6BR and One Happy Shooter

[rick983]

I finally got to the range today with a custom 6BR I had made last year. Rem 700 action, Shilen match barrel, McMillan Edge stock and smithed By Geoff Corn. I read all the reports about the Bushnell 4200 series scopes and decided to try their 8x32x40. I was inpressed by the quality of this scope for the price. Its no Nightforce, but it cost 1/5 what a Nightforce would cost. Using Lapua brass, Bart's 68 gr bullets, 33 gr. of Varget and CCI primers, all groups were .3 or less! For me thats great shooting. Just thought I'd pass it on.

 

[caroby]

I finally got to the range today with a custom 6BR I had made last year. Rem 700 action, Shilen match barrel, McMillan Edge stock and smithed By Geoff Corn. I read all the reports about the Bushnell 4200 series scopes and decided to try their 8x32x40. I was inpressed by the quality of this scope for the price. Its no Nightforce, but it cost 1/5 what a Nightforce would cost. Using Lapua brass, Bart's 68 gr bullets, 33 gr. of Varget and CCI primers, all groups were .3 or less! For me thats great shooting. Just thought I'd pass it on.

Congrats ........... Have tons of fun with that rig..!

cale

 

[VarmintGuy]

Rick983: Good for you and the new Rifle.
Back in the mid-1990's I began an all out search and arm twisting, money flaunting, favor calling in attempt to get myself a Remington 40XB-BR-KS in caliber 6mm Remington Bench Rest. I had two 40X's in caliber 22 Remington Bench Rest and wanted the 6mm BR to go along with them.
I gave up after 4 years though, and like you did, I had one made.
I know the happiness that you feel.
My 6mm BR was made on a Remington XP-100 action and uses a 26 1/2 heavy Hart cryo treated stainless barrel.
I have a Jewell "under-lever" trigger on it and it has a McMillan Winchester Marksman style stock. The bolt was opened up and a Sako extractor was installed. The Rifle has no recoil lug as the Riflesmith who made it squared of a slightly radiused ledge on the bottom of the XP-100 action and bedded that now 90 degree square ledge in black Marine-Tex.
It has a Leupold 8.5x25 variable scope on it.
I use it for long range Rock Chuck and Prairie Dog Hunting. It weighs 13 pounds 8 ounces.
From day one this Rifle has shot well and done so seemingly effortlessly, with 3 different bullets.
Its favorite bullet is the 68 grain Euber and H322 powder performs very well in it.
Norma brass with Federal 205M primers round out the recipe.
My Rifle has shot groups (5 shots at 100 yards) as small as .208".
It does not get shot at the range much anymore as it is strictly a Varmint Rifle but its last 8 sight in verification groups (5 shots at 100 yards) averaged .347"!
These groups were all shot in different years by the way.
Enjoy your 6mm BR - I sure enjoy mine!
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy