I found and bought a 6mm ACE barrel blank just in case I decide to buy and swap a barrel or build. I still haven't ruled out going 6.5cm and shooting 120 eldm suppressed.
Thank you everyone for the info and thoughts! Keep it coming and I will let you know what I end up doing as well.
This was my thought exactly. All my shots are typically within 400 yards, and I do shoot suppressed. It seems like it would start to be in the same ballpark.
Thank you for all the valuable information everyone provides on guns, gear, and bullets. I understand the importance of using minimal recoil with a bullet that reliably upsets and penetrates to create an effective wound channel.
I'm setting up a Tikka .223, which I've had cut down and threaded...