DN>VH>Since my .22 Hornet will drive a .35 grain bullet to 3,000 fps, I was
DN>VH>able to control my desire to run out and buy one. :-)

DN>I, too, was able to suppress the urge but it wasn't ballistics so much
DN>as it was the credit card company and the checking account.  They said I
DN>could buy a bore brush if I could get 30 month financing... 

DN>BTW, the 6mm Remington (of which I have a fine example!) will drive a
DN>100 gr bullet at 3,100 fps* or an 85 gr bullet at 3,470 fps* but to the
DN>average gopher it makes very little difference!

Which is why I really don't understand the popularity of this cartridge
-- I would bet a centerfire version, and a cheap conversion kit for all
those rimfire .17 HMRs would sell like hotcakes.

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