Is the 6mm BR my next gun?

[Zonkers]

I’ve been hearing a lot about the 6mm BR and very intrigued with what people are saying. Are people purchasing a factory gun, having a smith build a custom or building their own? Not sure how to start or where to look.

 

[Mfitz717]

Savage is the only current producer of a factory gun i think. What are you going to use the gun for?

 

[Liven The Dream]

I have the 3-6mm now and in the past. 6 BR ,6 Dasher and 6 GT.

The 6 BR is a Dream. I have a 1-8 now because I shoot out to 600 yards.
It also doubles as Varmint Hunter.
Get a Remington 700 foot Print Action and a HS Stock and a good Barrel Man.

Up Date Note : I did the Mag Box a follower Modification and it will feed from the Box.
Not that easy but can be done..........

 

[Zonkers]

Savage is the only current producer of a factory gun i think. What are you going to use the gun for?

The majority of the time would be shooting paper at 100-500 yards (non-competitively) and maybe varmit hunting.

 

[ogre1911]

It has become my favorite round to shoot for fun or competition from any distance out to 1000 yards.

 

[Dgd6mm]

6br, it's my favorite cartridge.
Origin action
Urbanrifleman barrel
Stock of your choice.

 

[kyotekiller25]

Action, barrel, stock, and trigger of your choice! Than have a smith put it all together.

I just purchased a custom 6 BRA from a member here and I can already tell it's going to be my favorite rifle to shoot out to 1K. Accurate and very efficient.

 

[Zonkers]

Amazing that gun manufacturers besides Savage are not making them. Are most building their own or having a smith assembling all the components?

 

[Carl S]

Get a donor rifle and fit a quality 8 twist barrel.tikka are my favourite for donors.the 6br will feed in the 595 box magazine.go with a no turn neck.load some match grade bullets in lapua brass and shoot it.

 

[hoz53]

Amazing that gun manufacturers besides Savage are not making them. Are most building their own or having a smith assembling all the components?

people do both. it just depends how you wanna do it.

 

[Zonkers]

people do both. it just depends how you wanna do it.

Realistically no but would love to try.

 

[Zonkers]

Thanks everyone for the helpful guidance!

 

[NZ_Fclass]

If you are shooting paper, get a custom job, With correct loading a good barrel will last. You could save some cash, if your budget is tight, with a used Savage 12 action in any 308 sized bolt face and a prefit barrel.
I have one waiting - currently in 6.5 Creed with an HS stock, that will be a varminter one day. It cost far less than a third of the new rifle for the donor. I did have a barrel - until a 40x single shot showed up that needed it. The Savage will likley become a 6BRX or BRA., while the Remington will be a 6BR. My other BR is on a Barnard SMS action in a GRS stock and an 8tw True-Flite barrel. Absolute hammer with Sierra 107s.and Varget.

 

[WillFS]

I love the 6BR and will always have at least one in my collection. Built my first custom rifle with a Zermatt TL3 action and a Shilen pre-fit 6BR 1-12 twist barrel. It shot small groups from Day 1. I eventually started shooting a local F-Class league with it and then went to a 1-8 twist barrel and heavier bullets. It's pretty easy to load and tune.

 

[snert]

Had one and sold it back to the original owner. I really liked it. Straight 6BR in 8 twist.

Someday I would build another. I would prefer a single shot bolt gun with coned breach and a heavy barrel, but that is justlike every other rifle I have! I think the 6BR is the easy button for good shooting.

 

[Dkk37058]

6mm br is amazingly accurate. I have a defiant action 8 twist barrel I shoot 105gr hybrids out of that shot a 600-53x with at 600 yards last year

 

[Clancy]

Absolutely unbeatable

 

[yarbrowm]

Picked up a 6BR barrel few months back. 26” heavy contour. Have 100 though it so far and still working on best load but thus far very impressed. Absolute pleasure to shoot and happy I have one.

 

[gambleone]

I have a 6br in 8 twist 26" barrel, jewel trigger. Terrific shooter. Shoots 90 gr bergers great along with 105's.
Easy to load for & the caliber itself is just plain inherently accurate. What's not to like.

 

[JB10]

I put one together several years back. Remington 700 action. Criterion barrel and a hs precision stock. Threw a load together and never looked back. Did not even have to do load work up. This was the first load i tried. Its a 5 shot group and as long as i hold still this is how it shoots.