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Posted By: Xs247 New Hunting Gun! - 11/20/12
I just took delivery of a new to me hunting rifle. Remington 700 in 6mm Remington, 22" 1-9 twist RKS barrel, McMillan edge stock. Waiting on some talley lightweights to arrive to mount my 2.5-10x44 Vortex Viper HS and then see how it shoots. I think it's gonna be a out perfect for whitetails/coyotes.
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Posted By: DMc Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/20/12
Great job! Love the caliber!
Posted By: Jordan Smith Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/20/12
Looks awesome!
Posted By: n8dawg6 Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/20/12
very nice, that is going to be a good one.
Posted By: CrimsonTide Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/21/12
The 6mm is definitely one of my favorite centerfire rifle cartridges.
Posted By: Vic_in_Va Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/21/12
That is a nice setup!
Posted By: OrangeOkie Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/21/12
That is what I call a coyote slaying machine. Very nice!
Posted By: ChipM Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/21/12
Nice setup, should put the hurtin on the local yote and deer population
Posted By: Blowtorch53 Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/21/12
Nice! The 6mm is a great caliber. I have a Remington Mohawk that I bought / traded for years ago and it is one of my go to whitetail rifles. I have an old Weaver Widefield 2 x 7 scope and it will shoot 3/4" 5 shot groups at 100 yards with almost any ammo. I probably haven't shot it in 2 years but I know if I took it out of the safe right now, it would still do the same thing.
Posted By: 1minute Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/21/12
A great white tail cartridge/rifle, but one needs another rifle for coyotes.
Posted By: Xs247 Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/21/12
Originally Posted by 1minute
A great white tail cartridge/rifle, but one needs another rifle for coyotes.


No worries, I have a .223 for them as well, I'll probably use it most of the time for Yotes. But if I'm setup where shots might get long, I'll use the 6mm.
Posted By: 1minute Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/22/12
And it would be totally inadequate should one go after mule deer. Now one has a reason to make another purchase.
Posted By: Pharmseller Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/22/12
Originally Posted by 1minute
And it would be totally inadequate should one go after mule deer. Now one has a reason to make another purchase.


You're kidding, right?

I mean, we all need another rifle, but a 6mm will kill a mulie dead.


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Posted By: 1minute Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/22/12
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I mean, we all need another rifle, but a 6mm will kill a mulie dead.


Absolutely not! One needs at least a 7 mm. Just ask my wife.
Posted By: CowboyTim Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/23/12
Originally Posted by 1minute
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I mean, we all need another rifle, but a 6mm will kill a mulie dead.


Absolutely not! One needs at least a 7 mm. Just ask my wife.


That's funny, I always thought that you needed a 6mm for coyotes, a .270 for whitetails, a 30-06 for mule deer, a .300 Mag(pick one) for elk.....aren't these rounds game specific? Don't tell me I've been acquiring rifles needlessly for game I plan to hunt in the future....
Posted By: 1minute Re: New Hunting Gun! - 11/24/12
While we may disagree slightly, I think you are on the right track there.
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