600 yard and 1000 yard are 2 different games.at 600 alot of guys are using 6mm's,6 dasher,6br,6brx,exc.these cals hold records at 600 and win alot.in my opion these are not 1000 calibers unless you shoot were there is not much wind.when the chips are down and the wind is blowing these cals do not usally win at a1000 unless driven by a very good shooter.at a 1000 i would go with 300wsm or a 7rsaum.What caliber is currently yielding the best accuracy and winning the most matches at 600 and 1000 yards today?
What caliber do you recommend a person to shoot in 600/1000 yard competition?
If it is possible I would like to shoot both 600 and 1000 with one caliber. I was wondering if .243 would still be competitive at 1000 in the wind but it sounds like the 6mm bullets in general are too light and do not have enough B.C. As suggested above will the 6.5mm bullets get the job done in the wind at 1000 yards in a caliber like 6.5x47 Lapua? Or am I going to have to go to a 7mm bullet at 1000 yards.
1) I am trying to avoid having to have 2 different calibers for 600 and 1000 (of course I know having 2 different calibers would yield the best results).
2) I am trying to avoid having to use a 7mm caliber especially for distances under 1000 yards.
3) If a 6.5mm bullet is a good choice for both distances I would like to avoid a case needing a long action (be nice to have as efficient of a cartridge as possible).
I know that I am asking for too much without having to give something up trying to run as efficient of a caliber as I can for these 2 distances. Is there something that comes close, such as the 6.5x47 Lapua?
Just having one gun for 600 and 1000 is asking a lot. You can do this and still have fun but don't expect to place very high unless you have a really good rabbits foot.
nope just a mountain on one side of the benchs and some 50foot pine trees down the other side,just like a big tunnel .they all shoot 6 dashers and 100's but that don't mean yer doing it in other parts of the country.in montana richard is king.in pa they would be saying who??at 600 dashers a it...there fun to shoot,cheap to shoot,and shoot great at 600 all the time.what you realy have to do when pick a cal to shoot in compition is go to a few matchs were you are going to shoot the most and see whats winning.if you shoot in montana build a dasher.if your set on a 6 for both for 600 and a 1000 my pick would be 6/47. good luck and have fun whatever cal you pick,thats whats most important.Richard Schatz must have a really good rabbits foot.
James
The 6 Dasher(or 6BRX) has set more records at 600 and 1000 yards than any other round. For IBS, it's the only round to shoot, IMO. It's deadly accurate, light recoil not upsetting you bags, and efficent to load and shot. Also, a quick look at Quickloads shows this: a Berger 105VLD running at 3050fps(easy for the Dasher) has 34.9" of wind drift at 1000 yards in a 5mph wind. A Berger 180VLD running at 2850(running a straight 284 - hard) has 29.7" of drift in the same wind. 5" of differences between the two...Is it that big of a difference??? Shooting F-Class, maybe...Shooting IBS, not really as you are shooting for group or score, as you can't win both from the same target..
BTW, a note on the Dasher....I shot a Dasher to 16th overall at the 09 F-Class nationals..There were alot of big cal's under me when it was all over, and Butner winds are tough. I sent hunderds of dollars, lots of time switching over to the 284 Shehane, then too the straight 284...The Shehane give me hell with vertical...Finished 15th at this years F-Class nationals shooting the 284 Shehane....I wonder how I'd finished if I'd been shooting my Dasher that never has vertical problems? It's all what your comfortable shooting, but mainly, about have 100% confidence in what you are shooting I'm back to running my Dasher now, and will be doing so until I have to screw the 7mm back on for the F-Class team shoots and tryouts...
Good luck..