Second guessing wife's rifle purchase.

[Speaks]

The 6cm should be a great choice and much easier to shoot than the 308,

 

[HairyScandinavian]

Squeaks by. I’ll have to grab some or make a trade for someone wanting 75s

Hey I bought a 5rd flush Duramag for the Ruger Gen2 223 and there's a good bit more room for the 73's compared to the factory 10rd mag. You may try your 75's in there.

 

[BLJ]

Hey I bought a 5rd flush Duramag for the Ruger Gen2 223 and there's a good bit more room for the 73's compared to the factory 10rd mag. You may try your 75's in there.

I emailed Dura-Mag and they said the flush fit mags were 2.346 OAL.
I was asking specifically about the 6 ARC, but their response indicated that they were all the same.
Not a lot but better than 2.26.

 

[Stache Attack]

Hey I bought a 5rd flush Duramag for the Ruger Gen2 223 and there's a good bit more room for the 73's compared to the factory 10rd mag. You may try your 75's in there.

Interesting, I’ll have to reach out to Ruger and quote the gen2 conversion this would be nice to have

 

[BLJ]

If you have the AR15 bottom metal in the Gen1 or Gen 2 the Dura-Mags that @ScreamingPotatoemtioned should work in both.

 

[EastTX Jess]

I didn’t see where you mentioned what bullet your wife is shooting in the .308. A lighter .308 can have significant recoil with 165 and 180 grain bullets. Have you considered the 130 TTSX or a similar mono? It basically matches .270 Win ballistics and would be effective inside your 300 yard limit. I dropped my wife down to 120 NBTs and the 120 TTSX in her 7mm-08 and the groups shrunk accordingly.

 

[UnckleBob]

I am on my 2nd 6ARC bolt gun (Howa Mini with 20" barrel). With a Dead Air Nomad on it, it essentially doesn't have any felt recoil.

But, I doubt a suppressed 6CM is going to recoil enough to make it a problem for your wife. I would try it out and see what she thinks.

 

[HairyScandinavian]

I didn’t see where you mentioned what bullet your wife is shooting in the .308. A lighter .308 can have significant recoil with 165 and 180 grain bullets. Have you considered the 130 TTSX or a similar mono? It basically matches .270 Win ballistics and would be effective inside your 300 yard limit. I dropped my wife down to 120 NBTs and the 120 TTSX in her 7mm-08 and the groups shrunk accordingly.

She was shooting 150gr projectiles because that's all her rifle would shoot well. I tried some 180's and it was minute of basketball, it was bad. Shot the 150's great though. Rifle is 8 lbs 13 oz so not terribly light.