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I don't know about you guys, but the old forgotten classic calibers fire my imagination.
Take for example the .250-3000. This round was the first commercial cartridge to break through the 3000fps barrier. The cartridge was designed by Charles Newton back in 1914.
Anyhow, the .250-3000 is ballistically slightly superior to the new 6.8 SPC.
The great thing about this round is that it is supremely accurate. It is the parent round for the .22-250.
Anyhow, I'd like to buid a .250-3000 with a ten inch twist and use it with 120 grain bullets.
The .250-3000 is 48.56mm long. With 37.0 grains of H414, it will propell a 120 grain bullet at 2500 fps. This bullet has a sectional density of .260. It has a ballistic coefficient of .435.
The whole round is short, efficient, mild, and above all it's a classic.
And the whole thing was designed back in 1914. By the way, Remington chambered the 700 for this round a few years ago.
Mad.
Take for example the .250-3000. This round was the first commercial cartridge to break through the 3000fps barrier. The cartridge was designed by Charles Newton back in 1914.
Anyhow, the .250-3000 is ballistically slightly superior to the new 6.8 SPC.
The great thing about this round is that it is supremely accurate. It is the parent round for the .22-250.
Anyhow, I'd like to buid a .250-3000 with a ten inch twist and use it with 120 grain bullets.
The .250-3000 is 48.56mm long. With 37.0 grains of H414, it will propell a 120 grain bullet at 2500 fps. This bullet has a sectional density of .260. It has a ballistic coefficient of .435.
The whole round is short, efficient, mild, and above all it's a classic.
And the whole thing was designed back in 1914. By the way, Remington chambered the 700 for this round a few years ago.
Mad.