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and why?
I'm thinking of one for deer hunting.
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243 WSSM it ranks right up there with the 240 Wby Mag
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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.
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I'm not a smart a��*. But I would look hard at the 6.5 Creedmoor . Man I love mine! Good luck to you!
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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.
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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!
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6WOA or 6mm Rat if you don't like the wssm.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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ARperformance is coming out with a 6mm BR & BRX soom. It should be interesting.
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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
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Why hasn't the 6x45 become more popular?
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Why hasn't the 6x45 become more popular? Because it offers nothing you can't get with 5.56/77gr SMK's
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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.
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It doesn't have the high velocity to turn heads nor does it have a catchy name.
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WA State requires 6mm or greater for deer, or I'd use a 223.
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WA State requires 6mm or greater for deer, or I'd use a 223. This is why, when it applies.
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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
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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
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