6 mm Rifle + Ammo Availability

[H2901]

I’d been thinking about stepping down to a 6.5 cm from my 16” .308 because, though the recoil is manageable with a can, it doesn’t compare to the unsuppressed 22” 6.5 I had previously as far as ability to stay in the scope on deer and pigs.

So I happen to stumble on all the small caliber discussions here, spend more time reading/listening to @Formidilosus’s posts/podcasts than I do working, and come out with a hard on for 6 cm and TMK’s. So I’m jacked to the tits, ready to go buy some shit I don’t need, then realize there’s not a 6 cm T3X in the country as far as I can tell, any boutique 6 cm TMK ammo is out of stock, and I’ll probably have to start reloading if I want reliable ammo supply for the rifle that I don’t have and can’t find.

Mostly just came here to bitch, I’m sure everything will come back in stock eventually. But damn! Would’ve been easier to stay ignorant and keep getting hammered by my $600 Ruger.

If you read this far though, what’s the realistic cost of a barebones but adequate setup to start reloading 6 CM?

 

[omicron1792]

I’d been thinking about stepping down to a 6.5 cm from my 16” .308 because, though the recoil is manageable with a can, it doesn’t compare to the unsuppressed 22” 6.5 I had previously as far as ability to stay in the scope on deer and pigs.

So I happen to stumble on all the small caliber discussions here, spend more time reading/listening to @Formidilosus’s posts/podcasts than I do working, and come out with a hard on for 6 cm and TMK’s. So I’m jacked to the tits, ready to go buy some shit I don’t need, then realize there’s not a 6 cm T3X in the country as far as I can tell, any boutique 6 cm TMK ammo is out of stock, and I’ll probably have to start reloading if I want reliable ammo supply for the rifle that I don’t have and can’t find.

Mostly just came here to bitch, I’m sure everything will come back in stock eventually. But damn! Would’ve been easier to stay ignorant and keep getting hammered by my $600 Ruger.

If you read this far though, what’s the realistic cost of a barebones but adequate setup to start reloading 6 CM?

6cm tikkas are coming out every day. You should have one within a week or two if you want one.

Someone on here got a SS tikka 6cm for 797 out the door today or yesterday online.

 

[BishBeCool]

howdy dude. there actually is a 6cm t3x. check out some of euro optics posts and I believe you can still get on the pre order for one of those rifles. That said you could probably find a 1:8 twist t3x in .243 locally to you or on an online store to have shipped to your FFL. Getting into reloading/handloading from nothing id say under to around $1000 I say that because theres a lot of variables.

 

[H2901]

I saw them on EuroOptic but they were out of stock. Just looked again and it said available for backorder so went ahead and did it. No telling when I’ll get it but it’s paid for!

Praying some TMK hand loads come back in stock online. I want to jump into reloading eventually but not this month.