Favorite 6mm?

What is your favorite 6mm?

  • Total voters
    81
  • Poll closed .
Walkalong said:
The 6 MM Remington had the slower twist for lighter bullets for varmint hunting, while the .243 Winchester had a faster twist which could stabilize heavier (not heavy), bullets, so when folks used both calibers for hunting the .243 reigned supreme. It became very popular, while the 6 MM Rem had a small following.

That was a ling time ago now.
Click to expand...
That was before Rem renamed it to the 6mm Rem. When it had the slower twist rate, it was the 244 Rem.
 
mshootnit said:
Its the Hornady manual pushing hornady product. Also, a small issue with 6mm Remington in a 700 is that the mag well is too short to allow seating to the lands in some situations. Mag length determines OAL with that one. There are longer actions where that is not an issue. 243 Win does not have this issue. One of the gun writers suggested that for hunting rifles a 22" barrel is optimal for a 243 while a 24" barrel is optimal for a 6mm Remington. Also I believe that 6mm Rem is better with heavier bullets in terms of uniform pressures and speed. I l had a supposedly 1:10 twst 6mm Rem that would not stabilize the 90 fr. Scirocco 2 so I like 1:9.5 or 9.25 twist
Click to expand...
That may very well be the case. I checked my other reloading manuals and none are new enough to list the 6mm Creedmoor.

Yes, I agree about Remington chambering the 6mm in their short-actioned 700s. It's the same thing they did with the 257 Roberts in the model 722s. Both are 7x57 parent case, which requires at least an intermediate action length (Mexican and Yugo Mausers come to mind here). Different subject (sorta) but in rifles with freebore or deeper throats, I've found that I can seat the bullets way on out there... but always make sure you check you magazine length dimensions. I had a load all worked up on the bench once for my 300 Weatherby and was all pleased. A few weeks later I went on my first hunt with the rifle and realized I couldn't load the magazine. My bolt action turned into a temporary single-shot during that trip.
 
1948CJ2A said:
That may very well be the case. I checked my other reloading manuals and none are new enough to list the 6mm Creedmoor.

Yes, I agree about Remington chambering the 6mm in their short-actioned 700s. It's the same thing they did with the 257 Roberts in the model 722s. Both are 7x57 parent case, which requires at least an intermediate action length (Mexican and Yugo Mausers come to mind here). Different subject (sorta) but in rifles with freebore or deeper throats, I've found that I can seat the bullets way on out there... but always make sure you check you magazine length dimensions. I had a load all worked up on the bench once for my 300 Weatherby and was all pleased. A few weeks later I went on my first hunt with the rifle and realized I couldn't load the magazine. My bolt action turned into a temporary single-shot during that trip.
Click to expand...
My reloads are always purposed for hunting, so mag length is always checked as a matter of course.
 
No particular variation of 6mm calibers or rifles is necessairly my favorite but I I was obliged to check 6PPC because rifles in this chambering have served me best for over four decades of Benchrest competitions. Which have included Including a few wins and top places, pretty trophys and world records. The most successful of the several 6PPC's I've used are the two shown here: Light and Heavy Varmint class rifles with BAT (right bolt-left load-right eject) actions, B&A triggers and wood stocks made by Terry Leonard, both stocks came out of the same piece of wood and have been a pleasure to use. The rifles have outlasted dozens of barrels of different makes but Krieger barrels chambered and fitted by Dwight Scott have been the most successful. Leupold 45X Competition scopes in BAT rings. 21A_3576-2.JPG 21A_3570 (2).JPG
 
Last edited:
JmacD said:
The 6GT has my attention currently. The good ol 243 is the classic. The BR family is interesting. And I currently own none of them.
Click to expand...
If I could only own one 6mm, it would be the 6BR. The cartridge is so easy to tune and performs really well, even at long ranges.

I have a 243W but it doesn't do much for me. Accuracy is okay for a factory rifle, typically under an inch at 100 yards.

6x47L is what I have been shooting the most for the last 10 years. Similar to the BR, in that it is easy to create a good load for it. That said, especially now that Lapua is making brass, I will probably move to 6GT in the near future. The 6x47L brass can be converted to 6GT by passing it through a sizing die.
 
I only have one 6mm, a 6BRA, and it has served me well in the pursuit of precision shooting.

CqiCO89.jpeg


G3tY9Vf.jpeg


I’ve cleaned many targets at 600 yards with it

Mvin2yC.jpg
 
My online converter tells me 6 millimeters is 0.236 inches, and motorcycle engine displacement has never been accurately described. Move along--nothing more to see. :D
 
rust collector said:
My online converter tells me 6 millimeters is 0.236 inches, and motorcycle engine displacement has never been accurately described. Move along--nothing more to see. :D
Click to expand...
Yep, there was an article Craig Boddington did on this topic a while back. The actual metric to standard conversions don't match up in many instances.
 
1948CJ2A said:
Yep, there was an article Craig Boddington did on this topic a while back. The actual metric to standard conversions don't match up in many instances.
Click to expand...

US Standard units don't match up most of the time either... We shoot 218 Bee, 219 Zipper, 220 swift, 221 Fireballs, 222 Rem, 223rem, 224 Valkyrie, and 225 Winchester, all with the same 0.224" bullets, not to mention all of the 2 digit monikers running around which truncate to simply "22" like 22 Nosler, Hornet, Rem Jet, 22-250, etc... So we have every thousandth of an inch for 8 thousandths incorporated into cartridge names... I have a dog named Major, a horse named Magnum, and had a dog named Tres... They're just names...
 
Varminterror said:
US Standard units don't match up most of the time either... We shoot 218 Bee, 219 Zipper, 220 swift, 221 Fireballs, 222 Rem, 223rem, 224 Valkyrie, and 225 Winchester, all with the same 0.224" bullets, not to mention all of the 2 digit monikers running around which truncate to simply "22" like 22 Nosler, Hornet, Rem Jet, 22-250, etc... So we have every thousandth of an inch for 8 thousandths incorporated into cartridge names... I have a dog named Major, a horse named Magnum, and had a dog named Tres... They're just names...
Click to expand...
Yep, that's just marketing stuff.
 
Varminterror said:
We shoot 218 Bee, 219 Zipper, 220 swift, 221 Fireballs, 222 Rem, 223rem, 224 Valkyrie, and 225 Winchester, all with the same 0.224" bullets, not to mention all of the 2 digit monikers running around which truncate to simply "22" like 22 Nosler, Hornet, Rem Jet, 22-250, etc...
Click to expand...

I was starting to think that Berger was shorting me 0.004” of an inch on every bullet.


K53nARK.jpeg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

1948CJ2A
  • Poll
Favorite 6.5mm?
2 3 4 5
Replies
111
Views
3K
someguy2800
someguy2800
1948CJ2A
  • Poll
Favorite .277 / 6.8mm?
2
Replies
42
Views
843
InTheSwamp
InTheSwamp
1948CJ2A
  • Poll
Favorite 338?
Replies
21
Views
493
1948CJ2A
1948CJ2A
1948CJ2A
  • Poll
Favorite .224?
2
Replies
36
Views
870
dagger dog
dagger dog
1948CJ2A
  • Poll
Favorite .35 caliber?
2
Replies
26
Views
750
Hookeye
H
Back
Top