<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage Express 2.0"> <title>6x47</title> </head> <body bgcolor="#00FFFF" text="#000000"> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Sunday, January 22, 2006 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Edit Jan 25/06<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><img src="http://www.angelfire.com/ma/ZERMEL/images/AutumnLeaves.gif" width="492" height="19"></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;color:red"></b><font color="#FF0000" size="5"><strong>The 6x47(222Rem Mag.Case) second of a Pair.</strong><b></span><o:p></o:p></b></font></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><img src="http://www.angelfire.com/ma/ZERMEL/images/AutumnLeaves.gif" width="492" height="19"></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">The creation of the 6x47 came about by an H&R Ultra 223 Rem. 24” bull barrel. This 223 did not shoot to my satisfaction to qualify as an accurate Varmint rifle.<O:P></O:P><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">The work and the changes were the same as the 257 Robert, except the octagon barrel is slightly heavier.<O:P></O:P> As the 257 Roberts this rifle had a complete upgrade and parts fitting job. So far it has not been tested.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">The barrel has a 1-12” twist and will be used with light 6mm bullets in the range of 55-70gr weight. So far I have established that H4197 is a very suitable powder according to the Quick Load program. The 222Rem Mag. Case is rated as having a 33.0gr H2o volume to overflow. The new cases I have only hold 30.4gr or a 8% reduction.<O:P> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">The starting load with this case and powder and a 55gr BT bullet is 25.2gr of H4198 and 24gr with a 68.0gr Bruno bullet. I suspect the case volume will increase once the cases have been fired.<O:P></O:P></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">The scope, rings, and base are temporary until my new SII Sightron 6-24x42 gets here.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> </p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><img src="http://www.angelfire.com/ma/ZERMEL/images/handipair2.jpg" width="534" height="326"></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:red"><V:SHAPE id="_x0000_i1028" style="WIDTH: 505.2pt; HEIGHT: 309pt" type="#_x0000_t75"><V:IMAGEDATA u1:title="handipair2" src="/ma/ZERMEL/images/handipair2.jpg"" /></V:SHAPE><O:P></O:P><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;color:red"></b><font color="#FF0000" size="4"><b>Here is the pair. Top is the 257 Roberts. Bottom is the 6x47 LV<o:p></o:p></span></b></font></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:red"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Jan.24/06 Tried to do some accuracy testing together with load testing. After installing a brand new hammer spring I thought the CCI small Match primers would work.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Only very few of the 55gr Bullet loads fired and I had to quit. Hardly had a chance to get the scope sighted in. In an last effort I fired two shots into one hole. If that is an indication, the rifle will shoot well with very mild recoil.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">The 55gr load produced 3398ft av. of three shots. The Bruno 68gr bullets produced 3140 and 3135 ft with the only two shots that went off.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">I found out that the drilled holes for the scope rail are way off. Had to use almost all the windage to get on the paper. No real surprise there, besides that is not the base that I will use<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt">On the up side a new 257R varmint load with the 75gr V-max was sizzling at 3575ft. This bullet has performed very well last year but I wasted all five rounds to get the rifle sighted in again, the 75gr V-ma load is not compatible with the sight setting of the 100gr hunting load.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"></b> <p><b>If I can manage to post the picture of the two guns I am back in the running again. More to follow later, after I revamp the ammo and reload the brass.</span></b></p> </body> </html>