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Input on a new 6mm build
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<blockquote data-quote="41magnut" data-source="post: 2347348" data-attributes="member: 94730"><p>6MM Remington is my personal favorite!</p><p> </p><p>The only down side I will express in this situation is lack of factory ammo. </p><p>Since you are having a rifle built from the ground up the lack of factory rifles is not an issue.</p><p></p><p>I am not a fan of using Match projectiles for game, they work fine, until they don't. I know numerous people will disagree.</p><p>I do not know of any heavy weight 6MM projectiles (> 100 grains) that are designed for hunting/game use.</p><p></p><p>As far as I'm concerned, with modern projectiles, spin as fast as you want, they should hold together. Do you gain an advantage above a 1-9 TR in a 6MM hunting rifle, I do not know, & not sure one would. </p><p></p><p>I hunt Deer and Pronghorn with factory ammo and the Hornady 95 gn Superformance is my go to.</p><p>Although I like I like Remington CoreLok 100 gn ammo as well.</p><p>I do hand load 55-75 grain varmint projectiles for coyotes, etc. </p><p></p><p>LA v SA - if you intend to load the high BC/heavier projectiles @ longer than SAMMI C.O.A.L. then a LA is in order. You certainly won't be limited by magazine length. I have two 6MM Rem rifles, both SA (Rem. 788 & Rem. 700) & I've never felt short changed or limited. </p><p></p><p>I consider the 6MM Remington a very underrated cartridges and one of Big Green's many marketing mistakes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="41magnut, post: 2347348, member: 94730"] 6MM Remington is my personal favorite! The only down side I will express in this situation is lack of factory ammo. Since you are having a rifle built from the ground up the lack of factory rifles is not an issue. I am not a fan of using Match projectiles for game, they work fine, until they don't. I know numerous people will disagree. I do not know of any heavy weight 6MM projectiles (> 100 grains) that are designed for hunting/game use. As far as I'm concerned, with modern projectiles, spin as fast as you want, they should hold together. Do you gain an advantage above a 1-9 TR in a 6MM hunting rifle, I do not know, & not sure one would. I hunt Deer and Pronghorn with factory ammo and the Hornady 95 gn Superformance is my go to. Although I like I like Remington CoreLok 100 gn ammo as well. I do hand load 55-75 grain varmint projectiles for coyotes, etc. LA v SA - if you intend to load the high BC/heavier projectiles @ longer than SAMMI C.O.A.L. then a LA is in order. You certainly won't be limited by magazine length. I have two 6MM Rem rifles, both SA (Rem. 788 & Rem. 700) & I've never felt short changed or limited. I consider the 6MM Remington a very underrated cartridges and one of Big Green's many marketing mistakes. [/QUOTE]
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