6 mm Remington

[30338]

I'd look at brass options in Alpha Munitions and Lapua for 6mm or 22 cal cartridges. Choose the one you want, order a small contour barrel with 7.5 twist and carry on.

 

[nm.otter]

If you decide to rebarrel, 6mm Creedmoor has a bright future for your kids -- factory ammo with genuine long range performance.

 

[Deeker]

I'd look at brass options in Alpha Munitions and Lapua for 6mm or 22 cal cartridges. Choose the one you want, order a small contour barrel with 7.5 twist and carry on.

As of right now I am not reloading. Would want to stick with a cartridge that is going to be around for a while. That’s why I was looking at 22 and 6 creed.

 

[Deeker]

If you decide to rebarrel, 6mm Creedmoor has a bright future for your kids -- factory ammo with genuine long range performance.

6 creed is one of the cartridges I was looking at switching it too. Kids will shoot the 223 for a while longer and then step up to something a touch bigger

 

[nm.otter]

22 Creedmoor is effectively a magnum, with barrel life to match (if that matters to you).

 

[Deeker]

22 Creedmoor is effectively a magnum, with barrel life to match (if that matters to you).

Barrel life isn’t really an issue I am to concerned with. If I could make this gun into a 6um I would. But I don’t hand load. And I’m pretty sure it’s the wrong bolt.

 

[sierracharlie338]

And I’m pretty sure it’s the wrong bolt.

Correct. So sounds like a 6 creed barrel is the answer. Easy quality factory ammo and can really fine tune if you decide to start handloading.

 

[6mm Remington]

I love the 6mm Remington and the twist in your barrel should be 1-9 if it's a Model 7. Odd it won't group heavier bullets. As noted in one post, the 85 gr. Partition would be a great bullet to handload and it would take deer, antelope, and black bears quite handily. I think it would be worth your while to reload and I just can't imagine that you couldn't find a load for a heavier bullet. The 90 gr. Accubond might be worth a try reloading. I would encourage you to start. It is fun and just makes it more special taking game with ammo that you made specifically for your rifle. Like building lures or flies for fishing and arrows for archery hunting. Once you do it you will fall in love with it. It just add so much to the experience.

 

[4570neal]

Keep the 6mm , it is perfect for the kids to shoot and ya already have
All the ammo you need.

 

[B Harrison]

Buy another rifle.
That model 7 is a valuable gun just like it sits.


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[Deeker]

I love the 6mm Remington and the twist in your barrel should be 1-9 if it's a Model 7. Odd it won't group heavier bullets. As noted in one post, the 85 gr. Partition would be a great bullet to handload and it would take deer, antelope, and black bears quite handily. I think it would be worth your while to reload and I just can't imagine that you couldn't find a load for a heavier bullet. The 90 gr. Accubond might be worth a try reloading. I would encourage you to start. It is fun and just makes it more special taking game with ammo that you made specifically for your rifle. Like building lures or flies for fishing and arrows for archery hunting. Once you do it you will fall in love with it. It just add so much to the experience.

So it sounds like a lot of the advice on here is to actually start reloading. Does anyone on here have any recommendations on where to look for reloading info. I have a super basic idea of what I would need.

 

[6mm Remington]

Something like this would get you started.

Rock Chucker Supreme Master Reloading Kit | Complete Press, Scale, Powder Measure & More - RCBS

shop.rcbs.com

 

[Deeker]

Buy another rifle.
That model 7 is a valuable gun just like it sits.


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I have other rifles. I really like this gun as a whole. Stock is really nice, light, short, easily manipulated. Action is smooth, trigger is not horrible. I’m just trying to figure out how to get it back into the rotation of rifles I use, or my wife and kids.

 

[adamm88]

I inherited a 6mm Remington that was in rough shape. I redid the gun and its a safe queen. I dont reload but want to find some factory stuff that shoots decent. the 95 grain ssts are simular to you experice anywere from 2-4 inch group...


If it has any sentimental value leave as is caliber wise. If its your only gun and dont care about origins rebarrel.

 

[Ozarkansas]

So it sounds like a lot of the advice on here is to actually start reloading. Does anyone on here have any recommendations on where to look for reloading info. I have a super basic idea of what I would need.

You can find a lot of what you’d need on Facebook marketplace or the classifieds here on Rokslide:

A Press, 6mm remington dies, powder thrower, a good scale, calipers, priming tool (if you don’t have one on your press). Case prep tool that lets you clean primer pockets and chamfer case mouths, a manual trickler if you want to shoot larger grain powders. Then get bullets, primers, powder and you’re gtg (unless I forgot something)

 

[B Harrison]

So it sounds like a lot of the advice on here is to actually start reloading. Does anyone on here have any recommendations on where to look for reloading info. I have a super basic idea of what I would need.

I reloaded with Lee equipment many years ago.
I had no problem getting consistent single digit SD and 1/2” 5 shot groups with cheap components.

For the 6mm , just buy a set of dies, and a single stage press.
I’m not terribly familiar with that round, but Varget works really well in 22-250,243,260,6cM, 6.5cm, 308…….
So I would start there, and a couple different kinds of 80-85 gr Sierra bullets.

Get a used manual off Amazon and start reading about case prep and other things. The old manuals I used all explained the beginning steps well.

Pick a powder charge towards the bottom, and load up 3-5 each of 1/2 grain increments.
You will see on paper where the gun is happy.
Make smaller adjustments from there.
This is something the kids can help with too, but supervised.


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[6mm Remington]

With our 6mm Remington's in the family I use mostly IMR4350 and H100V powders. H4350 is also an excellent powder in the 6mm Remington. Federal 210 match primers is what I typically use also. They work very well.

 

[StupidLightweight]

As much as I like sentimental guns and the 6mm Rem., it’s too valuable to rebarrel and/or cut/thread the barrel for a suppressor. I believe kids should only be shooting suppressed (where legal), so that’s why I vote you sell and put the money towards a new rifle or suppressor for them.

 

[Deeker]

As much as I like sentimental guns and the 6mm Rem., it’s too valuable to rebarrel and/or cut/thread the barrel for a suppressor. I believe kids should only be shooting suppressed (where legal), so that’s why I vote you sell and put the money towards a new rifle or suppressor for them.

agreed on suppressed for kids. One of my main reasons for getting a suppressor was to get my son shooting more. The rifle is not sentimental to me, it is just a rifle that I like to shoot. I grew up shooting it, it fits like an old glove.

 

[Deeker]

I reloaded with Lee equipment many years ago.
I had no problem getting consistent single digit SD and 1/2” 5 shot groups with cheap components.

For the 6mm , just buy a set of dies, and a single stage press.
I’m not terribly familiar with that round, but Varget works really well in 22-250,243,260,6cM, 6.5cm, 308…….
So I would start there, and a couple different kinds of 80-85 gr Sierra bullets.

Get a used manual off Amazon and start reading about case prep and other things. The old manuals I used all explained the beginning steps well.

Pick a powder charge towards the bottom, and load up 3-5 each of 1/2 grain increments.
You will see on paper where the gun is happy.
Make smaller adjustments from there.
This is something the kids can help with too, but supervised.


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Thank you, I am going to look into reloading. Needed to for a while now. This will be a good excuse