6 Dasher for hunting???

[southernundertaker]

Hey guys just curious has anybody built a 6 Dasher for a hunting platform? I've been kicking around the idea of building one to hunt whitetails with.

Any thoughts?? ???

 

[JeffinTX]

it would work best as a single shot. 6BR case may or may not feed reliably from the mag. So might as well stay with 243 for that class of bullets for hunting

 

[alf]

http://forum.accurateshooter.com/index.php?topic=3830878.msg36317813#msg36317813

 

[Chuckhunter]

I know several hunters in my area who hunt with straight Br's and they work just fine. As long as the dasher feeds reliably and yes they can be made to feed reliably, they should work as good or better than the straight Br, which as I said works great.

 

[southernundertaker]

Thanks guys appreciate the intel!!

 

[ShootDots]

Remember this, no matter what "cartridge / caliber" you use, it needs a certain amount of energy to be transmitted to the animal. Somewhere along the line, I have read that about 900Ft.Lbs. is necessary to cleanly down a deer sized animal. (Who came up with that and why is beyond my memory).. But the main thing is, is to cause enough tissue destruction and blood loss to kill the animal... A GOOD expanding bullet, that holds together pretty well, placed into the lungs and hopefully "blowing thru"will produce the results you are after. I would think that a Barnes Triple Shock, or one of the "bonded-core" bullets at about 2900 t.p.s. should be the prescription for gathering the animal(s) with ease. A 6 Dasher fills that bill pretty well...

 

[SHall]

I built a 6 BR-DX ( almost identically performance to the Dasher) on a 40x action with a 21 inch barrel for my 8 year old son to hunt deer with. I also used the barrel to blow out brass in the off season. I actually loaded it down to further lessen recoil and report for my young son. Shooting a Nosler Balistic Tip 95g at about 2600 fps. I'm sure it could do 3000. Anyway, he downed a 200 pound 9 point buck last year with it with one shot. Past through chest completely with good enough distruction for a clean kill. If you are hunting big 200-350 pound trophy whitetail, I would go with a bonded bullet. But our deer in NC and SC rarely ever get over 200 pounds. I have shoot dozens with Ballistic Tips and the old Hornady SP bullets. I could not ask for better performance, and alot cheaper than bonded! Samuel Hall in NC

 

[Eric Leonard]

I have a Rem Model 7 6mm Rem I am debating on rebarreling to 6 BRDX with a 10 twist about 22 inches long,,should be a really fun rifle to shoot ,,

 

[bigngreen]

I think a Dasher would be AWESOME for hunting, low recoil and built for precision delivery of a 105 Berger don't get much better!

 

[southernundertaker]

Yea I am thinking the same thing, I hunt in S. Georgia for whitetails, average deer is 165lb to 185lbs and I have two 8 year old boys that are just about ready to get it done!! This is the whole purpose for the build plus I have all the components from my bench rifle. I really just wanted to put it out for the feed back to confirm my gut feeling, so thanks guys for all the info, just what I needed to hear!!

 

[BJ44BJ]

I built a 6br on a tikka t3 stainless that I'm going to use to hunt with this year. Since it's single stack clip it feeds perfectly. I'm shooting Berger 95gr hunting hybrids. Last year I shot 1 deer using a single shot 6 dasher on a Remington 700. I think with good shot placement this makes a fun lightweight whitetail gun.

 

[4xforfun]

My kids have been killing..well, HAD been killing.... big northern whitetail does out to over 500 yards for years with the Dasher!! ALL CLEAN, ONE SHOT KILLS. That 105 VLD at a touch over 3000 FPS is a wondrfull combo!!

Of course, due to the masterfull big game management program here in our state the damm whitetail is near extinct!!! Very few tags issued!!

