PRS Talk Whats the popular caliber these days?

[rookie7]

I found the answer - the 110 SMK.

 

[DisplacedTexan]

Which 6mm bullet has a .610 G1? Also, I've read that the 105 6mm bullets have very little impact at distance which means ROs have to be on their game to spot impacts. I don't know because I don't own any of the 6s in a competition rifle. I've only shot 6.5 and 223 in comps.

110 SMK - .617
115 DTAC - .620

 

[rookie7]

The little guys - dasher et al - aren't going to be pushing those 110 smk and 115 dtacs at 3K or above are they?

To get that wouldn't a person need a 6 creed, 6xc, or 243 etc.?

 

[DisplacedTexan]

The little guys - dasher et al - aren't going to be pushing those 110 smk and 115 dtacs at 3K or above are they?

To get that wouldn't a person need a 6 creed, 6xc, or 243 etc.?

I'm shooting a 6 Creed at 2960 because I want barrel life.

 

[Hollywood 6mm]

I'm shooting a 6 Creed at 2960 because I want barrel life.

I run 105-108s at 3080-3120 and get plenty of barrel life.

 

[OzzyO20]

Which 6mm bullet has a .610 G1? Also, I've read that the 105 6mm bullets have very little impact at distance which means ROs have to be on their game to spot impacts. I don't know because I don't own any of the 6s in a competition rifle. I've only shot 6.5 and 223 in comps.

DTAC 115’s have a .620 G1.

 

[Rimfiremike]

The PVA kits work well, but the Primal Rights ones are the de-facto standard with AICS magazines because they're more readily available than the PVA kit. For AW magazines I prefer the HRD Gear spacer kit since it's machined instead of printed similar to the PVA one.

I've found in my Nucleus action, though, I've had almost the best luck just using an unmodified (no spacer) ARC magazine. I've used them in 2 matches and plenty of practice sessions without any issues thus far.

For standard AICS magazines I use no-binder plate Accurate Mags with a custom kit I'm developing. It's designed to not require an extra spring like all the other kits, you can re-use the original leaf spring from your AICS/Accurate Mag if you remove it from the stock follower (just a pair of rivets that can be replaced with $0.50 of screws and bolts if you remove the spacer later). This should allow for a cheaper overall kit since it's less stuff to ship out (though I've also been testing it with replacement springs).

Thanks for the reply! Sounds like I'll start off with some ARC mags since they are working well for you with 6BR and other reports are they work very well for 6.5 CM in the Nucleus which I will also be shooting.
Keep me in the loop on how things go with your custom kit... would be interested in those if you get things dialed in nicely!

 

[ThePretzel]

The little guys - dasher et al - aren't going to be pushing those 110 smk and 115 dtacs at 3K or above are they?

To get that wouldn't a person need a 6 creed, 6xc, or 243 etc.?

Dashers aren't going to be shooting DTACs at 3,000+ fps, but they can push the 110's up to about 3,000 if you're running it particularly hard.

Thanks for the reply! Sounds like I'll start off with some ARC mags since they are working well for you with 6BR and other reports are they work very well for 6.5 CM in the Nucleus which I will also be shooting.
Keep me in the loop on how things go with your custom kit... would be interested in those if you get things dialed in nicely!

Shoot me a PM and I can send you one for just the shipping cost of a flat rate envelope if you've got a spare standard AICS magazine that you're willing to try it out in. All I ask is that you send me some feedback as to what you do/don't like about it.

This offer also stands for anyone else who's interested in trying it out and willing to provide me with some feedback in return. Mods feel free to remove this if it's considered out of line advertising, I'm developing this kit for a company that sells here already (@Fred @ Bison Tactical) so I figured this would be alright to mention.

 

[Rimfiremike]

PM sent....

That is awesome... thank you for the offer!

 

[rookie7]

Does anyone have an onions on why the 6xc isn’t more popular?

 

[Hollywood 6mm]

Does anyone have an onions on why the 6xc isn’t more popular?

Until recently (last year or so) it was a lack of options in brass, I think. That's been resolved, though, and I am seeing more shooters picking up a 6XC to play with.

 

[OzzyO20]

Until recently (last year or so) it was a lack of options in brass, I think. That's been resolved, though, and I am seeing more shooters picking up a 6XC to play with.

Hopefully this solves the brass issue with 6XC