freddiej
Well-Known Member
Mustang.. they also use 22PPC and 7 MM BR and 22 BR as well.. but I have yet to see a 6MM group better than Improved Cylinder.
misfit, I have hit 40+ pound dogs and they have never gotten back up with a 17 remington. the 25 grain Hornady V-max and Berger Varmint HPFB have never failed me. My hunting buddy with his 22-250 Rem has hit 35 to 52+ pound dogs and they have never gotten back up. heart and lung shots bring dogs down and they do not get back up. I have used neck, head and heart/lung shots with 17 Rem, 22 Hornet, 223 Rem, 223 WSSM; without failure they go down with one shot and never get back up. I must be using the "Magic" slugs. Hornady V-max, Speer TNT, Nosler Ballistic tip, Sierra BlitzKings. nothing I fire at a coyote has failed to work if I hit the dog. most of the time with a 17 Remington they crumble mid stride and are history.. with my hunting partner's 22-250 with 40 grain V-max have brought down more coyotes than I have with my 17 and 223 Rem combined. he has changed to factory Winchester 40 grainers. nothing fails in his 22-250. in fact we found the Sierra 40 grainers are too explosive; they rip the dog apart and ruin hides.
I shot a coyote with my 257 roberts from 350 yards with a 60 grain flat point (25-35/25-20 slug) and the dog exploded.. ripped it so badly I have not used that load ever since. use 75 grain V-max now for less destructive results and I have loaded the round down to starting loads and it seems to down coyotes quite well.
I am totally unimpressed by the whole 6MM family.. I owned a 243 once and I could never get the dang rifle to shoot right.. I have repaired many 6 MM rifles and have seen ugly to unbelievably bad shot groups.. I just do not trust the 6 MM to be accurate. I have had over 50+ 6 MM bores in my hands and not one of them grouped under 1.75" at 50 yards.
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Which rate of twist did you choose? Would you choose it again?i use a 224 texas trophy hunter (6mm neccked down to 224 ) 3in. high at 100 still2.5 high at 300 5in. low at 500 with a 75 g a max