6XC for Varmints

[andybrock]

Do any of you use the 6xc for varmints? If so how do you find it and what bullets do you prefer?

Thanks

 

[jonbearman]

Take a look on you tube for the david tubb videos on shooting baboons with the 6xc. It is hilarious. I think you can see them on the tubb site as well.

 

[SDWhirlwind]

I built mine for hunting coyotes exclusively, I do not and have never shot any match's/competitions. Have over 30 confirms on my first rifle I put together I think 8yrs ago. Use it mainly for 300yds and over and something faster/lighter for closer shots. Longest DRT is 470yds only but 20+ in the 375-450yds. I shoot 107SMK's cause I have several thousand and never lost a dog yet, in fact most don't make it more then a few yards. BR-2's and 40gr of H4350 with fireformed Win 22/250 brass. Running moly's now until they are gone. Velocity just over 3K. Rock Creek 8tw cut at 26" with .275nk and .104FB. Built a second with #4 Krieger and Stiller Predator but haven't pointed it at a yote yet. Can't seem to find one that will stop under 800yds last couple yrs since the cheaper electronic calls and related video's. Everyone is now a yote hunter in these parts, not a shooter just a hunter, therefore much much smarter coyotes.

This group I shot last fall @ 400 to verify it was on. It is shooting the first XC I built with a Rock barreled rig.The second one with Stiller/Krieger @ 24" I shoot the same load but naked 107's. 17 3shot groups with Norma brass and 5 different charge weights of H4350 from 39.7 to 41.5gr averaged .496". So 51 shots under .5 is pretty decent IMO! I just haven't gotten around to switching scopes and shooting it at distance etc.



I sprayed the target so the circles from the 107's my brother uniformed the tips on showed better. All right behind the shoulder exactly where I intended for them to be. Even a senile old cripple gets lucky occasionally.

 

[Tommie]

My buddy built a heavy barrel 6XC for prairie dogs. I shot it quite a bit. With 87gr V-Max bullets anything inside of 400 yards was almost too easy. Found a bunch of PD's at 465 yards and picked them off with no trouble. No doubt the cartridge is effective well past that range but the terrain we were in wouldn't allow super long shots.

 

[Fire306]

I built mine for coyotes/varmints. Tikka M55 action, 26" Krieger 8TW barrel.
Haven't had the opportunity to shoot a yote yet, but it shoots 87gr Vmaxs very well, as well as 105gr Berger hunting bullets.
6XC in my opinion is a great Varmint round, basically a 243, with less powder and it's inherently super accurate. 6mm bullet selections are excellent, and they are just plain fun to shoot.

I may give it a go this fall for deer hunting.

 

[tclaunch]

I helped with chambering 2 barrels in 6XC for a buddy and he is really liking the 87 grain Berger VLD Hunting.

 

[andybrock]

Thank you for the replies, just moving on slightly what dies do you all use for your XC's are the standard Redding FL bushing dies suitable? I'd probably use a Wilson seater.

 

[SEB-USA]

Yes they are.
Also use Whidding dies.
105 A-Max's for varmints for me

 

[jcampbellsmith]

Thank you for the replies, just moving on slightly what dies do you all use for your XC's are the standard Redding FL bushing dies suitable? I'd probably use a Wilson seater.

I've got the Redding FL bushing dies and a std Forster full length resizing die. Currently just using the Forster die. Some brass is at Whidden getting one of their bushing FL dies made. I've a Redding competition seater which I currently use. Thinking about the Wilson seaters.

Regards

JCS

 

[Fire306]

I have redding FL bushing dies, but almost exclusively use a redding body die to bump shoulder .001", then a wilson hand die to deprime and size the neck, bullets seated with wilson micrometer seating die. Same method I use for PPC reloading. Works great.