Hunting & Fishing 6mm remington - for deer & coyote

[fredjake1]

I just picked up a 6mm Remington with a 10 twist- 22" shillen barrel. Was thinking of trying sierra 85 game king or 90 grain accubond bullets. Gun is a Remington 700, looking for suggestions.

 

[1911fan]

It's not fur friendly but I shot a LOT of prairie dogs and rockchucks with a 6mm. Great round. I ran a 75gr VMax over H380 with good results. I'd probably use the Accubond for deer.


1911fan

 

[coldboremiracle]

That is a fine plan, pick whichever one you can shoot best, and stick with it.


I give this thread my blessing, Case closed.

 

[JGorski]

I just picked up a 6mm Remington with a 10 twist- 22" shillen barrel. Was thinking of trying sierra 85 game king or 90 grain accubond bullets. Gun is a Remington 700, looking for suggestions.

4350 will work with either of those bullets. If you need brass Ive got some for sale on Gunbroker.com, $17.50/bag of 50, twice fired, annealed and tumbled with S/S. Like to add, the first 100 shots I put thru my 6mm were the 85 Sierras, 45grs IMR4350, every 5 shot group at 100yds measured 3/4".

 

[redneckbmxer24]

You really can't beat anything 6mm/243 for a combo deer/predator/varmint rifle. Just a great general purpose caliber for medium game and under.

 

[40xs]

the 6mm is a souped up .243. It's awsome. Just use the proper bullet for whatever your intended target is. you don't want your bullet blowing up in the first two inches of meat, unless that's the way you want it! I witnessed a buddy shooting an antelope at 325 yds with a .243. the 85 gr. bullet went through the left ham and still had enough momentum to cripple the right ham with the shrapnel. Of course it needed a finishing shot. this was with an XP type action in 15 inch.

 

[MTyotehunter]

Good Luck with 85gr speer hpbt. True bc around to.370 killed yotes deer and elk.

 

[jsthntn247]

Shot a 8 point whitetail with 95gr bergers and was not happy at all with the performance. Going back to 100gr partitions.

 

[Huckleberry75]

Dad always ran 100gn Sierra spitzers in his. From 10yrs to 15yrs old, I pretty much kept it away from him during deer season. it's still his favorite gun for vaporizing turtles.

 

[6.5BR]

If your rifle likes a 95 Ballistic Tip, and I have not seen a 243 or BR that did not yet, flatten a few deer and see for yourself.

 

[Jig Stick]

I've seen bucks hit solid by .243's with no blood trail and lost deer. And this is from shots under 100yds. I wouldnt use it on deer personally. Now a 6mm rem or 6mm dasher is another animal

 

[lancetkenyon]

Your 6MM Remington should work wonders on deer, antelope, and varmints. My cousin has a 6mm Rem and has put down some big bodied mulies with his. Coyotes might pop on impact.

 

[RTH1800]

OP would go with the heavier bullets for deer. 100 or more. Have been shooting one since 1966.

 

[RTH1800]

Jig,

Any difference in killing between a 6mm and a .243 is entirely in someone's imagination. 6mm has a bit of a better case design and about 3% more capacity. No person or animal could tell.

 

[usafabrad]

I've got several deer on the wall at home that fell to a Remington 742 woodsmaster in 6mm Rem.

 

[XTREM HTR16]

If your rifle likes a 95 Ballistic Tip, and I have not seen a 243 or BR that did not yet, flatten a few deer and see for yourself.

This. Or a Barnes 80 TTSX or 85 TSX.

 

[Twisted .308]

i ran a couple boxes of the new Hornady Superperformance thru mine last year with great results 95gr SST's Hornady Manufacturing Company :: Ammunition :: Rifle :: Choose by Caliber :: 6mm Rem :: 6mm Rem 95 gr SST® Superformance® Then there is the GMX listed down on the page which is a solid that may not destroy as much meat/fur but didnt shoot any of those so i cant report on them