6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[Chris in TN]

@Wrench is the 106 TAP available in factory form or as a component projectile?

I've never heard it mentioned but remember back int he day when 5.56 TAP was highly sought after. I still have most of a case of it in 5.56.

The factory specs on their 6arc load - a .580BC at 2625' from an 18" - would be hard to beat, I'd think.

 

[ktm450]

Updated: I am processing my Deer and got pics. The shoulders had a lot of blood meat, so I took them off immediately and was able to use them with no meat loss. .243, 103 ELDX, 100 yards, 2950fps straight down hill.

Photo 1 = entry
Photo 2 = exit

Explosive innards to a degree I have not seen before.

 

[clperry]

6 creed, 108 ELDM, 18” prefit and action from @hereinaz. Dropped in bastion stock, with Swfa 3-15. Only 45 rounds down the barrel, loving it so far - remarkable how much more practice you can get in with these 6mms.

~100-120 yards, impact 2600ish fps. Quartering towards, shot off backpack seated, put bullet through front of onside, wound through chest cavity and bloodshot on far shoulder. Photo is taking off far shoulder. Lungs and heart devastated so I’m happy - probably will try ELDX in future just to see how that fares?
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What stock is that?


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[Wrench]

@Wrench is the 106 TAP available in factory form or as a component projectile?

I've never heard it mentioned but remember back int he day when 5.56 TAP was highly sought after. I still have most of a case of it in 5.56.

The factory specs on their 6arc load - a .580BC at 2625' from an 18" - would be hard to beat, I'd think.

I bought them as seconds from midway. I ended up with enough to wear out 5 barrels.....I really like them.

 

[Chris in TN]

I bought them as seconds from midway. I ended up with enough to wear out 5 barrels.....I really like them.

Neat.

I'm asking 6mm question because I'm toying with the idea of building.....ehhh, something between 6ARC on the low end and 6mmCM on the high end. Just trying to sort of build a file in my head of what my options are.

 

[MT_Wyatt]

What stock is that?


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Peak 44 Bastion. It’s badass. Mine was 22oz.

 

[Wrench]

Neat.

I'm asking 6mm question because I'm toying with the idea of building.....ehhh, something between 6ARC on the low end and 6mmCM on the high end. Just trying to sort of build a file in my head of what my options are.

I did an xc because brass was cheap and performance is very good. 39.5grs of 4350 gets me 2960 from my 21" and 3070 from my 27".

My 22" 6x284 does 3150 for comparison. I'm cool with leaving a bit on the table.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I fed a whitetail a 106 tap today from one of my XC's and was very impressed with the bullet performance. Impact velo about 2750. I couldn't get pics as it was raining like god was mad at me.

I'm loving the folder. I rattled this NX8 in my atv rack and missed 2 bucks Friday. I ended up with almost 4" of zero shift at 80 yards. Once it settled back in I vowed to never let it ride in the rack again. I hoped the Nightforce was going to be able to ride in the rack....but this is the second time I've lost zero and one time it rattled the guts out of my scope.View attachment 972178

Have you killed any others with the 106 TAPs?

I’ve only seen 3 kills with them and all were indistinguishable from a 108 ELDM kill basically.

 

[43.6N]

I bought them as seconds from midway. I ended up with enough to wear out 5 barrels.....I really like them.

Holy cow, I was not aware of this projectile.
Have you found that 0.580 g1 bc to be accurate?

 

[BigThig09]

Slightly off topic, but I just finished this whole thread and am fully on board the 6mm ARC train. I am going to order a 6 ARC barrel for my Thompson Center Encore. My thinking is I can order a longer barrel for the Encore to gain a little velocity, while still keeping a shorter overall profile due to the loss of receiver length that you have in bolt actions.

Is this something that would make sense, or am I completely overthinking? What barrel length would y'all choose for the 6arc in an Encore? FWIW, I already have a Christensen Ridgeline Scout in 6arc with a 16.5" barrel, but it just doesn't scream hunting gun and honestly I haven't even shot it yet. I have a problem.

 

[Chris in TN]

Slightly off topic, but I just finished this whole thread and am fully on board the 6mm ARC train. I am going to order a 6 ARC barrel for my Thompson Center Encore. My thinking is I can order a longer barrel for the Encore to gain a little velocity, while still keeping a shorter overall profile due to the loss of receiver length that you have in bolt actions.

Is this something that would make sense, or am I completely overthinking? What barrel length would y'all choose for the 6arc in an Encore? FWIW, I already have a Christensen Ridgeline Scout in 6arc with a 16.5" barrel, but it just doesn't scream hunting gun and honestly I haven't even shot it yet. I have a problem.

I can't tell you what length to get but I can say that a CVA Scout with a youth-length stock and a 20" barrel and a YHM R9 suppressor is still very much 'treestand use short'.

In this picture, the gun on the right is a CVA Scout with a CVA youth-length buttstock, next to a 16" AR with a magpul collapsible stock *extended to full length*. So a 20" barreled single shot is near the same length as a 16" AR:

 

[jerimeister]

I am a little new to this topic so bare with me. When looking at velocity at your farthest effective range for bullets like the eld-x and ballistic tip. Are you ok with 1800 fps or do you like a little more for wiggle room?