6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[Austin Kaufman]

Howa mini 6mm ARC 108 ELDM 320 yards. Muzzle velocity 2600, impact velocity around 2150. Quartering to me, bullet hit right on shoulder crease and came out second to last rib on opposite side. Antelope took about 5 steps and fell over.

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[WyoWild]

Howa mini 6mm ARC 108 ELDM 320 yards. Muzzle velocity 2600, impact velocity around 2150. Quartering to me, bullet hit right on shoulder crease and came out second to last rib on opposite side. Antelope took about 5 steps and fell over.

Sweet goat, sweet cartridge and sweet rig!

 

[Austin Kaufman]

Sweet goat, sweet cartridge and sweet rig!

Thanks! That badlands buck you got was pretty awesome too! Pretty hard to beat those howa minis. Love my 223 and 6 arc. Might put another together in a 6 arc chopped to 16” and have it be kind of a scout rifle.


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[WyoWild]

Thanks! That badlands buck you got was pretty awesome too! Pretty hard to beat those howa minis. Love my 223 and 6 arc. Might put another together in a 6 arc chopped to 16” and have it be kind of a scout rifle.


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Love mine, set up as an ultralight back-pack rifle. Very handy for that.

 

[deerbo]

First kill with the Springfield 2020 6CM 20" 108gr Factory Hornady MV is around 2850ish. Stalked around a corner and he was at 40-50 yards. I made a pretty poor shot offhand to be honest. Bullet did enough damage that he went 75 yards with a massive blood trail and tipped over. Skinned side is the entry, there were at least two exits on the offside. The sternum was trashed. Very pleased with the poor shot performance!

 

[roymunson]

I finally get to participate in one of these.

My 13 year old shot his first antelope in NE Wyoming last week.
180 yard shot. Sitting high on a pad and a tripod was a little shakey.

Hit him high shoulder and dropped him.
Had to put another one in his chest when he stood back up.

95 grain SST w/ H4350 handloads
CVA Cascade in 243 Winchester

Blessed to get to watch it happen.

 

[JGRaider]

Love the kid/family shots. Congrats to you both!

 

[General RE LEE]

I finally get to participate in one of these.

My 13 year old shot his first antelope in NE Wyoming last week.
180 yard shot. Sitting high on a pad and a tripod was a little shakey.

Hit him high shoulder and dropped him.
Had to put another one in his chest when he stood back up.

95 grain SST w/ H4350 handloads
CVA Cascade in 243 Winchester

Blessed to get to watch it happen.

Congrats and that’s a good looking rifle. I like what CVA is putting out.

 

[Nomosendero]

The CVA appears to be a great value.
Congrats to your son!

 

[Brap01]

Last weekend my 14 year old shot a muley in the neck at 80 yards with a 6 ARC pushing 2,500 at the muzzle. 108 ELDM. Dropped like a rock, dead on the spot. Hit the middle of the neck in through the spine, bullet exited, entire neck bloodshot.

 

[roymunson]

The CVA appears to be a great value.
Congrats to your son!

for an off the shelf rifle, it's a great shooter. It's a little heavy, but it shoots well. Perfect for a hunt like this. Just wish Ohio would let me hunt deer locally with it. We're a straightwall state.

 

[TexasTB]

Just got back from my TX panhandle Antelope hunt. One pronghorn, one coyote and 30+ prairie dogs. 6XC with 103 ELDX did its job. Bang flop at 235 yards for the pronghorn. Load is chronographed at 3085 fps.

 

[sierracharlie338]

Just got back from my TX panhandle Antelope hunt. One pronghorn, one coyote and 30+ prairie dogs. 6XC with 103 ELDX did its job. Bang flop at 235 yards for the pronghorn. Load is chronographed at 3085 fps.

Private I assume? Would love to get on a lope hunt in n Tex.

 

[TexasTB]

Yep, it was on Private.

 

[MT-nuffgun]

Whitetail doe, 105 yard shot, .243 win savage axis 9.25 twist, hornady 105hpbt match (not aero match). Impact velocity:2521fps. Bullet entered near the crease on the left shoulder, took out half the heart and the front of the lungs and exited out the right shoulder, first kill with this bullet and so far so good.

 

[Small-foot]

Hornady Superformance 243 Winchester Ammo 95 Grain Hornady SST (Super

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Hornady Precision Hunter 243 Winchester Ammo 90 Grain Hornady ELD-X

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Federal Premium 243 Winchester Ammo 90 Grain Hornady ELD-X Polymer Tip

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Federal Fusion 243 Winchester Ammo 95 Grain Fusion Soft Point Box of

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Nosler Trophy Grade 243 Winchester Ammo 100 Grain Nosler Partition

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Nosler Trophy Grade 243 Winchester Ammo 85 Grain Nosler Partition

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Nosler BT 243 Winchester Ammo 90 Grain Nosler Ballistic Tip Polymer

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Winchester Ballistic Silvertip 243 Winchester Ammo 95 Grain Polymer

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95 ballistic tip, 95 fusion, and 100gr partition get my vote but any of these will work fine

Never got to test it on an animal, but when I got my Tikka .243 last year it was about two weeks out from season and I didn’t have any brass to start hand loading. Picked up some fusions after reading through RS forums. My gun was not a fan of them. Shot them again after attending the winter S2H course thinking it was just me the first time around, still couldn’t get groups below 2” prone off front and rear bag. Some guns love them, mine sure didn’t. Never got an opportunity on an elk last season with it though to speak to the ballistics. I ended up picking up brass to hand load 90 ELDXs and eventually 95TMKs now that you can find them. Practice as much as possible and try a few types to see what your gun likes the best.