6mm Remington

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striker

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I was on here about a year ago and was asking some of you guys what you were loading for your 6mm remington. I was originally looking to load it light and fast for varmints only. However My focus has now changed a little bit to make it more versatile. I would like to load it so that it could be used on a mule deer also if needed. I am trying to make all of my larger calibers dual purpose if you will. So my thoughts are now moving towards a 100 grain bullet. Perhaps a 100 grain Gameking or something of that nature. Tell me your thoughts and any ideas that you have. - thanks
 
Been talked over a bunch in the past. The 6mm Remington is a very easy cartridge to load for and will give you about 100 fps or a tad more than the .243 Winchester. A lot of deer have been killed with the Sierra 85 gr. BTHP, the Barnes TSX 85 grainer would be better yet, the Nosler Partition is always good, and the good old cup and core stuff like the Core-Lokt, Interlock, Hot Core, and Game King all work just fine. I've personally killed deer with the Sierra 85 gr. BTHP, the 100 gr. Core-Lokt, 100 gr. Nosler Partition, and 100 gr. Interlock. I have a box of Speer 105 gr. Hot Cores just screaming at me to load up for this fall to use from my new M7 Predator, but I'm leaning toward the Sierra BTHP because of its versatility for coyotes. After all, the name of the rifle is Predator... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
Built a 6mm Rem. on a 98 Mauser for my son when he was 8 years old. He killed his first coyote that year and his first buck the next with 100 gr. Nosler Part. in front of IMR 4350. Great multi purpose cartridge/load.

Recently I have tried some 100 gr. Nosler Solid Base bullets in my Dtech 243WSSM. Shoot great and workd very well on both deer and coyotes this past year.

Nosler Pro-shop still has a good price on them @:
web pageNosler SB bullets

Regards,
hm
 
43.0g of IMR 4350 with a 95g Nosler Partition was my deer killer of choice. In your case, you could shoot the 95g ballistic tips for small game and the 95g Partition for deer. You will never feel undergunned with the 95g Partition once you use it on deer...never.
 
I used to load a lot of different weight pills in my 6mm from 70 to 100gr. All shot tight groups (in the 1/2" range) out of my heavy barreled Rem 700. I finally settled on 85gr bullets as being fast (3400-3500fps) and flat shooting for rockchucks and coyotes, with plenty punch for deer. No need to change scope adjustments, because I found a bullet weight that worked great for everything.

Although it has been largely overshadowed by the .243, I think that the 6mm is one of the all-time greats!
 
My Dad always ran Speer 90gr boat tail, pointed soft points in his Remington 600 6mm... they shoot like a dream for that little rifle. If I remember right his powder of choice was either IMR4895??? or 4831, I can't remember. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif I will get him to spill the beans the next time I talk to him. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
My particular 6mm Rem shoots the 95 grain Nosler Partition very well, with RL-19 powder. It also gets good accuracy with the 90 grain bullets and IMR-4350.

Martyn
 
My 6mm likes Sierra 85 gr. BTHP's and 38.5 grs. of IMR 4064 with CCI BR-2 primers. Accuracy is great. As always, start low and work your way up. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
 
I'm trying to decide what to do with my 6mm also. It shoots 70 grain bullets right at 3600 fps and accuracy is .650 5 shot group at 100 yards. However 87 grain bullets run at 3300 fps and accuracy is under 1/2 inch 5 shot group at 100 yards. I think in the end I will stick with the 87 grain load and use Vmax for coyotes and Hornady BTHP for whitetails. Sure beats having to buy another gun or rebarrel to a different caliber. Trying to harness my wants and needs with firearms is a personal battle I fight with myself often. Those 284 wildcats keep whispering in my ear.
 
My antelope load for my 6mm Rem is a 95 grain NBT over H4350, moving at an average 3288 fps MV. I've killed two antelope with this load, one at 277 yards, and last weekend's at 230.

Both kills were through the ribcage shots, with complete pass-through in both instances. The exit wounds were very similar to a more conventional round at closer range, slightly less than a quarter in size.

I actually get a tad better accuracy with this bullet using either RL19 or RL22, but I get a couple hundred fps more velocity with the H4350, along with 3/4" three shot groups. I opted for the faster velocity since most shots at antelope here are in the 300 yard range..(the 230 yarder last weekend was the closest shot opportunity I've ever had). At this distance, the velocity has bled off to a degree that the Ballistic Tip doesn't cause as much meat damage as you'd think...in case I botch a shot.

And H4350 under 75 grain VMaxes is the cat's meow for LR pdogs.

Mike
 
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