Hey guys, I’m looking for help on choosing my next barrel. I currently shoot a .223 with 77gr bullets going ~ 2850 out of an origin action. Iv narrowed it down to either a 6br or a 6.5 creedmoor. My .223 barrel still has plenty of life on it, Iv just got the itch. Here’s my logic and list of pros/cons for each.
6br pro’s
Still kind of cheep to shoot once up and running
low powder consumption, and I have similar powders on hand for the .223 I currently have
Stupid accurate with minimal load development
Low recoil
Excellent brass life
6br cons
Possible feeding issues
No off the shelf ammo, but that’s kind of a null point bc I’ll reload for either
Not much performance gained over the .223 , about 30 grain heavier bullet going about the same speed.
Not much more range potential than my current set up
Still may be hard to spot misses at distance
6.5 creedmoor pros
Components are prevalent and everywhere
Great bc bullets
More knock down power in a hunting scenario
Extended range by a long shot (pun intended) to my current set up
Can see splash better on misses
Everyone has one
6.5 creedmoor cons
More expensive to shoot
More recoil
Can be harder to develop a load vs 6br
I’d like to shoot atleast 1 PRS match a year, and 1 f class match a year, both strictly for fun and for the ability to shoot longer ranges, as my ranges aren’t long. I know, I could do this with my current set up, and that’s what I’ll do in the mean time. If I had closer access to a long range I probably wouldnt go shoot matches at all. My ranges are 100 and 150 yards. There’s a range 30 min away that is 700 yards, but it’s hard to get into and I’m not a member. There’s another range 2.5 hours away that’s 1000 yards that I might join, but realistically I’ll go there maby twice a year. At my hunting camp, 5 hours away, we have 280 yards, and there’s a range near by to that that goes out to a mile, again that would be a once or twice a year thing. I’ll be shooting suppressed, and whichever I choose now, I’ll likely get the other one in 2 or 3 years anyway. I live in the north east, so nothing is wide open ranges up here like out west.
So, what do you think?
6br pro’s
Still kind of cheep to shoot once up and running
low powder consumption, and I have similar powders on hand for the .223 I currently have
Stupid accurate with minimal load development
Low recoil
Excellent brass life
6br cons
Possible feeding issues
No off the shelf ammo, but that’s kind of a null point bc I’ll reload for either
Not much performance gained over the .223 , about 30 grain heavier bullet going about the same speed.
Not much more range potential than my current set up
Still may be hard to spot misses at distance
6.5 creedmoor pros
Components are prevalent and everywhere
Great bc bullets
More knock down power in a hunting scenario
Extended range by a long shot (pun intended) to my current set up
Can see splash better on misses
Everyone has one
6.5 creedmoor cons
More expensive to shoot
More recoil
Can be harder to develop a load vs 6br
I’d like to shoot atleast 1 PRS match a year, and 1 f class match a year, both strictly for fun and for the ability to shoot longer ranges, as my ranges aren’t long. I know, I could do this with my current set up, and that’s what I’ll do in the mean time. If I had closer access to a long range I probably wouldnt go shoot matches at all. My ranges are 100 and 150 yards. There’s a range 30 min away that is 700 yards, but it’s hard to get into and I’m not a member. There’s another range 2.5 hours away that’s 1000 yards that I might join, but realistically I’ll go there maby twice a year. At my hunting camp, 5 hours away, we have 280 yards, and there’s a range near by to that that goes out to a mile, again that would be a once or twice a year thing. I’ll be shooting suppressed, and whichever I choose now, I’ll likely get the other one in 2 or 3 years anyway. I live in the north east, so nothing is wide open ranges up here like out west.
So, what do you think?
