Home Forums Reloading Varmint Rifles OK: tell me about a 6x45

I have the germ of an idea.....


I don't want to hear " you should do_____________ this instead"...


I want to know if a 6x45 would be a good pig/varmint rifle.


Thanks in advance for your usual on-point cooperation.

I've had one for 3 years. Sako 461 Kids have killed 3 deer so far easy to load not picky on powder I put 70 gr SP in an they worked well so far.

Which 70 grainer do you like?

Ingwe: Many years ago I pondered the 6x45 vs. 6x47 - I ended up buying a new Remington 40XB-BRKS in caliber 6x47 - it is THE most accurate factory Rifle I have ever owned!
And I have owned a lot of them.
"You should do the 6x47 instead"!
I have shot all manner of Colony Varmints with my 6x47 and it's superb at that - never Hunted pigs with it.
Best of luck with whichever you choose.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

I've shot over 100 head of stuff with mine ingwe including deer.

H335 or TAC ....

Musta missed reading the entire OP...

Greg, whats your bullet of choice?

I'm watching this thread. I've been interested in a new 6mm for a while and am not sure in what direction to go.

Par for the course. EVERY time someone says "Not this, not that, don't want..." some body says "you should get... you really need to...". Happens every time.

The 6X45 or sometimes called the 6x223 is one of only a hand full of non-standard calibers that interests me. I am seriously considering getting an upper in 6X45.
There are a fair number of folks using the 6X45 over on predator masters. You should be able to obtain some good info there.
Good Luck

BTW: IIRC there is a guy "yellowhammer" that shoots a lot of pigs/hogs with the 6X45 on that site.

Is that legal?

Or ethical?



in my latest reorganization, I started using a 223 for deer instead of my illegal/unethical 222 rem.

I converted the 222 into a 6x45 for my daughter's deer rifle.

I can't see how one would suck, properly twisted.

Exactly. Only .22 centerfires are illegal and unethical for deer.....


I figured if I do this thing it'll be a tight twist, I aint building it around a single bullet or a single place to use it.

Another thing .....is forming the brass what I think?

just run it through the sizing die?

yes.

I also found a use for all that old & questionable powder I've gotten over the years, using it to fireform brass.

THX! And a previous poster says TAC is a good choice in this one. My deuce and my .223AI both prefer TAC for their TTSX loads....sooooo Im GTG on that part.

But understand I only use the TTSX in the centerfire .22s on small game...anything else would be unethical, and illegal in most states....

I'm using H322 still, and probably will continue to do so.

Although I acquired 2# of varget I need to do something with...

What action would you put it in? I've been thinking about one on my spare Sako L461 but the available mag length limits the bullet selection and seating depth a bit compared to a standard short action.

It would either be a Rem Model Seven ( most likely candidate) or a Rem M700....

I've had one on a Rem 600 for close to 20 years now. I used it for many years for coyotes but it is so accurate that I pretty much save it for those time I need a lot of accuracy. Coyotes now fall to my 6mm-204 (6x47 Improved), 6.5x58R, 22 Highpower and 22-250.

Yes it is as simple as running them through the FL sizer and load them up, a lot of HP for very little powder Benchmark, H-335 and 748.

Thanks Erich, thats what I wanted to hear..


Now for all of you guys, what twist? Im thinking 1 in 8 or 1 in 9???

Greg, whats your load with TAC?