Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Darkness ZeroPak


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 15 of 35
Like Tree13Likes

Thread: Want a new rifle

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2014
    Location
    Hawkes Bay
    Posts
    2,690
    Quote Originally Posted by rossi.45 View Post
    i would take the big step up to a 6mm .. if i already had a .222/.223 and wanted to go all out with a dedicated longrange varmint rifle.
    The reason that is good advice is wind drift. Unless you go with a big-capacity fast twist .22 chambering, you will be murdered by wind past 300yds. Any 6mm will walk over a std twist .22-250 in wind. I have a heavy 6x47L but am about to take delivery of a lighter walking varminter in 6BR. Super accurate cartridge, far less blast than a .22-250 and WAY less wind drift. Brass lasts forever and cheap to reload.

    I have various .223s but if I was starting from scratch now, I'd get a .204 and some sort of 6mm for long range.
    timattalon likes this.

 

 

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 2
    Last Post: 04-09-2015, 07:47 PM
  2. Replies: 17
    Last Post: 10-03-2015, 11:06 PM
  3. Replies: 5
    Last Post: 30-12-2014, 01:01 PM
  4. Replies: 6
    Last Post: 27-10-2014, 03:40 PM
  5. Bruce Rifle Club Service Rifle Competition 2013
    By fernleaf in forum Shooting
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 28-10-2013, 07:38 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!