binnowing24
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I want info on this gun and how the owner of one thinks of this gun...Is it fur friendly and whats a good price for one also how much for ammo
6mm velocity and Accuracy
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I am currently building a 6 rem. I make my own ammo. I havent test fired yet, continue to wait for a stock. I beleive it to be accurate otherwise I would not be building one. Our rifle range only goes to 600 yards. I beleive this to be accurate out to 600 and then some. Sorry I cant help out that much. Check ammo prices on midwayusa.com.
I just bought a Rem 700 in .243, I thought I wanted a 6mm when I started looking. Couldn't find one so opted for the .243. Looking at the spec I found that the .243 Win specs where as good or better than the 6mm. Also if in the future I want I can have it rechambered to 6mm or 6mmAI which I had in the past and liked it really well. So far I'm really pleased with the .243. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted By: NdIndyYou'll probably find more/additional info if you look for .243. Same bullet, similar velocities. 6mm's as a whole are pretty fast/accurate.
Maybe in factory ammo the velocities are similar. A hand loader,
should be able to get 200 fps more out of the 6mm Rem. vs the
243 Win. And as far as accuracy is concerned, I have had
an easier time finding an accurate bullet/powder combo in the
6mm Rem. than with the 243 Win. But that may just be me,
and the rifles I have worked with. I have .5 MOA loads
developed for 65 gr. VMax, 70 gr. Nosler BTs, and 85 gr. Speer
SPBTs worked up for my current 6mm Rem. It is a custom SS 24"
magnum contour 1:10 twist barrel, on a Savage Model 16 action.
I have one "match" load, with Berger 68 gr bullets in front
of VV160 powder that shoots sub .5 MOA, in optimal conditions.
There is plenty of info on 6mm Rem. out there for hand
loading. I haven't purchased factory ammo in years, but my
6mm Rem. friends can find ammo. Nope you probably won't find
it down at the local hardware store, but any good sporting
goods store, or on-line vendor should have a selection.
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Maybe in factory ammo the velocities are similar. A hand loader,
should be able to get 200 fps more out of the 6mm Rem. vs the
243 Win. And as far as accuracy is concerned, I have had
an easier time finding an accurate bullet/powder combo in the
6mm Rem. than with the 243 Win. But that may just be me,
and the rifles I have worked with. I have .5 MOA loads
developed for 65 gr. VMax, 70 gr. Nosler BTs, and 85 gr. Speer
SPBTs worked up for my current 6mm Rem. It is a custom SS 24"
magnum contour 1:10 twist barrel, on a Savage Model 16 action.
I have one "match" load, with Berger 68 gr bullets in front
of VV160 powder that shoots sub .5 MOA, in optimal conditions.
There is plenty of info on 6mm Rem. out there for hand
loading. I haven't purchased factory ammo in years, but my
6mm Rem. friends can find ammo. Nope you probably won't find
it down at the local hardware store, but any good sporting
goods store, or on-line vendor should have a selection.
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Originally Posted By: binnowing24I want info on this gun and how the owner of one thinks of this gun...Is it fur friendly and whats a good price for one also how much for ammo
I missed a couple of points in the previous reply.
Velocity: 65 gr. VMax chrony's at 3820 fps Ave, with
just a slight flattening of the primer, yet easy extraction.
Fur friendly...That depends on what you hit going in, or
if it exits. If it hits bone on the way in, you have a mess.
If it exits, you have a mess. I would not call this cartridge
fur friendly...It is more of a DRT rifle.
As for a good price for one, I could not find a factory
chambered rifle that I liked. At the time the selection
was maybe a Ruger, and maybe one model of Remington.
I happened to have a Savage Model 16, in 22-250 Rem. that
wasn't getting used, so I purchased a custom 6mm Rem. barrel,
threaded for a Savage action, and installed it. I should
sell the 22-250 barrel, because it will never get back
on that action. When this 6mm Rem. barrel goes, I will
replace it with another 6mm Rem. barrel.
And as for those that want to say the 243 Win is just as
good as a 6mm Rem...Well where is my BS flag when I need it.
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I missed a couple of points in the previous reply.
Velocity: 65 gr. VMax chrony's at 3820 fps Ave, with
just a slight flattening of the primer, yet easy extraction.
Fur friendly...That depends on what you hit going in, or
if it exits. If it hits bone on the way in, you have a mess.
If it exits, you have a mess. I would not call this cartridge
fur friendly...It is more of a DRT rifle.
As for a good price for one, I could not find a factory
chambered rifle that I liked. At the time the selection
was maybe a Ruger, and maybe one model of Remington.
I happened to have a Savage Model 16, in 22-250 Rem. that
wasn't getting used, so I purchased a custom 6mm Rem. barrel,
threaded for a Savage action, and installed it. I should
sell the 22-250 barrel, because it will never get back
on that action. When this 6mm Rem. barrel goes, I will
replace it with another 6mm Rem. barrel.
And as for those that want to say the 243 Win is just as
good as a 6mm Rem...Well where is my BS flag when I need it.
