6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[mxgsfmdpx]

Factory or handloads?

Both. Mainly factory as of late.

 

[Castle Rock]

Form,

Does this hold true for even lighter bullets? The hornady 58 grain vmax in particular. I’m looking at picking up a tikka .243 (1:8 twist). That’s the smallest I’m able to go legally for big game but want to be able to shoot the lighter bullets for yotes, prairie dogs, etc. also and want to be sure it’s capable on the lower end before I buy.

Mine loves the 70 grain Blitzking

 

[Live_weighT34]

Ruger American Predator in 6mm creedmoor. Swapped out the stock for a magpul and put a leupold Vx3 on it with Warne rings. Convinced my 15 year old cousin to buy his first elk tag and we had open day success on his first big game animal! He made one shot, 320 yds up hill and a pretty decent quartering away angle and dumped this spike. Factory Hornady 108 ELDMs at 2915fps avg at the muzzle and impact @ ~2400fps. Bullet passed through and exited just behind the off side shoulder. I’m not saying I’ll only hunt with the 6mm from here on during rifle hunts but I won’t hesitate to use it on anything where I legally can!

 

[atmat]

Ruger American Predator in 6mm creedmoor. Swapped out the stock for a magpul and put a leupold Vx3 on it with Warne rings. Convinced my 15 year old cousin to buy his first elk tag and we had open day success on his first big game animal! He made one shot, 320 yds up hill and a pretty decent quartering away angle and dumped this spike. Factory Hornady 108 ELDMs at 2915fps avg at the muzzle and impact @ ~2400fps. Bullet passed through and exited just behind the off side shoulder. I’m not saying I’ll only hunt with the 6mm from here on during rifle hunts but I won’t hesitate to use it on anything where I legally can!

Awesome for your cousin, but I hate that barrel pointed straight at his face.

 

[Live_weighT34]

Awesome for your cousin, but I hate that barrel pointed straight at his face.

I don’t either and I didn’t even register where it was pointed till after when I looked at the pictures. But it was unloaded, nothing in the mag or the chamber. I pulled the ammo out once we knew the elk was dead.

 

[5811]

Awesome for your cousin, but I hate that barrel pointed straight at his face.

I saw the photo and thought, whoa. Should I say something? Would that make me a dick? Then I scrolled down, phew. Atmat said it.

 

[Live_weighT34]

I saw the photo and thought, whoa. Should I say something? Would that make me a dick? Then I scrolled down, phew. Atmat said it.

Nah say it. I like to think that unlike the rest of the millennial generation I can handle criticism lol

 

[ruger35]

This thread has me thinking I should make a 6CM/GT load since I already have all of the brass/powders.

 

[sierracharlie338]

This thread has me thinking I should make a 6CM/GT load since I already have all of the brass/powders.

Do it. I’m starting on my GT barrel after the first of the year most likely.

 

[hereinaz]

The BC isn't quite as good as advertised when shooting to extreme ranges. I found them to be a 286g7 for waterlined dope to 1300y. However the advertised numbers work to 800. Just goes to show small variation in bc doesn't make a difference till you're long ways out.

That makes sense because BC is velocity dependent. As velocity decreases so does BC. The twist can also affect it.

It’s unfortunate because many companies use short range BC because it is higher, even though it doesn’t matter at close range.

 

[ruger35]

Do it. I’m starting on my GT barrel after the first of the year most likely.

I never thought of it as a hunting round, but it makes sense. Found a node while doing break in, but now it sounds like I need a short GT. Extremely easy round to get good SD/ES and be accurate. I guess I'll have to get more ELDM's to try after swearing them off for precision type shooting lol. Maybe finally try some DTAC bullets.

 

[sierracharlie338]

I never thought of it as a hunting round, but it makes sense. Found a node while doing break in, but now it sounds like I need a short GT. Extremely easy round to get good SD/ES and be accurate. I guess I'll have to get more ELDM's to try after swearing them off for precision type shooting lol. Maybe finally try some DTAC bullets.

PVA did my barrel and it’s 20” ready for an Ultra 7. If I had more rounds on the factory 243 barrel than I do it would already be on!

 

[ruger35]

PVA did my barrel and it’s 20” ready for an Ultra 7. If I had more rounds on the factory 243 barrel than I do it would already be on!

Did you go CF? Assuming the GT in CF will not heat up as quick as the creedmoor and potentially less chances for stringing if multiple shots are needed.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Did you go CF? Assuming the GT in CF will not heat up as quick as the creedmoor and potentially less chances for stringing if multiple shots are needed.

Nope full steel. M24 contour. Heavier than I wanted but got a crazy deal I couldn’t pass up.