6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[SUD1988]

I try to tell people that they are nasty monster bullets…. They don’t listen. grin

Would a guy lose much just building a 6 Dasher and running 95 TMK’s for everything inside 600 yards? That kind of damage is crazy. Or just run the new 88’s out of a 22 ARC or GT?

I am all in on the lighter recoiling cartridges after hunting with a 6 ARC this year. Now I just want even shorter barrels .

 

[Gstew1930]

Would a guy lose much just building a 6 Dasher and running 95 TMK’s for everything inside 600 yards? That kind of damage is crazy. Or just run the new 88’s out of a 22 ARC or GT?

I am all in on the lighter recoiling cartridges after hunting with a 6 ARC this year. Now I just want even shorter barrels .

I did a 16" 6GT for this exact reason. I love it. I probably would have built something around the 88s if I had known about it though

 

[SUD1988]

I did a 16" 6GT for this exact reason. I love it. I probably would have built something around the 88s if I had known about it though

What are you shooting out of the 6 GT? Also what platform and want kind of velocity?

 

[Gettincloser]

Would a guy lose much just building a 6 Dasher and running 95 TMK’s for everything inside 600 yards? That kind of damage is crazy. Or just run the new 88’s out of a 22 ARC or GT?

I am all in on the lighter recoiling cartridges after hunting with a 6 ARC this year. Now I just want even shorter barrels .

I love my 22 ARC. In the 88 gr ELDm and a 20" barrel is getting me to 580 yards at 1800fps.

I have not chronographed or proven the 80gr ELDx projectiles yet... factory loads seem to have same point of impact and it seemed to me to do more damage than the 88gr...

If you are looking for a shorter barrel and 60p yards... as much as I love the 22 ARC, I do not think you will get there with factory ammo. If you hand load, the reloading mannual allows you to far exceed factory pressures if you are loading for a bolt gun. Factory ammo is set for the AR platform at lower pressures.

Eventually I will get into reloading and the 22 ARC will be my 99% rifle unless required to go 6mm by law.

For me, the 22 ARC does everything I need with factory loads.

 

[SUD1988]

I love my 22 ARC. In the 88 gr ELDm and a 20" barrel is getting me to 580 yards at 1800fps.

I have not chronographed or proven the 80gr ELDx projectiles yet... factory loads seem to have same point of impact and it seemed to me to do more damage than the 88gr...

If you are looking for a shorter barrel and 60p yards... as much as I love the 22 ARC, I do not think you will get there with factory ammo. If you hand load, the reloading mannual allows you to far exceed factory pressures if you are loading for a bolt gun. Factory ammo is set for the AR platform at lower pressures.

Eventually I will get into reloading and the 22 ARC will be my 99% rifle unless required to go 6mm by law.

For me, the 22 ARC does everything I need with factory loads.

I currently reload for everything, so I definitely can maximize the ARC. I just want to run a Tikka again. It seems like the ARC’s have been hit and miss feeding reliably out of the Tikka mags. Unless more guys have figured it out since I looked last. I currently run a 6 ARC Howa mini. I really like it, but I still prefer Tikkas.

 

[Gstew1930]

What are you shooting out of the 6 GT? Also what platform and want kind of velocity?

Tikka. I keep it at 2800 to line up with quick drop where I live. Ive gotten it up to 2950

 

[Formidilosus]

Would a guy lose much just building a 6 Dasher and running 95 TMK’s for everything inside 600 yards?

Nope.

 

[Speaks]

Definitely worth trying both, in handloads the 103gr are actually a bit more accurate than the 108gr in my 18" ARC, although they are both plenty accurate.

Turned out both grouped well in my gun but the 103 eldx was noticeably better. Have a couple more boxes of each to confirm but really liking those 103s for now.

 

[CJ_BG]

After seeing the thick base on the 70, it made me wonder how it would do on deer/antelope.

I don't have personal data with it but a local family has a few 243s and their favorite deer bullet is the little 70gr. I'm not sure exactly what the wounds look like but there's at least a few dozen deer for them with that bullet so clearly something about it works.

 

[Poe]

I don't have personal data with it but a local family has a few 243s and their favorite deer bullet is the little 70gr. I'm not sure exactly what the wounds look like but there's at least a few dozen deer for them with that bullet so clearly something about it works.

I used the 70gr NBT and the 70gr varmageddon’s one season out of my 243 on coyotes. They killed very well and did not seem to splashy on coyotes so I am sure they would work on deer.