mljdeckard
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So I now have a functioning .243 AR-10, after much procrastinating and a little bit of tweaking. I have always wanted a ,243, and I wanted to build something unique.
I like to keep things simple. I got a 1/8 barrel, because I want to be able to push it to 1000 yards. I would like to make one load to use for everything, but if I need a couple, that's ok too. I am thinking 105 hybrid Bergers for shooting at distance. I was looking at their hunting bullets, but they got mixed reviews for performance. I may drop back to one of the lighter Barnes bullets for hunting. (Hogs, mule deer, Texas pigs. I know some guys do hunt elk with a .243. My brain says it will work, my gut says to stick with something heavier, which is fine, I have other rifles.) I prefer getting accuracy out of the heavier bullets, I'm not really trying for blazing velocity. This barrel will have a short life as it is, I don't need to try to make it happen faster.
I am left with two questions.
1. Will a 1/8 stabilize any 6mm bullet as long as a stay away from the very lightest ones? 70 grain and up?
2. Will Berger 105s fit in a standard AR-10 Magazine? Will I be single-loading them? (If I have to, it's ok, that will be a slow-firing situation anyway.) Will I have COAL issues? If I have to make them sit right off the lands to be accurate out to 1000 I will, but it would be nice if I don't have to.
I like to keep things simple. I got a 1/8 barrel, because I want to be able to push it to 1000 yards. I would like to make one load to use for everything, but if I need a couple, that's ok too. I am thinking 105 hybrid Bergers for shooting at distance. I was looking at their hunting bullets, but they got mixed reviews for performance. I may drop back to one of the lighter Barnes bullets for hunting. (Hogs, mule deer, Texas pigs. I know some guys do hunt elk with a .243. My brain says it will work, my gut says to stick with something heavier, which is fine, I have other rifles.) I prefer getting accuracy out of the heavier bullets, I'm not really trying for blazing velocity. This barrel will have a short life as it is, I don't need to try to make it happen faster.
I am left with two questions.
1. Will a 1/8 stabilize any 6mm bullet as long as a stay away from the very lightest ones? 70 grain and up?
2. Will Berger 105s fit in a standard AR-10 Magazine? Will I be single-loading them? (If I have to, it's ok, that will be a slow-firing situation anyway.) Will I have COAL issues? If I have to make them sit right off the lands to be accurate out to 1000 I will, but it would be nice if I don't have to.