I am considering a 6mm rifle I have a number of .22 centerfire rifles and then .308 to 7mm magnum rifles. I am considering the 6 mm as the bullets are a bit cheaper to shoot and they will buck the wind better than my .220 swift. I would like to find a rifle under the $1,200 area. I am currently leaning towards the 6mm creedmore as I can buy quality brass for around 1$ apiece. I am looking to my fellow enablers to help me narrow it down. I am looking at this rifle to be my go to coyote rifle as well as a target rifle I have a membership to a range where I can shoot 1,000 yards. I would like it to shoot under 1MOA with handloads.
Getting into the 6mm?
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I've been very happy with my Ruger Precision Rifle in 6 Creed. My experience with it has been on par with what I've read and been told by a couple local pro shooters.
It has been very easy to tune meaning I really didn't lol.
I followed the advice of a top shooter and just went with 107 SMKs loaded them to mag length did a little ladder test to find a happy SD and it's well under 1 MOA.at 100.
This was at 800 yards on a chilly windy mid April Kansas morning, only the third time I've shot past 300.
It has been very easy to tune meaning I really didn't lol.
I followed the advice of a top shooter and just went with 107 SMKs loaded them to mag length did a little ladder test to find a happy SD and it's well under 1 MOA.at 100.
This was at 800 yards on a chilly windy mid April Kansas morning, only the third time I've shot past 300.
WisBorn
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I don't have a 6mm Creedmoor, but it would be my selection for long range target 6mm.
I like the 243 caliber cartridges for coyotes also. Long range coyote hunting always comes with wind!
My backup rifle to borrow to friends and family is a 243win. My Dad used it last year and will continue to do so as long as he is able to go (he is 83). Kicks a lot less than his 30-06.
I like the 243 caliber cartridges for coyotes also. Long range coyote hunting always comes with wind!
My backup rifle to borrow to friends and family is a 243win. My Dad used it last year and will continue to do so as long as he is able to go (he is 83). Kicks a lot less than his 30-06.
6MM BR is the easy button and brass is easily available. I love my Dasher, my buddy loves his GT, but BR is easier and will give better barrel life.
6 Creed for speed is another easy button, but not as easy as 6 BR
6 Creed for speed is another easy button, but not as easy as 6 BR
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I currently own and shoot a couple of 243 Win, a 6mm Rem, and a 240 Weatherby. All are bolt action rifles and all are great in their own regard. I only use mine for hunting applications and never really mess with anything beyond 400 yards regardless of the capabilities. If you handload, your options open up. If not, a 243 would be hard to beat.
I recently passed on a 6mm-222 Rem Mag... but it would have been fun as well.
I recently passed on a 6mm-222 Rem Mag... but it would have been fun as well.
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The 243win and 243AI were my go to cartridge for a lot of years, but with the advent of the Creedmoor case, I have swapped over - it’s doing everything I wanted the 243win/AI to do without bothering with custom throated reamers. I currently have 3 of them, and am into my 11th barrel for 6 creed.
H4350 is the easy button for the 6 Creed, RL16 is almost as easy. I predominantly - almost exclusively - shoot the 105 Hybrid, but it’s easy to tune with a lot of bullets. When I first started into PRS 6yrs ago, I worked up loads with the 110 and 107smk and the 108ELD, during early Covid, I worked up loads with the 112 MatchBurner, the new 109 LR Hybrid, 105 A-max, 103 ELDm, 115 VLD, and 105 VLD Hunting, AND I worked up loads for the 110 A-tip and the 109 ELD when they were released - some shot better than others, but all were stupid simple to tune.
I flat hammer deer with the 105 Hybrid; step, stagger, fall, dead.
There are a lot of 6mm’s out there, some made for heavier bullets than others, some made for higher speeds than others, and some easier to tune than others. I’m a fan of the 6 creed and 6 Dasher, with the Dasher being the easier keeper than the Creed in multiple ways.
H4350 is the easy button for the 6 Creed, RL16 is almost as easy. I predominantly - almost exclusively - shoot the 105 Hybrid, but it’s easy to tune with a lot of bullets. When I first started into PRS 6yrs ago, I worked up loads with the 110 and 107smk and the 108ELD, during early Covid, I worked up loads with the 112 MatchBurner, the new 109 LR Hybrid, 105 A-max, 103 ELDm, 115 VLD, and 105 VLD Hunting, AND I worked up loads for the 110 A-tip and the 109 ELD when they were released - some shot better than others, but all were stupid simple to tune.
