F-Open Cartridge Choice

[Singo85]

G'day All,

I am looking to start competing in f-open and have a stolle panda action, looking for advide on cartrigde choices. I am thinking either:

6mmbr
.284
7mm mag

Open to advice or other options.

Regards

Mick

[Cameron Mc]

Mick, go for 6br and 284. You can only shoot one barrel at a time so you will get lot's of mileage with 2 and have the option to use 6br at short ranges and go to 284 if you intend to shoot past 800yds.

You will find the 6br lot's of fun and very accurate to shoot.

My thoughts
Cameron

[RDavies]

+1 for what Cameron said. A few shooters in my club have now started off with a 6BR and a 284.
Switching barrels is very easy to do and you will end up with a cartridge which suits short/medium ranges or light conditions (6BR) and one which suits long ranges or rough conditions (284)

[DaveMc]

another plus 1. A great way to start (and the path I took) is with a 6BR and shoot some shorter ranges for a while. It is so easy to then get a 284 switch barrel as the other two suggested for the longer ranges as you progress. The 6BR will still hold its own at the shorts and is so easy to tune and shoot. A real joy.

[bruce moulds]

unless you shoot at lower light.
then replace the 6br with a 6.5x47 lapua or 6.5 super lr.
we don't have the luxury of the kind conditions sometimes on offer in the eastern states.
the other advantage of the above mentioned cases is that if you start in kind conditions and it gets dirty 1/2 way through a range, they are not far behind the 7mm anyway.
keep safe,
bruce.

[bartman007]

+1 for the 6.5 of many chambers.

You'll find that most prize meetings you attend will be 300 / 500 / 600 yards, so an accurate rifle over the shorts is well worth it.

While the 6mm BR and derivatives prove to be extremely accurate, if you have a blustery day, then you'll have to read the wind REALLY WELL to keep them all in.

With the 6.5, just close your eye's and let them all go in

The 6mm will have you shooting 105/107 grain projectiles compared to the 6.5mm running 130/140 grain projectiles.

And with the 6.5mm, if you start with a smaller chamber 6.5x47L, you will have a super accurate short to mid range rifle. If you want later, you can re-chamber it to 6.5x284 to push the 140 projies a little faster to cruise at the long ranges.