Question from a friend (6mm Varmint rifle)

[Jayph]

I have a buddy who asked me to look around for a 6mm Varmint round thats not your everyday .243 win or 6mm Rem. He doesn't have the internet right now so its up to me. He would like to shoot 75-87gr V-max or similar weighted varmint bullets at 3300-3500 fps I have been doing some reading and it looks like the 6 BRDX would do the trick and be easy to get brass and load. I found a bunch of 6mm wildcats but know little to nothing about them. So anybody that has sugestions or ideas of a 6 that would fit the bill and be somewhat easy to get brass, feel free to post. Also like to keep barrel erosion to normal levels so the 6-06 is out

 

[Scott_N]

You might be able to find a 243 WSSM around still.

 

[Rembo]

6mm-284...same case capacity as a 6-06 though. I don't how you can go much past the 6mm Rem case size and not be into 6-06 territory.

How about a 243 Ackley?

 

[todbartell]

I would neck a 260 down to 6mm and call it good


Cool is cool, but it's hard to out 243 a 243

 

[Jayph]

So what about the following So many choices. He's not looking to out do a .243 just wants something different than the same old same old .243 he's just that kind of person. Velocity could be the same just aslong as it's not a .243 I know I know

24 x 36.5
240 Gibbs
240 Gibbs .270 neck
240 PSP
243 Rock Chucker
243 Winchester .269 neck
243 Winchester Ackley
243 Winchester Ackley .270 neck
244 Ackley Improved .270 neck
244 H & H
244 Remington Ackley
6 x 45mm
6 x 47mm
6-06 .275 neck 1 1/2 degree lead
6-06 Ackley .273 neck
6mm 06
6mm 06 Ackley
6mm 222 Remington
6mm 22-250 Ackley .268 neck
6mm 223 Remington
6mm 22-250 Remington
6mm 250 Remington Ackley
6mm 257 Weatherby Magnum
6mm 284 Winchester .281 neck
6mm 284 Winchester .270 neck
6mm 350 Remington Magnum
6mm Bench Rest .262 neck
6mm Bench Rest .262 long neck
6mm Cheeta Mach I
6mm Cheeta Mach II
6mm International
6mm Mach IV
6mm PPC .262 neck
6mm Waldog
6mm-300 WSM
6 x 47 Lapua
6mm XC
243 WSSM

 

[todbartell]

6mm/22-250 AI..........

 

[str8shot]

6mm AI would do it.
Scott

 

[Jayph]

right now Iam thinking that the 6mm BRDX will do the trick easy to make brass and should push a 75 V-max 3350-3400 fps. But there are so many out there I know nothing about

 

[mylesrom]

According to Hodgdon manual, you can get 3400+ off a 75gr bullet in the 243 win, so I would wonder why you would wish to build a rifle in a wildcat?

 

[Jayph]

According to Hodgdon manual, you can get 3400+ off a 75gr bullet in the 243 win, so I would wonder why you would wish to build a rifle in a wildcat?

he likes to be different and it is his idea and money just asking the question

 

[mylesrom]

If it was mainly a varmint rifle, I would be looking at a .22 cal... especially if he has no intention on hunting large game with it... cheaper to feed, more selection of bullets to load for and easier on the shoulder.... but its his rifle..

 

[Rembo]

I would neck a 260 down to 6mm and call it good

that would be the same as the 6mm/308........already a very popular "wildcat"...or was it the 6mm/7-08?....

the 6-284 would a good one......no fireforming...just neck down, load and go....

 

[nairbg]

Have him look at the .25-06. Good speed numbers in the lighter bullets and heavy enough to hunt ungulates with the heavier ones.

Darned versatile round that.....