6mm ARC Lightweight Backpacking Rifle Build

Dane G Russ · Aug 23, 2024

I'm really digging your adjustable butt pad. Did you ever install it? Can you please share some details on what you used for parts?

PantherCity said:
I’m bout to cut 2.5” off the LOP and instal a DIY LOP adjustable but pad. I’ll make a post about that when I’m done. It’s for the kids. ….and dad.

Adjustable but pad:

Camo out · Aug 30, 2024

The Guide · Aug 30, 2024

Camo out said:
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Just an FYI for you, if you click the "watch" button at the top of the page below the first post on the page, you will get notifications without having to clutter up the thread.

Jay

jamesmc8 · Tuesday at 8:48 AM

Put the mini to work on a whitetail rut hunt last week. Perfect rifle for this hunt as there is a long & steep hike in. If you punch your tag you have a lot of elevation gain to get back to the vehicle so having a lightweight rig is great. Most of the shot opportunities are 100-400 yd which is where the 6 ARC shines.

Just after first light I encountered this buck chasing a doe. He was in and out of the brush and things happened fast. I knew he was somewhere between 100-200 yards so no need to fiddle with the range finder. I used my trekking poles as shooting sticks. He stepped into an open pocket and I settled the crosshairs on his vitals and sent a 105 VLD. I watched him kick and then stumble into a thicket. I recovered the buck 30 yards from where he was first hit. Bullet entered the left shoulder breaking the lower part of the scapula and then severed the aorta before exiting leaving a great blood trail. Very happy with the performance of both the rifle and bullet.

The Guide · Tuesday at 1:34 PM

jamesmc8 said:
Put the mini to work on a whitetail rut hunt last week. Perfect rifle for this hunt as there is a long & steep hike in. If you punch your tag you have a lot of elevation gain to get back to the vehicle so having a lightweight rig is great. Most of the shot opportunities are 100-400 yd which is where the 6 ARC shines.

Just after first light I encountered this buck chasing a doe. He was in and out of the brush and things happened fast. I knew he was somewhere between 100-200 yards so no need to fiddle with the range finder. I used my trekking poles as shooting sticks. He stepped into an open pocket and I settled the crosshairs on his vitals and sent a 105 VLD. I watched him kick and then stumble into a thicket. I recovered the buck 30 yards from where he was first hit. Bullet entered the left shoulder breaking the lower part of the scapula and then severed the aorta before exiting leaving a great blood trail. Very happy with the performance of both the rifle and bullet.

While I didn't get to fire my 6 ARC Mini this weekend, there isn't a rifle I wish I would have been carrying. On Friday I climbed from 5600' to 8400' and then back to the truck over 9 miles. Saturday I tried a different spot that was steep little piece of BLM surrounded by private. To get to the mining road you climb 450' in the first 550 yards. In that 2 mile round trip hike, I gained 800' from the river to the end of the public. On Sunday I did another long hike from the bottom and meet my brother-in-law at a park they hunt. Started at 5400' and worked up to 7800' and then back down to 6600'. I didn't see a bull, my knees, feet, and back are some, but my heart is happy and ready to go back next week and hunt until the end of the season.

Jay