Re: Short barrel owners in 6.5x47 - 6-XC or 6x47L
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 7mmRM</div><div class="ubbcode-body">65,
I built a 6x47 for myself last week. 23.5" Bartlien 1-7.7 . Load development was the easiest Ive ever had. Literally everything I put through it: shot very well. I settled on a seemingly mild load that gets me 2975 with 107s and H4350. I went faster, but it just absolutely hammers there, so I just stopped there. I'm thinking enough of this chambering that I am going to build my comp rifle in 6x47 over 243 like I had planned to do. The comp rig will sport a 27" tube though. Hoping for 115s around 3000.
Im liking the 6x47 over others mainly for the brass. That stuff is simply great. Tough as hell and uniform from the get go. Losing it in comps will suck, but I hate loosing any brass that I put a ton of time in prepping it! </div></div>
I totally agree with your last paragragh!
FYI's for those wanting to run 6x47L...
I'm running a 6x47L as my mainstay and have been for 5 years now.
First barrels life was a estimated 2400 rounds with the last 1000 shots being 115's/R17 at 3070 fps.
2cnd barrel lost accuracy at 1500 but I discovered the firing pin stem was broken when I tried to fire the 1st round out of my 3rd barrel. Fatigued stem is probably why the 2cnd barrel seemed shot out. I was wondering why my trigger felt weird for the last hundred rounds, LOL.
At 2100 now with 3rd barrel which is melonited, still hammers, hoping for 3500-4000 barrel life! Running 115DTACS at 2960 fps out of a 26" Schneider 5P which is a medium load.
H-4831 is the perfect powder for 115's in this cartridge. G7 .292 works with come ups. I don't feel the need to switch to 105's because I like that extra thwack on steel. I can't tell any difference in the wind with 115's going 100 fps faster either.
I finally lost a piece of brass due to a loose primer pocket. Probably one of the pieces that I was experimenting with to see when the bolt got sticky ...115's at 3250, 105's at 3340. Talk about some strong frikken brass, it still held a primer!
If I were to change to any other cartridge I'd do 6-6.5x55 AI. 105's at 3400 fps would be pretty cool for 800-1000 rounds when the barrel would already be shot out. I guess I could do a mild load of a measly 3100 to save the barrel some.