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Muley,
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<br>I'd wear good ear plugs AND good ear muffs if I was shooting from an enclosed garage.
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<br>Sure hope no salesman wanders up to the garage door...

Plugs AND muffs are certainly going to happen. I'll try it first with the 06.
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<br>Salesman have to be pretty determined to get up here. A mile of dirt driveway and a closed gate, behind which are two very intimidating (but friendly) dogs. They love the UPS guy, because he brings them treats, but most "visitors" refuse to get out of the car and most turn around at the gate (actually back down 300 yards to the nearest place to turn around).

Rolly has a point. The 300 Whisper is ridiculously quiet. In an age of Super-Duper-Ultra-Magnums, a subsonic round that WILL outshoot them is enticing.

In some European countries, it is illegal to hunt without a silencer on your rifle. Isn't it ironic that in this country (the land of the free) it is illegal to hunt with one of them babies on a rifle, or even to own one without paying a $200 tax to Big Brother in Washington DC?

I'm thinking anything on the BR case would be ideal. A 6mm BR should be enough punch for deer and plenty for 'yotes. I think a plus for the BR case is that it uses the standard boltface, a small problem I have with the PPC. Another option would be the 6mm International, a 22-250 necked up to 6mm. Just my thoughts as I'm considering each of these myself for a future project.

Muley, my AF buddy shoots a 6 PPC, one hole 100 yards. Bought rifle from a national match man, cost $2500. He is having another one built someplace in VA. Much time prepairing brass, weighing everything. You must love competition to have the disciplines. He shoots prairie dogs, retired, travels the country in summer, winters in FL and here with me at the lake. -- no

There is very little in the field of firearms that cannot be overcome if one simply applies dollars by the cubic foot.
<br>The problem with the bolt face is not a difficult one to overcome if one begins with a 222-223 sized bolt. A small machine job to open up to 6MM PPC (7.62x39) size. My little Sako is a dream to shoot and carry. white tailed size critters will fall to this rifle. Well black tails around here. And it's accuracy is something to behold.
<br>This style case has me thinking if the 6.5 Remington Magnum, there was a lost oppertunity. I think that round was way ahead of it's time the application was just wrong. So if we get a 6.5 WSM I'm gonna have one. The Idea of a PPC style cartridge simply intrigues me.
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<br>Bullwnkl.