F Open Cartridges

Savage · Post by **Savage** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:57 pm

sorry Cameron couldn't resist.

ratshot · Post by **ratshot** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:01 pm

Its got to be a 22 250 case so
22 250 ai or
6 250 ai or
6 inter bit hard to see if its 22 or 6mm

bruce moulds · Post by **bruce moulds** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:01 pm

22/250 ackley necked up to 6mm?
bruce.

Cameron Mc · Post by **Cameron Mc** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:09 pm

ratshot wrote:Its got to be a 22 250 case so
22 250 ai or
6 250 ai or
6 inter bit hard to see if its 22 or 6mm

you got it ....

22 250ai

It is hard to pick in the photo, the neck diameter difference.

Cameron

Cameron Mc · Post by **Cameron Mc** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:11 pm

Savage wrote:sorry Cameron couldn't resist.

funny actually

Cameron Mc · Post by **Cameron Mc** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:41 pm

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bruce moulds · Post by **bruce moulds** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:44 pm

cameron,
your experimental nature carried through to the real world is to be admired.
bruce.

Cameron Mc · Post by **Cameron Mc** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:22 pm

bruce moulds wrote:cameron,
your experimental nature carried through to the real world is to be admired.
bruce.

Thanks Bruce. That's the attraction of F Open for me. Any cartridge, projectile and plenty of weight to play with.
I think some get frightened off by the so called "exotic cartridges"...there is no such thing. For competition I only use 2 cartidges, 6x47 and 284w.
Another thing, no grading in FO and that is the way it must stay. I have been shooting for over 30years and my wife started only a few years ago and has won prize shoots and daily aggs at queens. I know there are less of us in FO but we are there shooting and no one can take that away.

Cheers

Post by **AlanF** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:19 pm

Cameron Mc wrote:
bruce moulds wrote:cameron,
your experimental nature carried through to the real world is to be admired.
bruce.

Thanks Bruce. That's the attraction of F Open for me. Any cartridge, projectile and plenty of weight to play with.
I think some get frightened off by the so called "exotic cartridges"...there is no such thing. For competition I only use 2 cartidges, 6x47 and 284w.
Another thing, no grading in FO and that is the way it must stay. I have been shooting for over 30years and my wife started only a few years ago and has won prize shoots and daily aggs at queens. I know there are less of us in FO but we are there shooting and no one can take that away.

Cheers

I like your thinking Cameron. F-Open is good - there's no need (or likelihood) of a huge increase in numbers. We need to encourage a few more in WA perhaps, but on the whole Queens competitions are well enough attended by good shooters to make them well worthwhile. In fact I think the bar has been raised over the last year or so, and you really need to have all parts of the "package" working well to get a badge. As for grading, for the first time in my career I've been languishing in the lower half of the order. Do I wish there was a B-Grade to possibly put me back on the dais? - no way. Grading has never been part of F-Open, and what I need now is to dig a bit deeper, that's all. Did you hear that Rod Davies, be VERY (slightly?) afraid.... :shock:

And Cameron, you and Julie could ask Dave to pick you up on his way down to the Sydney Queens :wink:

!

Alan

RDavies · Post by **RDavies** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:29 pm

Trust me Alan, now I am afraid. But you will possibly also be disappointed if you are hoping f/Open stays small. A few shooters (not just F/std) have been asking questions about building up various other exotic calibers. :evil:

Cameron. Can I borrow your 308AI reamer. I have just picked up my 308 rifle from Matt (to slum it in Fstd and F/TR) and I think the chamber is a little tight.

Post by **AlanF** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:35 pm

Rod,

When I wrote that it was mostly bravado - I had no idea of the impending form reversal (and a bit of luck I might add).

F-Open numbers at ANZAC were good - do you sense that some NSW OPMs might be having a change of heart soon?

Alan

Cameron Mc · Post by **Cameron Mc** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:32 pm

This could be another project for the future

http://mashable.com/2012/01/31/self-guided-bullet/

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bartman007 · Post by **bartman007** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:16 am

Cameron,

We have been using them for the past month, with great results I might add :lol:

Maybe you should get some too

The powder is a bit hard to come by, being rocket fuel. But you certainly don't have issues with being able to get to 3000 fps.

Seddo · Post by **Seddo** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 2:42 pm

That 22-250AI case has sold me on rechambering my 22-250 with a nice 7 twist barrel.

bartman007 · Post by **bartman007** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 3:28 pm

Seddo,

Sounds like another 6.5x284 situation (Barrel Burner).

Tell me its not so.

You need to sell that barrel and get one that can handle the laser guidance system.

Cheers,

Bartman.

F Open Cartridges

laser guided projies