Should I just be happy with...

[bsumoba]

my 6.5 build I just bought? I was able to take the rig out to 1000 yards and was hooked hardcore. I had about a 8 mil drop at 1000 yards with this rifle and was doing well with the wind.

Now, I am thinking of more of a F-Class rig and am thinking 7mm SAUM or .284 or similar calibers.

OR.......would the 6.5 creedmoor be okay for 1000yd F-class shooting and just spend the money on a barrel(s) to swap out later and on ammo and shoot the rig I have.

[-R-]

I wouldnt hesitate to run the 6.5, work up a load for it and shoot some matches.

What are the specs on your build?

[wooger]

Forget re-chambering at this time, come out and shoot some matches. Then make up your mind. And stop thinking in mils if you plan to shoot on a moa target, that's the best thing to do if you want to try f class.

[bsumoba]

6.5creedmoor
Bartlein Rem Varmint 26"
140gr Hybrids over 43.5gr H4350, running @ 2830-2850 fps

[killshot44]

Listen to Wooger.

Shoot what you have and if you're serious about F-Class or F-Tactical, get an MOA scope with as much magnification as you can afford.
Fine tune your hand-loading; aggregate S.D.s under 10 is the goal to minimize vertical at distance.

A trigger with a lighter pull-weight is another consideration....then there's the ski-bipod.

Bottom line is you just need to get out there, that's 70% of it.

[osis32]

That clinic was awesome. I think you were on the second relay so i didn't get to talk to ya. I was on lane 20 having a blast. I don't think I can shoot just 100 any more...

[bsumoba]

I was lane 21 on the second relay. My last firing session, I had a string of 9-X-X-X-10-9.

When I did that...I was hooked!!!

[Cypriss32]

Shoot the 6.5, you just spend a good amount of money on that. Save and build a new rifle next year of you want.

[dskit]

Get as much trigger time with the 6.5. There is a "tactical" class at Sac Vallley that you should shoot during the F-Class matches - then you will on even footing with the others in that class.

Even if you decide now to get a new rig for F-Open, I will take at least 9 months to put something together - I know people who have been lookin for 7 SAUM brass for over a year.

So get out and shoot what you have.

[osis32]

I was lane 21 on the second relay. My last firing session, I had a string of 9-X-X-X-10-9.

When I did that...I was hooked!!!

yeah I remember talking to the guy that was tending your target. there was another guy a couple lanes to your right that was shooting really well too. just curious how loud were my shots? the guy that was shooting my lane I couldnt hear and barely made any noise so Im guessing it was 5.56. I heard a .308 go subsonic too which was wonky.

[bsumoba]

yeah I remember talking to the guy that was tending your target. there was another guy a couple lanes to your right that was shooting really well too. just curious how loud were my shots? the guy that was shooting my lane I couldnt hear and barely made any noise so Im guessing it was 5.56. I heard a .308 go subsonic too which was wonky.

How were my shot sounds? The guy in lane 20 in my group was shooting a 26" desert tactical in 260 remington so he either must have had loads that were in the low side. He was using 139gr Scenar if I remember correctly.

If you were lane 20, the rounds were definitely supersonic still.

[osis32]

Yours were pretty quiet and didn't kick up much dust. You definitely knew they were hitting though. They made a little crack right before they hit the berm.

[ar15barrels]

my 6.5 build I just bought? I was able to take the rig out to 1000 yards and was hooked hardcore. I had about a 8 mil drop at 1000 yards with this rifle and was doing well with the wind.

Now, I am thinking of more of a F-Class rig and am thinking 7mm SAUM or .284 or similar calibers.

OR.......would the 6.5 creedmoor be okay for 1000yd F-class shooting and just spend the money on a barrel(s) to swap out later and on ammo and shoot the rig I have.

There is a LOT of value to shooting one particular rifle/cartridge/barrel a LOT instead of shooting a bunch of different (more specialized) cartridges for different jobs.
You will get better shooting a single rifle as you will not be having to re-learn dope/wind with each gun...

[bsumoba]

There is a LOT of value to shooting one particular rifle/cartridge/barrel a LOT instead of shooting a bunch of different (more specialized) cartridges for different jobs.
You will get better shooting a single rifle as you will not be having to re-learn dope/wind with each gun...

point very well taken. maybe it makes sense to just buy more ammo components and maybe buy a replacement barrel just in case I need to get a rebarrel