Originally Posted by MontanaMan
No brainer...............6mm ARC.

500 yards isn't really long & trajectory isn't an issue, but the 6mm has a little more than half the wind drift as the 75 gr 223 Wylde at that range.

Kinda just depends on what you want & need in your stable.

The 224 Valkyrie with 88's is very similar to the 6mm ARC as well.

Don't cheap out on the barrel either..................if you're not in a big hurry, a Rock Creek button rifled barrel from Craddock Precision is still fairly reasonably priced; if you want a bit longer accuracy life for about 30% more $$$. step up to the cut rifled version of the Rock Creek barrel.

Or an off the shelf barrel from White Oak will also suffice for about the same as the RC button, maybe a tad less........I haven't checked exact prices in the last couple of months.

I have both in 223 Wylde & the 2 RC's that I have from Craddock get a very little edge over 3 or 4 that I have from WOA. Very slight.

JMHO & 2 cents.

MM

Checked out the Craddock Precision site. Longest 6ARC barrel is 18 inches long and I would like to go at least 20 with rifle length gas. White Oak 6 ARC barrels are all 26".

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