F-Open Calibre Poll - Short Range

[AlanF]

Note there are 3 polls. This one is for short ranges (up to 600 yards). So if you must choose two different calibres to use at a Queens shoot, what would you use at the shorts? Please base your choice on what you would recommend to others and I know its hard, but try not to be biased in favour of what you have.

[AlanF]

[XCALIBRE]

6.5 Super

[Dobbo]

Dasher

[XCALIBRE]

I found the 6.5 Super more versatile over all ranges out to 900m. Lapua 123 grn. out to 600m. and the 139 grn. Lapua out over the longs. Different powders and loads of course.

[Norm]

How do you post a vote?

[AlanF]

Norm,

This poll was started in June 2015 and for some reason has "re-ignited". You can only vote once so maybe you voted back in 2015? If you did, then Submit Vote won't change anything (I think).

Alan

[johnk]

I notice that the graph at the top has my choice highlighted by virtue of the cartridge name & percentage being shown in bold while the balance are in a faded font.

Do you see a cartridge highlighted the same way that might have been your choice then?

[AlanF]

Yes John, thanks for pointing that out. I have the same thing, the percentage is bold, but on my monitor at least, the cartridge name is not highlighted.

[SixtyOnePointSix]

6.5x55AI

[watrob]

No mention of a 6.5x47 Lap Imp, hold 2 more grains of 2208, runs a 140 gr VLD at target impact at a 1000 yard of 1600fps from a 28" barrel and good case life?

[Bigtravoz]

25-06, 25 souper, 6.5-06. The 25-06 is at least a standard round available readily to new shooters in factory offerings such as the Remington 700 long range. This is a heavy barrel rifle similar to the sendero but half the price and would make a good entry point for a new to f class shooter. There's the age old argument about projectiles in that caliber but if researched there's actually a reasonable selection available and there are up to 120 grainers with reasonable bc available from many manufacturers. Everything says it should work out to 800 m on targets and a 117 grain projectile should be supersonic to 1000 m.

[Gyro]

6.5x284

[Bigtravoz]

243 should be fine also for short range.