Hunting & Fishing Hunting with a 6br

[Dale264]

Has anyone hunting with a 6br? What’s the largest game you’ve taken with it?

I’ve got a barrel on order and plan on using it for small critters, coyote, antelope and deer.

 

[generalzip]

If a 105 Hybrid from a creedmoor at 3000fps will kill a deer, a hybrid at 2850 will also kill a deer. I would not hesitate to use a BR assuming you're using a bullet that can do the job.

 

[stello1001]

People been killing whitetails on factory .243 ammo so I don't see why a 6BR can't handle the job. This is of course, assuming you are being ethical with shot placement and not shooting beyond a range you're not comfortable with but I'm sure you already knew that...

 

[Fig]

A .22 or a .223 will kill a deer too. Caliber is a lot less important than your confidence and skill with the rifle.

 

[BLKWLFK9]

6br is a hell of a hunting caliber. Also very kid friendly to get them their first deer.

 

[Dale264]

I’m really just hoping to shoot a pile of coyotes and colony varmints with it but it’s encouraging to know I won’t be too undergunned for deer sized critters.

 

[Real talk]

Run your energy. I was always told 1200 lbs of energy on elk and 500 on deer. So I have stuck with that and it hasn’t ever let me down.

 

[stello1001]

Run your energy. I was always told 1200 lbs of energy on elk and 500 on deer. So I have stuck with that and it hasn’t ever let me down.

I like to think of 1100 foot pounds as the lowest energy I would personally like on deer but I have not conducted any type of study to prove or disprove that this is effective.

If you stick 500, that might put the distance to target pretty far away depending on cartridge of course, but that might be way out there and further than what many might be comfortable. That's why I like to say however far you feel confident, comfortable, etc.

For me, my 6.5CM still punches with over 500 ft/lb of energy at 1200 yards.

 

[Backspace]

6 BR and 105 hybrids has worked fine for me on the handful of deer ive shot with it. Kills them just as dead as anything else ive used assuming proper shot placement.

 

[armorpl8chikn]

I've killed deer with 6TCU(6x45 or 6/223 basically).
I've also killed deer with 223, so uh, yeah a 6br is plenty to kill a deer.
Always keep in mind, if you can't put the bullet where it counts, a 300UM isn't enough.

 

[Real talk]

I think there is a group that says it will kill anything as long as it’s going 1400 FPS so the bullet will open. But your right when you choose a smaller caliber you want to make sure you can make the shot not just the rifle. I think a 6.5 cm would kill a deer at 1200 but should you? 800 sure! A 6br I would think to 600 on a deer would be just fine.

 

[Jimmy31593]

I shot a medium sized whitetail doe at 503 yards. It was shot with a 140 rdf at 2830fps. The entire front half of the deer was garbage. A buddy shot a similar sized deer at 513 yards at the same time. He used a 6 dasher with 105 at 2900. He punched a softball sized hole in the deer.

I think people are far too worried about caliber selection for hunting and people often tend to select larger than neccessary. I would not hesitate to shoot deer inside 600 yards with 105s in the 2900fps range. If i was hunting very large deer out to 1000 I may stick with 140s out of a 6.5.

 

[codym]

Berger 105’s make good coues deer medicine out to about 500

 

[Peterpan]

I’ve taken a couple
Whitetail does with my 6br. I used 107 smk s which aren’t suited to hunting real well but they seemed to do their job, granted neither doe was past 325 yards.

 

[Bertoli888]

May I ask what kind of hunting bullets in 105 gr are you using for deer ? I see Berger 105 Match Target Hybrids but only 105 gr VLD hunting? Thks.

 

[Dumptruck01]

The VLD is what we have used. And they work fine with proper shot placement.

 

[Bertoli888]

Are the VLD hard to work up an accurate load? I have read Bergers VLD are difficult to develop loads.