the best of the 6mm bunch and its good to hear from a fellow Northamptonshire shooter! and nell I was thinking of shooting 80-90gn so would that be the ideal barrel twist?

 

[Thar]

I too fancied a 6mm BR or 6br improved, but I need it to send a 100gn bullet at 2900fps with a 20” barrel to remain big deer legal in Scotland. All the data I have seen that gets the right velocity is using 24-26” barrels.

Anybody have any proven data (Chronied and safe loads) that achieves this?

ATB

Tahr