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Try 6mmbr.com, they have some good info on pretty much any chambering of the .243/ 6mm cal.
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I have a Ruger M77 in 6mm Rem. made in the early 70's. The gun is in beautiful condition. Nice and compact, tang safety, everything you could want in a small gun. I put a 4x12 leupold on it.........I have had problems with accuracy though. My dad handloads for all of our rifles and we had a heck of a time coming up with a load for the 6mm. We originally loaded 100 grain rem cor-lok with 42 gr of 4350. You would hit the bullseye, the next shot would be 3" to the left, the next shot would be 2" to the right and so on. I only wanted to use 100 gr bullets as I plan on using it for a light whitetail rifle. Anything bullet less in weight I was not interested in. A month ago, we tried different loads in rem cor-lokt, sierra, hornady. With advise from Sierra, the guy there stated to seat the bullets deeper. We re-seated the originally loaded bullets to the new depth as well as the other loads. The rem. now shoot a 1-1.5" group. The sierra shoot a 1" group as well. The hornady was lucky to hit the 12" target. All shooting was done on sand bags at 75 yds. ( I must note that I am used to shooting a 300 win mag, 375H&H, 9.3x74R, so I am not recoil shy ). So by seating the bullets aprox 1/8" deeper, we got the groups from aprox. 5-6" down to aprox. 1-1.5 groups...... I shot a doe with it a few years ago with the 100gr cor-lokt and it performed well. I shot her moving at aprox. 150 yrd and made a bad shot hitting her high in the hip, but when I got to her, she had expired. Even though I made a bad shot, there was not a alot of meat damage........So now I am going to shoot the 100 gr. rem. cor-lok and sierra with 42 grains IMR 4350. We used CCI mag primers & remington primers and it made no accuracy difference. We always use the CCI mag primers for everything........I still feel this rifle should shoot better groups, but from what I have read, thats the knock on the 6mm rem, it was never as accurate as the 243 win........My late uncle had a rem .244 which was what the 6mm rem was before they renamed it and it was a tack driver...... I always found ruger rifles to be very accurate as I have several of them and you could always put a nickel over a 3 shot group........This one was a tough one. With this load worked up, it will be more than accurate for whitetails. But if your planning to shoot small predators at long ranges, I would opt for a different cartridge, perhaps the .243 win.
I would definately stay away from IMR 4064 as it was not accurate in any load we worked up. As for hornady bullets, I do not plan to buy them again in any caliber. They were lucky to hit the 12" target with all loads tried in the 6mm rem. My dad has a .222 rem 788 and we had the same accuracy, lucky to hit the 12" target. They are supposed to be good bullets, but in our 6mm & 222, they are useless.
Hope this helps !!!
I would definately stay away from IMR 4064 as it was not accurate in any load we worked up. As for hornady bullets, I do not plan to buy them again in any caliber. They were lucky to hit the 12" target with all loads tried in the 6mm rem. My dad has a .222 rem 788 and we had the same accuracy, lucky to hit the 12" target. They are supposed to be good bullets, but in our 6mm & 222, they are useless.
Hope this helps !!!
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My 6mm only has a 1-10 barrel. It will not shoot 105 gr bullets or anything above 75 gr. So I use the 75 gr V-Max. Mine is built on an 03 action and shoot pretty well. I suppose if the barrel ever goes south, I will keep the 6mm chambering in a new barrel, except it will be a 1-9 or so. Just think the BC on the 105 gr. hornady is exciting.
I have a 6mm AI shooting 6mm ammo right now since I am fire forming my brass. I had Buchanan ammo make me some 75 gr. V max and the box shows that it is shooting 3,600 fps. Its been a great gun for me and very accurate. Barrel is 1-12". I do not like the lack of availability of the 6mm ammo so I would plan on reloading. As far as being fur friendly, mine is not. Shot a cat with it a few months ago and could easily fit 2 fists in the exit hole. But, everything I have killed with it, cats, coyotes, deer etc...have dropped in their tracks. My favorite gun I own.
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Originally Posted By: MerrillI just bought a Rem 700 in .243, I thought I wanted a 6mm when I started looking. Couldn't find one so opted for the .243. Looking at the spec I found that the .243 Win specs where as good or better than the 6mm. Also if in the future I want I can have it rechambered to 6mm or 6mmAI which I had in the past and liked it really well. So far I'm really pleased with the .243. Hope this helps.
Keep looking, Remington does a run of them (6mm) ever couple of years. Makes them a little hard to find but if they are what you want it's worth it.
I have two. A Herter's J9 and a Remington M700 VS. The first I got new in 1973 the second in new condition about 5 years ago (previous owner found out the hard way it was a little heavy for a deer rifle, his lose my gain).
Keep looking, Remington does a run of them (6mm) ever couple of years. Makes them a little hard to find but if they are what you want it's worth it.
I have two. A Herter's J9 and a Remington M700 VS. The first I got new in 1973 the second in new condition about 5 years ago (previous owner found out the hard way it was a little heavy for a deer rifle, his lose my gain).