6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

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Would this provide comparable performance (or at least a somewhat close approximation) as a .243 factory load option?


No. The Tipped Gameking/Gamechanger is a relatively thick jacketed, and deep penetrating projectile. There is a lot of information in this thread.
 

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Quick question not sure if I should start a new thread but it is 6 creed related. I recently purchased a savage small shank 6 creed barrel that I need to put on an action. I have a .243 that I really like that I was going to use but I don’t know if I want to mess with that gun. A friend of mine has a 30-06 that I could get cheap but is there any hope of getting a 6 creed to reliably feed out of a long action with a factory mag
 

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Quick question not sure if I should start a new thread but it is 6 creed related. I recently purchased a savage small shank 6 creed barrel that I need to put on an action. I have a .243 that I really like that I was going to use but I don’t know if I want to mess with that gun. A friend of mine has a 30-06 that I could get cheap but is there any hope of getting a 6 creed to reliably feed out of a long action with a factory mag
Metal mag feed lips can help get it to feed. I have a howage setup with a 6.5CM that was a 30-06 in a previous life, MDT metal 5 round mag solved my issue, took a while to get the feed lips to push the case up without scratching the brass too bad.
 
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Quick question not sure if I should start a new thread but it is 6 creed related. I recently purchased a savage small shank 6 creed barrel that I need to put on an action. I have a .243 that I really like that I was going to use but I don’t know if I want to mess with that gun. A friend of mine has a 30-06 that I could get cheap but is there any hope of getting a 6 creed to reliably feed out of a long action with a factory mag

I have a Remington long action 6cm.

Feeding is not an issue at all. Ejection leaves a little to be desired.


I have grayboe m5 metal, and mdt 3rd 30-06 polymer mag.

Zero issues feeding.
 
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Every fudd is going to be screaming “that round doesn’t have enough wallop” at the TV when they see that.
They'll just complain about how many shots it took him (The third one being unnecessary, but it was an insurance shot)... While looking away from how they do the same thing.

...and I think you forgot to add "Authority" to that as well. ;)
 
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I heard Sierra has a production run of 95gr tmk's scheduled for March 2025. Also heard there have been discussion of a 100+ grain tmk but no plans currently to produce.
You would think with the popularity the 6mm is gaining the past several years that sierra would want to make a bullet that competes with the 108 eldm. Either way, unless sierra starts showing some consistency in the availability of their products, I won’t consider them. Reloading components are too rare and expensive to waste load work up on products that may/may not be available tomorrow.
 

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You would think with the popularity the 6mm is gaining the past several years that sierra would want to make a bullet that competes with the 108 eldm. Either way, unless sierra starts showing some consistency in the availability of their products, I won’t consider them. Reloading components are too rare and expensive to waste load work up on products that may/may not be available tomorrow.
They are coming out with a 107g bullet.
 
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😱😱 I can't imagine the carnage that bullet will create with a 6um.

Hmmm.... Resupply on 108eld or wait it out for 107tmk?

I'm guessing they don't do a huge run and they're gone immediately then incredibly hard to get.

Either way.... Someone send a box to JVB!
 

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😱😱 I can't imagine the carnage that bullet will create with a 6um.

Hmmm.... Resupply on 108eld or wait it out for 107tmk?

I'm guessing they don't do a huge run and they're gone immediately then incredibly hard to get.

Either way.... Someone send a box to JVB!
It's not a TMK; imagine if an ELD-M and a Berger Hybrid had a baby. There is also a 142g 6.5, but I didn't hear the weight of the .223.
 
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