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6mm Arc for deer

I have two Grendel's and could not find enough difference between them and the ARC in an AR platform at AR pressures to justify purchasing one.
My brother bought an 6 ARC about a month ago after one of his guns was stolen and has killed 4 or 5 does at 200 yards with it using the 103 ELDX. They shot better than the 108 eldm in his rifle. He shoots mid to high shoulder shots and was getting golfball sized exits. The deer didn't travel far at all except for one that his son made a less than optimum hit on. She went 75 yards or so. The boy just doesn't shoot well. Never has. He shoots like he pitches. All over the place. My brother likes it but he said he would like to see more kills on heavier bodied bucks and hogs before passing judgement as to whether it kills as well as his Grendel. He has piled them up with his Grendel and a 123 SST over the past 8 years to the tune of about 20 a year between himself, his son, and his daughter. I'm sure he will gather a lot more evidence for the 6 ARC next year as he's prone to shoot something very few other people have and then call it the best thing since sliced bread.
 
The 6mm ARC is a very well designed round. Easy to load for and accurate. The argument that there are "better" options in a bolt action is true depending on your definition of better. Faster, more power? Pic a velocity, energy level, rifle weight, use etc. The availability of good factory ammunition is important to some although probably not as many on this site.
 
Well got the bug late this season but ordered a complete upper, took 2 deer with it. looking forward to some shooting when warm weather gets here. Been watching a field by the house as I have seen fox's recently and yotes in the past.
 
I think this thread has wondered off course. My original post was to discuss the AR15 platform as a long range varmint/coyote rifle utilizing the 6mm ARC cartridge.

Going to a 1000 yd range next week to see how it does out to 800 yds. So far it is still less than .5moa at my front yard 200yd range.
Pat
Who wandered off which thread? 🤣 let us know how the long rang shooting goes, going to be too cold for much around here.
 
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