Table 1 - 6mm BR COAL and Bullet Seating Example Bullet
Bullet OAL in inches
105gn Berger BT
90gn Lapua Scenar
70gn Sierra MK
70gn Berger HP Varmint
55gn Nosler BST
1.198 1.102 0.823 0.853 0.673 0.713 0.739 0.607 0.627 0.786
Outside of case
COAL in inches
2.263 2.299 2.157 2.177 0.673
Base v Neck
+0.163 +0.051 - 0.096 - 0.086 - 0.199
Bullet shank
inside neck 0.312
0.276 0.156 0.226 0.055
Base v Neck is the bullet base’s position in relation to the bottom of the case-neck. + = extending below the neck into the shoulder area; - = base above the neck / shoulder junction. The ‘Shank inside Neck’ figure is the length of the bullet gripped by the neck, 0.312 inches being the maximum possible, 0.1 inches the minimum acceptable.
Table 2 - 6mm Match Bullet Ballistics 10mph 90° Crosswind Drift in Minutes of Angle Bullet
G7 BC
70gn Sierra MK 0.132 87gn Berger VLD 0.211 90gn Lapua Scenar 0.218 90gn Berger BT
0.210
95gn Sierra MK 0.232 95 Berger VLD
0.249
100gn Berger BT 0.246 105gn Lapua Scenar
105gn Berger BT 0.252 105gn Berger VLD 0.272 105gn Hdy A-Max 0.252 105gn JLK VLD
0.267
107gn Sierra MK 0.258 108gn Berger BT 0.262 115gn Tubb DTAC 0.276
MV 300yd 3,429 3.06 3,076 2.12 3,024 2.10 3,024 2.19 2,944 2.04 2,944 1.88 2,869 1.99
0.248 2,800 2.04 2,800 2.01 2,800 1.84 2,800 2.01 2,800 1.88 2,774 1.98 2,761 1.96 2,675 1.94
For Comparison (1): .308 Win Examples 155.5gn Berger BT 0.237 185gn Berger BTLR 0.283 185gn Berger Hybrid
208gn Hdy A-Max 0.324
3,050 1.88 2,796 1.77
0.291 2,796 1.72 2,637 1.67
3,000 1.36
600yd 7.69 4.83 4.76 5.00 4.60 4.21 4.45 4.58 4.49 4.08 4.49 4.18 4.42 4.37 4.31
4.23 3.90 3.77 3.63
For Comparison (2): .284 Shehane / 7mm SAUM Examples 175gn Sierra MK 0.327 180gn Berger Hybrid
0.345 2,950 1.32 Notes
6mm MVs all equate to 105gn at 2,800 fps. Wind drift is in MOA. D1,000 is retained velocity at 1,000yd G7 BCs from Applied Ballistics for Long Range Shooting by Brian Litz; ballistics results from Bryan Litz’s Applied Ballistics LLC Point Mass Ballistics Solver v2.0 PC program.
2.95 2.84
1,000yd 17.28 9.98 9.76
10.36 9.29 8.34 8.88 9.15 8.93 7.98 8.93 8.20 8.76 8.64 8.44
8.45 7.56 7.27 6.90
5.53 5.30
V1,000 916
(fps)
1,191 1,205 1,153 1,239 1,333 1,267 1,232 1,252 1,345 1,252 1,323 1,264 1,274 1,276
1,337 1,389 1,422 1,424
1,703 1,723
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