njbowhntr Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 What are your views on the 6mm? I am looking into scrapping my .243 build and do up a 6mm. I have looked at ballistic stuff on varies factory webistes so I know a bit of the difference there, but I will be handloading. Just wondering what everyones .02 cents on these two rounds. Thanks everyone for your unput. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: What are your views on the 6mm? I have the .243 Win, 6mm Rem, and a 6mm Rem Improved. If you are looking for a deer gun, there is not a lot of difference between them. Definately not enough to notice. For a varmint gun, they are again pretty much equal. This is one of those times where the bigger case does not add much velocity. You reach a point where you have to add a lot of powder to get a little increase. These typically get very fussy about their loads too. If you are already setup to load 243, I would not suggest switching to the 6mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njbowhntr Posted January 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: What are your views on the 6mm? The gun is going to be used as a varmint/target/open field deer rifle, but it will not really be seeing all that much action as a deer rifle. The target/varmint portion of it will be out to 500yards, but hopefully I can find a longer field or range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_218 Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Re: What are your views on the 6mm? The 6 mm Remington is a much better round than the .243. If you are a handloader you'll find the longer neck of the 6 mm is much better suited to seating bullets than the shorter necked .243. Powerwise, the 6 mm is a few feet faster than the .243 and the average rate of twist is a little faster too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modillo Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Re: What are your views on the 6mm? hey dude the 6mm and .243 is the same calliber. you can take a 234 slug and put on a 6mm cassing and have it fit. i have used both the .243 and 6mm, great for varmits and deer and antelope they are flat and fast . they will do the job on most critters evan elk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robk Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Re: What are your views on the 6mm? 6mil is a great little gun for all kinds of hunting and is well known with a lot of spin offs which i see soem have told you about. the only hting is finding ammo unless you reload or know where you can find soem 6mil military ammo for cheap rob k very accurate gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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