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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.
 
Interesting that years ago most would've scoffed at 6mm BR for deer. The 6 ARC is a necked down 6.5 Grendel, netting about 4 gr less capacity vs the BR case.

A good late friend of mine shot a doe at 909 with his 6mm BR with 105 AMAX. Took 2 ribs out on the way in, 3 on the way out. Deer was DRT.

I like the 6 ARC for deer, especially under 4-500 yards. The main benefit is the low cost of reloading, and extremely low recoil, which encourages more practice/trigger time.

If 6mm is your legal minimum, and you like the idea of low recoil, go for it. If you can use 22, and might like to stretch to 500-800, I would consider the 22 creed. Similar recoil, but much higher velocity resulting in higher hit percentages at distance.
 
I bought the 22" sporter barrel Howa Mini barreled action from Brownells and matched it up with a Bell and Carlson M40 stock. Settled on what I think will be a great whitetail load 26.5 grains Varget and the 108 ELD-M. 2625 FPS and sub MOA accurate.

For me, the reason I'm really up on this cartridge is the ability to spot hits while hunting. I watch impacts from 100-1000 yards with this gun. Makes shooting long range much easier. Also with a suppressor it's pretty quiet.

I look forward to hunting deer with it later this year.


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I recognize the scenery and know exactly where you're shooting from brother good job !
 
1 thing I have seen very little of over the years is the reaction to the shot, Have been swinging the 300wm and the savage smokeless muzzle loader, a bit of lift with both makes you miss the finer details lol, seen both deer impact and must say a low shoulder shot drops them straight down, had hoped to recover a bullet but it went though the other shoulder and into the yonder. Double lung and a run on the other was a pass through also.
 
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