6 ARC for youth

[Goodson84]

Picked up a Howa Mini 6ARC for my son, anyone used these for Whitetail yet? How did it perform?

 

[207North]

My son is doing great with his. He is able to shoot it well without being aftaid of recoil. 2 does with 108 eldm no issues, one with a 90tgk. Again no issues. The 108 ELDMs had a ton of damage and 30 yard runs, the 90 TGK damaged less meat but was a bang flop.

I think I like the TGK up close and save the ELDM for anything over 150y.

 

[SUD1988]

I used my Howa Mini on a Cow Elk at 115 yards, and my boy used it at 380 yards on a mule deer buck. Both were bang flops. I am hand loading the 105 tipped bullet from Mid South Shooters Supply. My boy loves it for the low recoil.

I would do some reading on this thread. It's full of success with 6mm's. Pick the bullet you want to use and keep it above 1800 fps.

Thread '6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game'

Oct 28, 2022

With the success of .223 and 6.5 threads on big game, thought I’d throw this one into the mix.

Show and detail your results harvesting big game (deer, bear, elk, moose, African game) using 6mm/.243 cartridges. Please detail bullet, MV, impact velocity, and whether hand load or factory ammo.

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[jimmy33]

Yes, I’ve killed both whitetail and pronghorn with one. 210 yards on the whitetail. High shoulder and dropped immediately. 290 yards on the pronghorn…right in the pocket and exited out the front of the backside shoulder. Ran 5 yards and died. I really like that little round.


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[The Guide]

Howa Mini Action in 6mm ARC with factory Hornady 103 ELDX @ 2614 fps from the factory 22" barrel took a shmedium whitetail buck for me at 320 yards with 1 shot and a 20 yard run. Will use again for any big game animal.

Jay

 

[Goodson84]

Thanks for the replies ! My son shoots his really well to be only 7. He likes the low recoil , hopefully we will get a opportunity soon and see how it performs. I have it dialed in with the Hornady 103 ELDX

 

[KY_coop]

Shot a doe @60 yds with a 103eldx from howa mini last week and it performed great.

 

[dsotm]

Look in the 6mm thread in the Firearms forum I think, plenty of much larger animals getting killed with the 6 ARC. It'll do just fine on deer. My niece will be using mine on elk if she draws a tag this and my daughter as well when she's old enough.

 

[UnckleBob]

I took my 6ARC Howa Mini hunting last week. Unfortunately, I did not do any finding and no deer were harmed.

I was hunting with the Howa because I saw what my daughter did last year with a Savage 6 ARC using Hornady Match ammo (108g Eldx). I was literally her 6th (or less) ever shot with a center fire rifle. A 100 yards, the bullet did a great job of killing.

It should be great for your son. Good luck!

 

[Goodson84]

We got a doe at 253yds, broke shoulder blade and great terminal damage!! Very pleased with this little round so far! I believe it will serve him well for many years.

 

[The Guide]

We got a doe at 253yds, broke shoulder blade and great terminal damage!! Very pleased with this little round so far! I believe it will serve him well for many years.

Congratulations to him. It is a very effective cartridge when kept within the expansion threshold of the bullet. I just got a 16" barreled rifle and hope to use it for a late season elk hunt.

Jay