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which 6mm caliber for the ar #7985276 08/15/13 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,436 David_Walter OP Campfire Ranger OP David_Walter Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,436 and why? I'm thinking of one for deer hunting. “Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar David_Walter #7985442 08/15/13 Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA bea175 Campfire 'Bwana bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 Kpt.,TN , Montgomery, Co, VA 243 WSSM it ranks right up there with the 240 Wby Mag A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar David_Walter #7985444 08/15/13 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,621 GA wareagle700 Campfire Regular wareagle700 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,621 GA I don't have any experience with any of the 6mm's in the AR-15 but if I were going to pick, I would give the 6mmAR or 6mm Grendel a hard look. Last edited by CBMJR; 08/15/13. John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar wareagle700 #7985471 08/15/13 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,207 Alb. N.M. B Bella1 Campfire Regular Bella1 Campfire Regular B Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,207 Alb. N.M. I'm not a smart a��*. But I would look hard at the 6.5 Creedmoor . Man I love mine! Good luck to you! Keep your head on the stock,wood on wood

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar Bella1 #7985590 08/15/13 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,621 GA wareagle700 Campfire Regular wareagle700 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,621 GA Originally Posted by Bella1 I'm not a smart a��*. But I would look hard at the 6.5 Creedmoor . Man I love mine! Good luck to you! Thats a 6.5mm. Im guessing the OP is looking for a cartridge for the AR-15 also. The 6.5 Creedmoor would need .308 platform receivers. Last edited by CBMJR; 08/15/13. John 8:12 "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar wareagle700 #7985638 08/15/13 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,207 Alb. N.M. B Bella1 Campfire Regular Bella1 Campfire Regular B Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,207 Alb. N.M. I know, your right. I've built just about everything avaiable on ar10 and ar15 platforms. Can't recommend anything 6mm on a AR 15 platform .thats why he's asking. Tried a 6-223 and it didn't perform!

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar Bella1 #7985878 08/15/13 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,182 T TWR Campfire Outfitter TWR Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,182 6WOA or 6mm Rat if you don't like the wssm.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar Bella1 #7991511 08/17/13 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska Originally Posted by Bella1 I know, your right. I've built just about everything avaiable on ar10 and ar15 platforms. Can't recommend anything 6mm on a AR 15 platform .thats why he's asking. Tried a 6-223 and it didn't perform! Interesting, a buddy here has killed a lot of deer and pigs with his 6/223. And shot a couple of barrels out in matches too. We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar rost495 #7994873 08/18/13 Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 44 Holcombe30347 Campfire Greenhorn Holcombe30347 Campfire Greenhorn Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 44 I would just add a .8 to it and have the best ar15 caliber. Not only that, Harrison over at ARP is making barrels for a new caliber, the 270AR. Going to push a 130 grain boolit up close to 2800 fps out of an AR15, using Creedmoor brass.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar Holcombe30347 #7994940 08/18/13 Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 639 Montana M Mtngroan Campfire Regular Mtngroan Campfire Regular M Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 639 Montana If ya want 6mm, I'd look at a 6mm woa or 6mm dti, both based off of a 6.8 spc casing. But ya have to reload. I should have my 6mm woa soon I hope, been shooting a 6.8. I've killed Antelope and deer with the 6.8 and 110 prohunters. 6.8 ammo is fairly common.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar Mtngroan #7995015 08/18/13 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 G greenhornet1 New Member greenhornet1 New Member G Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 2 ARperformance is coming out with a 6mm BR & BRX soom. It should be interesting.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar greenhornet1 #7995031 08/18/13 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,423 Wa west 🇱🇷 F fredIII Campfire Outfitter fredIII Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,423 Wa west 🇱🇷 6x45 (6 mm 223) is a black tail destroyer a friend of mine builds them off mod 7 and guys love them bet it would work fine in an AR 15 85 grn ballistic tips at 2600 to 2700 would do the trick

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar fredIII #7998401 08/20/13 Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,950 D Dixie_Dude Campfire Regular Dixie_Dude Campfire Regular D Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,950 Why hasn't the 6x45 become more popular?

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar Dixie_Dude #7998542 08/20/13 Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860 T Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter Take_a_knee Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 13,860 Originally Posted by Dixie_Dude Why hasn't the 6x45 become more popular? Because it offers nothing you can't get with 5.56/77gr SMK's

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar Take_a_knee #7998592 08/20/13 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,336 Likes: 1 Mobile J jimmyp Campfire Ranger jimmyp Campfire Ranger J Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18,336 Likes: 1 Mobile or in my humble opinion a 75 grain Swift Scirocco 2! someone tell the 10 point 130 class deer on my wall why you need a 6mm in an AR again? Want is one thing, need is another.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar jimmyp #7998657 08/20/13 Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,182 T TWR Campfire Outfitter TWR Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,182 It doesn't have the high velocity to turn heads nor does it have a catchy name.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar TWR #7998714 08/20/13 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,436 David_Walter OP Campfire Ranger OP David_Walter Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 17,436 WA State requires 6mm or greater for deer, or I'd use a 223. “Live free or die. Death is not the worst of evils.” - General John Stark.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar David_Walter #7998918 08/20/13 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska R rost495 Campfire Kahuna rost495 Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 57,494 Alaska Originally Posted by David_Walter WA State requires 6mm or greater for deer, or I'd use a 223. This is why, when it applies. We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar rost495 #8002673 08/21/13 Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,248 Likes: 4 North of Des Moines kwg020 Campfire Ranger kwg020 Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,248 Likes: 4 North of Des Moines I'm thinking a 6x45 would be the bomb if it was in an 18" rifle length mid weight barrel. Iowa requires a 6 mm as well for deer. kwg For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.

Re: which 6mm caliber for the ar jimmyp #8002753 08/21/13 Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,178 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,178 Likes: 5 Central Louisiana Originally Posted by jimmyp or in my humble opinion a 75 grain Swift Scirocco 2! someone tell the 10 point 130 class deer on my wall why you need a 6mm in an AR again? Want is one thing, need is another. I'm interested in the 75 SSII in my .22-204. I can probably run it around 3,000 fps is I lean on it some. How fast were you pushing this bullet and how did it open, mushroom, penetrate, etc. DF