22arc versus 6 arc

[WindstormSCR]

The company I work for has a significant investment in a newish ammunition manufacturing facility and we are a USM contractor. To date, the USN, the USAF, the USA all have adopted 6 ARC at a level and all are evaluating the round in various platforms. For instance, Sig has supplied multiple uppers in the LT platform for 6 ARC for the Army.

Test after test after test is proving that it is just better than 5.56 at every range with the same small frame platform.

hopefully Sig hurries up and gets those LT uppers out to public sale, my MCXs have never let me down yet, so it'll be nice to have that option

 

[ut755ln]

hopefully Sig hurries up and gets those LT uppers out to public sale, my MCXs have never let me down yet, so it'll be nice to have that option

I have not met with Sig but I do know the intent. In general the military feels like they have eked out as much performance from the 5.56 round as they possibly can. Moving to something like 6 ARC improves the small frame gas platform in every way.

 

[RickyRodney]

18” barrel for a mod 0 build, 6arc or 22arc going to get used to kill coyotes at night on the east coast?

 

[stello1001]

18” barrel for a mod 0 build, 6arc or 22arc going to get used to kill coyotes at night on the east coast?

22 since you're shooting moving targets. You want the faster projectiles to get there before they've had a chance to move too much!

 

[Ledzep]

Appreciate that.

No AR Comp data on file for 75ish gr. projectiles, sorry.

 

[232593]

No AR Comp data on file for 75ish gr. projectiles, sorry.

No problem, thanks for looking.

 

[45-90]

18” barrel for a mod 0 build, 6arc or 22arc going to get used to kill coyotes at night on the east coast?

6mm ARC for night hunting and east coast, better anchoring and terminal performance for this endeavor.
Look up the video "60 coyotes down, 6mm ARC", where factory 108 gr eldm ammo out to 700 yds, and shows excellent performance on running shots.
I used a 25-06 mostly and a 222 once back in the day for my personal use.

Coyotes have been shot with most any caliber or shotgun readily available.
For trappers a 22 LR or a farmers pitch fork work well.
Here I'd choose the 6mm ARC.