 

[Barlow]

I built a 6 Dasher on a Marlin XS7 almost 2 years ago. Had a Rock Creek 5R installed and chambered with the same reamer as my 12 FTR. It feeds fine from the magazine with no alterations. I killed a decent Michigan last year with a Hornady 100 gr IL at 2969 mv. Load is 33 gr RL15, 450 primer, Lapua brass. Some coyotes and crows have felt the sting from this rifle. I put a Redfield 4x12 Accurange on it (with the circle around the crosshair) and have been completely satisfied with it. It makes a light, accurate and deadly combination. I don't care for detachable mags, that's one the reasons I went with a Marlin. Don't discount them because they're inexpensive. I have been using it almost exclusively since I got it. Barlow

 

[carlsbad]

Here's my reason why not to use it for hunting...and exceptions. It doesn't have enough energy for large animals much past 400 yards but it has accuracy to hit your target well beyond that. if you're going to use a match quality rifle for hunting and have ability to hit your target well beyond 500 yards, use a higher energy round. To me the most logical hunting round from the target world is the 6.5x284. That round is high energy, extremely accurate and it's real downside is that it has a reputation as a barrel burner. But you don't fire your hunting rifle that much so the downside goes away.

Now if you're popping gophers of coyotes at long range, then the Dasher is fine.

If you're hunting whitetails at 300 yards and just want to be very accurate, then the dasher is fine.

You really shouldn't need more than one shot.

--Jerry

 

[4xforfun]

Here's my reason why not to use it for hunting...and exceptions. It doesn't have enough energy for large animals much past 400 yards but it has accuracy to hit your target well beyond that. if you're going to use a match quality rifle for hunting and have ability to hit your target well beyond 500 yards, use a higher energy round. To me the most logical hunting round from the target world is the 6.5x284. That round is high energy, extremely accurate and it's real downside is that it has a reputation as a barrel burner. But you don't fire your hunting rifle that much so the downside goes away.

Now if you're popping gophers of coyotes at long range, then the Dasher is fine.

If you're hunting whitetails at 300 yards and just want to be very accurate, then the dasher is fine.

You really shouldn't need more than one shot.

--Jerry

Why?? Why a bbl burner? Why a higher energy round?

 

[dkhunt14]

The Dasher has every bit as much as a 243 or 6mm and I know of some things killed a long way off with them. My gunsmith killed a 380 pound bear at 500 yards with a 6mm IMP with a 85 Grain Sierra HPBT. The bear never moved. Matt

 

[thekriebles]

I built a 6 BR-DX ( almost identically performance to the Dasher) on a 40x action with a 21 inch barrel for my 8 year old son to hunt deer with. I also used the barrel to blow out brass in the off season. I actually loaded it down to further lessen recoil and report for my young son. Shooting a Nosler Balistic Tip 95g at about 2600 fps. I'm sure it could do 3000. Anyway, he downed a 200 pound 9 point buck last year with it with one shot. Past through chest completely with good enough distruction for a clean kill. If you are hunting big 200-350 pound trophy whitetail, I would go with a bonded bullet. But our deer in NC and SC rarely ever get over 200 pounds. I have shoot dozens with Ballistic Tips and the old Hornady SP bullets. I could not ask for better performance, and alot cheaper than bonded! Samuel Hall in NC

a HUGE validation statement by one of the nation's best long-range shooters!

 

[xswanted]

Here's my reason why not to use it for hunting...and exceptions. It doesn't have enough energy for large animals much past 400 yards but it has accuracy to hit your target well beyond that. if you're going to use a match quality rifle for hunting and have ability to hit your target well beyond 500 yards, use a higher energy round. To me the most logical hunting round from the target world is the 6.5x284. That round is high energy, extremely accurate and it's real downside is that it has a reputation as a barrel burner. But you don't fire your hunting rifle that much so the downside goes away.

Now if you're popping gophers of coyotes at long range, then the Dasher is fine.

If you're hunting whitetails at 300 yards and just want to be very accurate, then the dasher is fine.

You really shouldn't need more than one shot.

--Jerry

A dasher is carrying more than enough energy at 600 yards to kill a whitetail. Our northern ND whitetails are pretty big...know quite a few guys that have killed them with 243s well past the 500 yard mark. Its all about shot placement to me. If the guy behind the gun can do it, go for it.

 

[ghostsniper11]

6mm dasher would be great for hunting in my opinion, low recoil, high accuracy! I might have to think about that!

 

[Barlow]

Build it, you will love it. Barlow