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Always a fun topic and helpful for shooters deciding on a HP rifle cartridge. My choices are based mostly on choosing from my own research and preferences towards minimal recoil. Hopefully we get some input from folks with a long track record of HP silhouette competition.
6GT - I barreled a rifle for this cartridge based on the success of the 6BR. Talking with friends in the sport it seemed 6BR is getting the job done with 115gr bullets going 2725-2750’ish. It was also reported that this is the struggling ragged edge of performance for the BR. The 6GT will achieve the same performance recipe with a leisurely effort making life less stressful for brass, primers and firing pin holes.
6.5 TCU - Never would I have thought this cartridge could give admirable performance at the distant rams. With heavy high BC bullets lumbering along its establishing itself as up to the task. Cheap brass, sips powder and about the least recoil possible and still be competitive with hit targets falling. This is the cartridge of one of our HP silhouette rifles and I believe for the convenience and simplicity will be the cartridge for both very soon. I have buckets of .223 brass so that savings alone made the barrel seem almost free. That was my sales pitch when someone said didn’t you just go with the 6GT? Besides a match just last a few hours. Thinking about cartridges, load development and dreaming of how good its all going to work last forever.
6GT - I barreled a rifle for this cartridge based on the success of the 6BR. Talking with friends in the sport it seemed 6BR is getting the job done with 115gr bullets going 2725-2750’ish. It was also reported that this is the struggling ragged edge of performance for the BR. The 6GT will achieve the same performance recipe with a leisurely effort making life less stressful for brass, primers and firing pin holes.
6.5 TCU - Never would I have thought this cartridge could give admirable performance at the distant rams. With heavy high BC bullets lumbering along its establishing itself as up to the task. Cheap brass, sips powder and about the least recoil possible and still be competitive with hit targets falling. This is the cartridge of one of our HP silhouette rifles and I believe for the convenience and simplicity will be the cartridge for both very soon. I have buckets of .223 brass so that savings alone made the barrel seem almost free. That was my sales pitch when someone said didn’t you just go with the 6GT? Besides a match just last a few hours. Thinking about cartridges, load development and dreaming of how good its all going to work last forever.
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