Fast Twist 6mm

[MiG25]

Fast twists and heavy for caliber bullets are getting a lot of attention these days. A while back was going through the family archives and these photos caught my eye.



The back reads:
"This is my old 30-06 Winchester made into a 6MM with a 22" barrel and a new stock etc. It has an 8" twist barrel and uses 110gr + 120gr bullets instead of 90gr which KG's gun uses.".

 

[Buckmastr]

Cool rifle! What do you figure was the date of the rebarrel?

Thanks for posting.

 

[MiG25]

1950 something I think.

 

[brybenn]

Who made 110 to 120gr 6mm bullets?

 

[MiG25]

Who made 110 to 120gr 6mm bullets?

I don't know. But given that my grandfather knew Roy Wade, co-owner of the Nosler Bullet Company I would speculate that being the source.

And also no idea who KG is.

 

[vagrantviking]

That's pretty interesting. Someone was ahead of the curve and the family connection is always fun.

If you know the history of the 244 Remington, the conversion to 6mm Remington and the 243 Winchester, I wonder where this fits in the timeline. Given the industry connection I would look for more information.

I have a 6mm Rem that my father built on a Mauser 98 action. Used it for silhouette for a bit in the 90's and was forever looking for the heaviest affordable bullets I could find.

 

[MiG25]

The 6mm Lee Navy of the 1890's used 112 to 135 grain bullets, so things are really a blast from the past.

Its very easy to speculated that a small bullet company got wind that Winchester and Remington were going to release 6mm cartridges, and started to produce the bullets that they were expecting it to use, only to have the rug pulled out by the twist rates being slower than expected.

Of course that is mere speculation. There were all sorts of guys making bullets at the time. Just like now, small scale bullet making was not entirely impossible.

 

[mbogo3]

6mm Lee Navy can be made from .220 Swift brass.

 

[dan belisle]

Original Barnes made quite a few heavy for caliber bullets back in the day. - dan

 

[mbogo3]

So basically they were trying to mimic the Roberts in 6mm.

 

[Boomer]

So basically they were trying to mimic the Roberts in 6mm.

Or perhaps update the 6mm Lee Navy, which I believe would better the performance of the breed by a significant margin. A 1:7 twist rate, heavy for caliber bullets, and moderate to high velocity combined to make the 6mm Remington what it should have been.

 

[MiG25]

The 6x57 with a 120gr Partition would be an excellent cartridge.

 

[MiG25]

The Boone and Crockett Club is having a competiton for physical trophies, still photos, and motion pictures.

But, alas, entries were due no later than December 31, 1947.