CDubWSR Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 I am currently considering a remington 700 vls in 6mm rem. My best friend shoots a .243 win and i like it quite a bit, so it just seems like the 6mm would be even better to me. One because it has a lil bigger case capacity, and two it has quite a bit longer case neck which is nice for handloading. Anybody that has any experience i would greatly appreciate your input. Colin P.S. AJ i cant remember if you ever did a write up on it but if you did could you post a link to it for me. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: Anybody have any 6mm remington experience? I've got a cousin who shoots the 6mm and says he can't see the difference between it and the 243. About the same as the difference between the 25-06 and the 257 Roberts, just not enough to matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hunter36 Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: Anybody have any 6mm remington experience? my father has a 6mm and i use it all the time. dont know all the scientific stuff about it, but its a remington model 700 he's had since he graduated high school. put a heavy barrel on it. the thing shoots incredible. hes shot yotes and fox with it and does a good job. we take it praire dog hunting for those long shots and its a nice fast gun we shoot those little doggies out to about 400yrds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian_Goose Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: Anybody have any 6mm remington experience? Hey hunter 36 is your signature from "Almost Heroes" ? Cuz if it was that is an awesome movie . Sorry for the hijack .... uggh cough 6mm ....uh... great round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hunter36 Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Re: Anybody have any 6mm remington experience? It most definately is from "Almost Heroes". a great historical look at our nation's expansion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Re: Anybody have any 6mm remington experience? Sorry, it was deleted when they purged the old threads. With factory ammo, the 6mm Rem is identical to the 243 Win. It may beat it by a few fps, but that does not mean anything in the real world. The handloader can get some more speed (~100 fps +-) from the 6mm though. I have a 6mm Rem Ackley Improved built on a custom Savage 110. I have always liked the 6mm Rem case for the reasons you mentioned. When its pushed out to the Ackley Improved version, it will gain even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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