New tipped 6mm bullet

[Schmo]

@Ryan Avery and @Formidilosus,
Do we have an eta on the new heavy tipped 6mm bullet?

 

[IDVortex]

I feel like I read or heard on a podcast it would be late this fall or winter?

 

[Schmo]

I feel like I read or heard on a podcast it would be late this fall or winter?

Seems like every thing they bring to market comes available right after season!

I know, we Roksliders want to have our cake and eat it too.

 

[ozyclint]

Seems like every thing they bring to market comes available right after season!

I know, we Roksliders want to have our cake and eat it too.

You can't just expect to hunt with a new bullet without 12 months of range data from Roksliders.

 

[IDVortex]

Seems like every thing they bring to market comes available right after season!

I know, we Roksliders want to have our cake and eat it too.

Technically, it'll be out before next season.....

 

[Schmo]

You can't just expect to hunt with a new bullet without 12 months of range data from Roksliders.

Ope, my bad.

 

[Schmo]

Technically, it'll be out before next season.....

Except if we run across Rokstok-like wait times?

 

[IDVortex]

Except if we run across Rokstok-like wait times?

But, it'll still get on the market before a season....

 

[Schmo]

But, it'll still get on the market before a season....

Hunting will probably be banned by then

 

[Ryan Avery]

ShotShow

 

[khuber84]

ShotShow

Shot show reveal.........then 6 month wait after that for in stock? Kinda the norm with shot show releases.

 

[Schmoops]

Am newbie here…what’s this new bullet??

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Am newbie here…what’s this new bullet??

A 117-grain 6mm.


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[Schmoops]

Oh my…that sounds fun

 

[Foster_65]

Will a 7.5 twist stabilize this?

 

[Formidilosus]

Will a 7.5 twist stabilize this?

MIT should work in a 1-8”. It is not a super aggressive design for the highest BC. It is a good BC (should be high .5 G1) with typical TMK terminal performance- that is to say destructive.

 

[khuber84]

I know sierra at one time, did make a 117gr tipped bullet for DTAC, BC according to AB was 0.550 G1.

Rumors have also been circulating about a 107 TMK coming too.

 

[wind gypsy]

I know sierra at one time, did make a 117gr tipped bullet for DTAC, BC according to AB was 0.550 G1.

Rumors have also been circulating about a 107 TMK coming too.

.560+ G1 107 TMK is more appealing on paper than a .590 g1 117 to me.

A sub 0.6 G1 117 seems like a downgrade in external ballistics and recoil for a likely upside on terminal performance that I’m not sure is needed over something like a 109 ELD.

 

[SouthPaw]

MIT should work in a 1-8”. It is not a super aggressive design for the highest BC. It is a good BC (should be high .5 G1) with typical TMK terminal performance- that is to say destructive.

With the 95gr TMK already providing huge wounds and 16"+ penetration with a .500 BC, it seems this new bullet is really only ideal for the truly long range 6prc/6UM level of gun that could overspin the 95gr. What does the 117(ish) at a higher .5X BC gain you in 6CM over the 95, maybe 1mph wind # but probably not with the velocity difference, and same terminal range. Just an even more destructive wound, but at the cost of more recoil. Perhaps fits the chamber better, but so what. What am I missing?

More bigger more gooder, yes...

 

[wind gypsy]

With the 95gr TMK already providing huge wounds and 16"+ penetration with a .500 BC, it seems this new bullet is really only ideal for the truly long range 6prc/6UM level of gun that could overspin the 95gr. What does the 117(ish) at a higher .5X BC gain you in 6CM over the 95, maybe 1mph wind # but probably not with the velocity difference, and same terminal range. Just an even more destructive wound, but at the cost of more recoil. Perhaps fits the chamber better, but so what. What am I missing?

More bigger more gooder, yes...

95 TMK in 6CM is just fast and sounds messy on close shots.