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Never shot anything but factory ammo in my 6mm. I'd like to reload, but wondering what is considered a great whitetail bullet for the 6mm.
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the 95 nosler ballistic tip is a great one. A couple of other favorites are 95 partitions and the 100 grain hornady interlock
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For me, the 95 or 100gr Partition was always a great performer. Many will mention good cup/cores that have treated them well, but I've caught enough 95-110gr .24 and .25cal cup/cores in deer to warrant staying with sturdier bullets in those calibers. I like exit holes, so give me a Partition or mono-construction bullet in this case. Performance has been reliable when shot angles become a little less than perfect.
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Hands down the Barnes TTSX 80 grain.
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The guys here talked me into using the Nosler 95 grain Ballistic Tip. It has been excellent accuracy and performance wise.
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For me, the 95 or 100gr Partition was always a great performer. Many will mention good cup/cores that have treated them well, but I've caught enough 95-110gr .24 and .25cal cup/cores in deer to warrant staying with sturdier bullets in those calibers. I like exit holes, so give me a Partition or mono-construction bullet in this case. Performance has been reliable when shot angles become a little less than perfect. +1 DF
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Hands down the Barnes TTSX 80 grain. +1
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The best i have used is the Swift 90 gr Sirocco
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JPro, have you ever tried the 85 grain partition.
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Hands down the Barnes TTSX 80 grain. +1 I ran those at 3,600 fps out of a .240, lots of superficial destruction outside the chest on a WT doe, not enough inside the chest. She ran 100 yds.; I switched to 100 gr. NPT's. To me NPT's do better at high speed with more internal damage, better wound channel. We like to chest shoot WT's to save meat. CNS/Shoulder shots, the 80 gr. TTSX should do great. I like the 100 gr. TTSX out of my .257R at 3,200 fps. DF
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This would be my second choice. My first is the Sierra Varminter 85 grain SP #1520 A lot of guys like the Sierra Gameking HPBT #1530 but I wasn't too impressed w it. Too tough for my liking. All shot in a few 243s and my 6mm Remmy.
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JPro, have you ever tried the 85 grain partition. I've never tried out the 85gr version.
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The 85 Partition was primarily designed for the .244 Remington's 1-12 twist, but some people like the extra velocity in the .243 Win.
The wife of a good friend of mine went on her first hunting trip last year, which just happened to be an African safari. She used a .243 with 85 Partitions killed an impala, a gemsbok and a blue wildebeest, all good trophies, with one shot each. It'll probably do for whitetails.
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With NPT's, I like to shoot as heavy as the twist/rifle will allow. My 10 twist .240 really likes the 100 gr, so that's my go to bullet for that gun. It'll do half MOA at 400.
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JPro, have you ever tried the 85 grain partition. I've never tried out the 85gr version. I use the 95 gr Partition in my 240 Wby
A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.
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The 85 grain Sierra has shot well in all our 243's so wanted to try the 85 partition. Thanks JPro and Mule Deer.
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Just remember if your 6 is a short action Remington and you try to kiss the rifling you will have a 2 shot gun, 1 in the barrel and 1 in the mag.
Those Short actions won't allow you to seat to rifling and run a full mag unless you are running a more blunt profile bullet.
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I have used the 85 gr. Partition on deer and feral hogs, it always exited, the exit holes were a bit small but still leaked enough blood, recovered everything shot. It's real niche was breaking necks, shoulders and spines for on the spot drops. I still have my 6MM Remington loaded with them. Next year I will run the 95 gr. Ballistic Tips again.
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