I flat hammer deer with the 105 Hybrid; step, stagger, fall, dead.
There are a lot of 6mm’s out there, some made for heavier bullets than others, some made for higher speeds than others, and some easier to tune than others. I’m a fan of the 6 creed and 6 Dasher, with the Dasher being the easier keeper than the Creed in multiple ways.
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Definitely a function of bullet choice, not the cartridge.
Fast 6’s are devastating with better bullets.
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I have a few fast twist .243s that works great for me as well as a few 6mm Creedmoors and a couple 6mm ARC rifles. I think the ARC might be the most versatile with the best barrel life among these options and is good for hunting as well as target shooting. My 6 CRs have longer barrels and shorter barrel life but are great fun for long range shooting. Mine would be a little heavy for carrying still hunting but ok if shooting from a fixed position. I like my .243s a lot, but they are custom fast twist barrels that allow me to shoot heavier bullets than normally would be stabilized by a regular twist.
The next 6mm I am interested in is the 6 GT for target shooting. As other have said, you have a lot of options in 6mm. Some are very specialized though and some older options are limited in the bullet weight you can use.
The next 6mm I am interested in is the 6 GT for target shooting. As other have said, you have a lot of options in 6mm. Some are very specialized though and some older options are limited in the bullet weight you can use.
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If you are reloading look for a 6mm Remington. The Remington 788 was a good rifle from the box but if you are in long range competition perhaps you can get something that will accept that cartridge.
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6mm Rem is a short/midrange hunter’s cartridge, not a competitive cartridge. Too big, too long, too little barrel life, too powder hungry.
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Man do I ever want a 6 BRA no real reason just do!
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They’re stupid easy. I’ve been a Dasher fan for a long time, but the BRA is probably even easier than Dasher. I might do a BRA in a specialty pistol next - the blast on my 15” 6 creed is just too intense for social shooting.
JFrank
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As long as it’s a 6 mm you’re good to go, I’ve shot the Br and currently the Br-Ackley, both are superb and hold peak tune well, where I think guys have trouble ( myself included) is trying to run a high node near dasher speeds where the lower node aggs better and travels well.
Dasher guys tell me they require a touch more attention than the little cartridge to maintain peak tune and the barrel life isn’t as good. 6 creed might be worse.. idk for sure
Dasher guys tell me they require a touch more attention than the little cartridge to maintain peak tune and the barrel life isn’t as good. 6 creed might be worse.. idk for sure
JFrank
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They are stupid easy~ that’s why i shoot one.
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I know for sure between these two.
6 creed isn’t hard to tune (throw H4350 or RL16 behind good bullets and it wants to shoot small), but Dasher is palpably easier - and barrel life is half as long for the Creed.
But man… the 6 creed makes targets bigger in the wind when you’re playing impacts = points games.
I am leaning towards the creedmore. I am a handloader and enjoy trickling powder and making my ammunition almost as much as I love denting the primers. I have been mainly a Ruger Winchester fan on rifles but I am thinking about trying a Bergara or Christensen rifle. The number of rifles available today is amazing, what are you guys running?
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lightman
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When I got bitten by the 6mm bug I looked at all of them. I settled on the 243. The 6BR was a close 2nd. Mine is a 1-8 twist.
But that would mean buying different caliber bullets if one already reloads for one of the many 6mm calibers. That is one of the reasons I am considering changing calibers on my Savage Model12 and AR to 6mm. I already have components for 6mm ARC and I can use the same bullets in most of the other 6mm cartridges too.
kmw1954
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At this point I was hoping to be shooting a new 6ARC barrel on my Savage, but because of life's curveballs the money for the upgrade just isn't available right now. Hopefully it changes by fall or I will be shoot 223 again for our league.
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The OP is mentioning 1,000yrd shooting, and the 6mm's have long surpassed the 6.5's for performance in that game - and the other application of coyote hunting, well... yeah... the 6mm's are a better option for coyotes than 6.5's as well...
I am a handloader and plan on buying 400-500 pieces of brass at the same time the rifle is ordered so as long as 6mm bullets are available I will be able to support the rifle.
