6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[scott1982]

Factory Tikka 8 twist barrel. Factory 103 ELDX ammo.

Shoots better than I can.

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I'm looking for factory 103 eldx ammo for my daughters rifle. Where did you find yours?

 

[Benjy howell]

I'm looking for factory 103 eldx ammo for my daughters rifle. Where did you find yours?

Texas ammo has good prices on there ammo. Sure they have the hornady precision hunter that uses 103 eldx

 

[Hooskerdrew]

I'm looking for factory 103 eldx ammo for my daughters rifle. Where did you find yours?

Copper creek ammo loads some

 

[Speaks]

I'm looking for factory 103 eldx ammo for my daughters rifle. Where did you find yours?

I use blackhills from ammovan.

 

[The Guide]

I'm looking for factory 103 eldx ammo for my daughters rifle. Where did you find yours?

If you read further in the thread, you will find he said...

Sorry that was confusing by me.

I did not load that ammo. It was loaded from UM and was loaded way under, close to what a factory load would be.

Hope that helps.

Jay

 

[Mtndawger]

Makes me wonder what’s the purpose of a magnum in today’s world of great bullets and a ballistic calculator in everyone’s pocket. Seems like it’s only needed for very niche use cases of carrying velocity out quite far. 50-100 years ago maybe there was a most justifiable need as a flatter trajectory compensated for lack of ballistic information.

Does this reasoning track or is it too reductive? I struggle to find any practical purpose for a typical hunter (0-600 yard range, let alone the more common 0-300 or 400 yard range) having a magnum, but it’s so simple I feel like I’m missing something.

I think it’s a bit reductive. It really depends so much on each individual use case. The factors that make me lean 6.5 prc vs 6.5 creed comes down to velocity and how much I get out in the wild to practice and shoot. Velocity equals flatter shooting and increased margin of error. I may be able to compensate under stress/in the moment in/with my scope much more quickly than my son who hasn’t really shot enough, which was my scenario last year last rifle elk in Colorado. So we went with the prc. I haven’t hunted in other western states, and I get the idea it’s a different game vs Colorado. Here it’s everything I can do to get out away from other people enough to get at undisturbed animals living their lives like animals do. I’m on board with the new thinking about cartridges/ calibers, barrel length, the Rokslide mentality and all and I’m working my way up to speed in being proficient and acquiring the equipment toward that; but the reality is I’m not there yet and the majority of hunters are even further behind me. Maybe less than 5% of hunters are carrying a wind meter and regularly shooting past 300 in practice yet may aspire to shoot to 400 or 500 yard. This is just general observation @ my local range, in the field and talking to other hunters I know and see. Not all of us shoot a thousand rounds or more a year in varied terrain from multiple positions. Sorry to veer off topic so much but I think that’s where guys are with it. If we can get out more and shoot more we are more confident with smaller cartridges/calibers and bullet placement. You have to keep in mind that roksliders on these threads are the pioneers of new thinking. The rest are the laggards.

 

[scott1982]

If you read further in the thread, you will find he said...


Hope that helps.

Jay

AH HA, Thankyou.

 

[WYHuntFishTrap]

.243 got it done for years on multiple moose, a few dozen caribou and a bear once. 100 grain Remington core lokts. All ranges sub 200 yards, most sub 100. I think the farthest any animal ever traveled after hit was 50 yards tops.


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That’s impressive for a .243! I may have been underestimating that cartridge.

 

[bpitcher]

Aoudad Ewe - 6CM, 112 Match Burner, 2840 fps MV

250ish yards, Impact Velocity 2480 fps, Quartering Away, Ran 20ish yards before spinning and dropping.


Entrance right around the last two ribs


Exit far shoulder

Exit shoulder removed

Lung tissue on the ground

 

[Halligan]

Hey all, kept up with this thread pretty well over time and did a forum search, but has anyone posted any terminal performance results with Norma Golden Target jacketed hp in 6 creed? Might have missed it.

 

[Unclecroc]

I bought a gen 2 Ruger 6mm arc for my son for next season and I had to try it out myself first lol.
I was able to take this deer at 270 yards with the factory 108 eld-m ammo. I hit it through the top of the heart and both lungs. Entrance hole was probably the size of a dime and exit the size of a golf ball. I recovered it 40 yards away but the blood trail was fairly light.
It was cool as heck watching the bullet impact in the scope with zero recoil.

 

[Natebonebusta]

@Unclecroc

I bought a gen 2 Ruger 6mm arc for my son for next season and I had to try it out myself first lol.

And now you shall go purchase one of your own since you know how awesome it is. Otherwise they’ll be a fight over that rifle.

 

[Unclecroc]

@Unclecroc

I bought a gen 2 Ruger 6mm arc for my son for next season and I had to try it out myself first lol.

And now you shall go purchase one of your own since you know how awesome it is. Otherwise they’ll be a fight over that rifle.

I’m already scheming. I definitely think there will be more than one around for the wife and kids. I do think a can is in that rifles future.

 

[Natebonebusta]

I’m already scheming. I definitely think there will be more than one around for the wife and kids. I do think a can is in that rifles future.

I’m here to enable

My 6arc on top:

 

[Unclecroc]

I’m here to enable

My 6arc on top:View attachment 1041974

What can are you running on it?

 

[Natebonebusta]

What can are you running on it?

OCL hydrogen L. Arc is the top rifle. OCL S is on the Grendel below it.

 

[danrobles1987]

@Natebonebusta how do you like that OCL S? Think I might run one on the sons 243 as it has 22" barrel.

 

[Natebonebusta]

@Natebonebusta how do you like that OCL S? Think I might run one on the sons 243 as it has 22" barrel.

I like it. It’s light which is excellent for hunting. It looks bulky with an inexpensive cover on it. One of the slim ones would suit it better.

I like it sound wise better than my older harvester 300.

 

[NWBLKTAIL]

OCL hydrogen L. Arc is the top rifle. OCL S is on the Grendel below it.

I have the K on my 243, really like it. Going to probably grab another. For the size sound is good. Comparing to my ab-a10

 

[ckt3]

I got a Hydrogen K 6.5 in jail for my .243. Gonna see how I like it and maybe pick up another or try the S length.