Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Custom Rifles & Wildcats Can’t decide... 22 CM or 6mm CM

I’ve wanted to build a 22CM for quite some time now as it just seems like a whole lotta fun to shoot... but for some reason, lately, something has been pulling me towards the 6CM.

Some of the new heavy .224 bullets are very intriguing but you can’t seem to go wrong with the 6mms either.

The rifle will mainly be used for pronghorn, coyotes and the occasional deer. Barrel life is not a deciding factor.

Build specs regardless of chambering will be:
Rem 700 action
Bartlein 3 or 3b fluted and cut at 22-24”
Manners EH-2
Mesa M5 DBM
Talley lightweights
Zeiss V4 4-16X44

22

I like my 22 cm

6

6-MM CM is another nice looking round.
I think a guy could hunt deer and yotes all day long and have a blast doing it.

The 6 is going to buck the wind more than the 22 as you stretch past 400 yards.

If you put a brake on it you will be able to see the impacts better as well.

Having both...I’d still lean with the 6 CM.

They aren’t/weren’t CMs but I just had a heavy-ish 243 rebarreled to a light-ish 8 twist 22-250. Its awesome and what I should have done 10 years ago when I had the 243 built

I've only got (3) each of 224 and 243 Kreedmires,with the 224 being the landslide FAVORITE. Tough to beat a speedy 88 and it's .545 BC.

The 22-250 sucks heavy ass in comparison and though I've suffered wayyyyyyyy more of 'em,than folks who swoon same...it's an EASY fix.




Pass the Alpha and hold the Fluff.



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I have both. I like the 6mm pill for speed goats.

Don't underestimate the power of an 88...….A G1 of .545, like mentioned above, is pretty serious medicine.

This bear was taken last fall with one frontal shot(through the white chest patch) at 335 meters.

Very nicely done, Scenar.

I'd be curious to hear what .224 boolits are being used and which .243's...for folks to swoon the 6mm version?

The .224" 88 STEALS the fhuqking Show.

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I thought Montana was still in America.......don't you mean 366 yards

Since I have a 6 and a .243, a .22 would be my choice.

Still a couple places, including very nearby VA, where .22s aren't legal for big game, so I have to have options.

Still hoping for a .22 Fieldcraft.

I shoot a couple/few chamberings in the 6mm bore size...270,243 Grendel,6BR,243 Kreedmire,243 Win,243 Win AI,6mm Rem,6mm Rem AI,6-284 and 6-06. Because boolits matter more than headstamps,their .224" cousins are tough to whoop...223,223AI,224 Grendel,22 BR,22-250,22-250AI and 224 Kreedmire.

I'd rather Montucky in 224 Speedmire,due ergo's and the fact that a 3" COAL 'box isn't a requisite and it shines brightly in a typical 2.815" COAL 'box/magazine.Though in fairness,one of mine wear greater than .100" freebore and that ain't a "fluke". Hint.

A 7" Montucky 224 Speedmire,would slam the fhuqking doors,on a LOTTA wares.

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Alright, I’ve made up my mind.

I’m going to go 22 Creed... the 6CM will be sometime down the line though

Now debating between a Bartlein 2b or 3 finished at 24".... hmmm....

A 2b at 24” with a .22 bore would be plenty heavy for my tastes

1-7" Bart' 224 Speedmire. 45 MoMo Marty rail(welded),ADACR handle(welded),TT flat trigger,yada,yada.yada and 88's crowdin' 3200fps.

Prolly even shoots too.(grin)

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