6mm /.243 hunting success on Big Game

[SUD1988]

I try to tell people that they are nasty monster bullets…. They don’t listen. grin

Would a guy lose much just building a 6 Dasher and running 95 TMK’s for everything inside 600 yards? That kind of damage is crazy. Or just run the new 88’s out of a 22 ARC or GT?

I am all in on the lighter recoiling cartridges after hunting with a 6 ARC this year. Now I just want even shorter barrels .

 

[Gstew1930]

Would a guy lose much just building a 6 Dasher and running 95 TMK’s for everything inside 600 yards? That kind of damage is crazy. Or just run the new 88’s out of a 22 ARC or GT?

I am all in on the lighter recoiling cartridges after hunting with a 6 ARC this year. Now I just want even shorter barrels .

I did a 16" 6GT for this exact reason. I love it. I probably would have built something around the 88s if I had known about it though

 

[SUD1988]

I did a 16" 6GT for this exact reason. I love it. I probably would have built something around the 88s if I had known about it though

What are you shooting out of the 6 GT? Also what platform and want kind of velocity?

 

[Gettincloser]

Would a guy lose much just building a 6 Dasher and running 95 TMK’s for everything inside 600 yards? That kind of damage is crazy. Or just run the new 88’s out of a 22 ARC or GT?

I am all in on the lighter recoiling cartridges after hunting with a 6 ARC this year. Now I just want even shorter barrels .

I love my 22 ARC. In the 88 gr ELDm and a 20" barrel is getting me to 580 yards at 1800fps.

I have not chronographed or proven the 80gr ELDx projectiles yet... factory loads seem to have same point of impact and it seemed to me to do more damage than the 88gr...

If you are looking for a shorter barrel and 60p yards... as much as I love the 22 ARC, I do not think you will get there with factory ammo. If you hand load, the reloading mannual allows you to far exceed factory pressures if you are loading for a bolt gun. Factory ammo is set for the AR platform at lower pressures.

Eventually I will get into reloading and the 22 ARC will be my 99% rifle unless required to go 6mm by law.

For me, the 22 ARC does everything I need with factory loads.

 

[SUD1988]

I love my 22 ARC. In the 88 gr ELDm and a 20" barrel is getting me to 580 yards at 1800fps.

I have not chronographed or proven the 80gr ELDx projectiles yet... factory loads seem to have same point of impact and it seemed to me to do more damage than the 88gr...

If you are looking for a shorter barrel and 60p yards... as much as I love the 22 ARC, I do not think you will get there with factory ammo. If you hand load, the reloading mannual allows you to far exceed factory pressures if you are loading for a bolt gun. Factory ammo is set for the AR platform at lower pressures.

Eventually I will get into reloading and the 22 ARC will be my 99% rifle unless required to go 6mm by law.

For me, the 22 ARC does everything I need with factory loads.

I currently reload for everything, so I definitely can maximize the ARC. I just want to run a Tikka again. It seems like the ARC’s have been hit and miss feeding reliably out of the Tikka mags. Unless more guys have figured it out since I looked last. I currently run a 6 ARC Howa mini. I really like it, but I still prefer Tikkas.

 

[Gstew1930]

What are you shooting out of the 6 GT? Also what platform and want kind of velocity?

Tikka. I keep it at 2800 to line up with quick drop where I live. Ive gotten it up to 2950