I goofed on my 6mm Rem.

[dryhumor]

I had originally planned on a 6mmBR but gunsmith said it may cause feeding issues

PT&G makes very nice single shot followers for Remingtons. I don’t really think you give up much going to a single shot. Lot of flexibility in COAL in going that route.

 

[Webster]

I believe the 6mm will give you more “bang for the buck” than the 243, specially if you handload.

Shot a 6MM Rem for many years. It's a real barrel burner for a varmint rifle. Don't know if you can find brass. I always called it the Rem version of a 243 Win.

 

[ELR LVR]

OK, I had a favorite Remington Model 7 in 7/08. It accounted for many deer and was a joy to hunt with. One year after many years of use I had a sling swivel mishap that caused my rifle to drop from my deer stand thus busting my beautiful stock and putting an end to my hunting with that rifle. I replaced it with another 7/08 in a 700 Mountain rifle. The model 7 set dormant for a few years and I read an article about a model 7 converted to a 7mm BR. I thought a 6mm BR might be a handy walking varmint gun for a Summer passion of hunting groundhog. I purchased a 12 twist Hart barrel searched for a gunsmith. My gunsmith gave me the impression the 6mmBR may exhibit feeding issues and encouraged me to chamber it in a .243 Win. Never a fan of the .243 Win I opted for the 6mm Rem. I don't hunt with it as perhaps I should but I have limited loading the 85gr Sierra Game King due to the slower twist. I have not tried a heavier round. I am now at the point to just have it rebarreled into my favorite deer round the 7/08 and a 20 inch barrel. This was a goof I would rather fix now and be able to enjoy it as I once did for many seasons. Am I crazy?

7/08 is nice but
I like the 260 lots better - in an 8 twist
it has long range capability and accuracy with less recoil
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if you want to take advantage of the highest BC 7mm bullets, it wont work in a short action
when the 260 can
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260 AI would be even better

 

[Truckbed]

The Speer 90gr Hot Core SP was made for 12 twist. My 244 722 stabilized the Norma 100gr Oryx semi-pointed at 100yds. , nice round holes. Both should be just fine for deer; I will be hunting with the 90s in a few days I hope! Let ‘er rip! The Norma’s chronographed 3000fps over some 40 year old IMR 4831 out of the factory 26” barrel

 

[Frankm]

How about a 6 GT in lieu of 6 BR …. Possibly just enough to feed well and with 80-90 gr bullets in your 12 twist barrel I d guess it d make a fine varminter … std throat length of 6 GT might be only issue for shorter / lighter bullets.

Anyway, a thought.

 

[Pirate69]

Shot a 6MM Rem for many years. It's a real barrel burner for a varmint rifle. Don't know if you can find brass. I always called it the Rem version of a 243 Win.

Looks like Midway has some.

 

[ChrisNZ]

Technically, you have a 244 Remington with that 1-12 twist barrel. Remington introduced the 6mm Rem with a 1-10 twist so it would handle heavier bullets.

Ran into that personally. Bought a custom "6mm Rem" and it would barely stay on target with 105s. Eventually the penny dropped and we measured the twist- yep, one in 12
The first 85gr load I tried in it was well sub-inch.

 

[AA Ron]

I reccomend trying the Sierra #1520, this is an 85gr flat based spitzer. Shoots better than anything I've tried in my 10 twist M70 Sporter Varmint and performs very well on game.
Good luck,
Aaron

 

[nockhunter]

The Sierra 85g HPBT shoot well in my 1/12" 6mm-250, so do the Speer 85g SPBT. I haven't killed anything with it yet, so can't comment on performance, but the internet is full of info on the bullet's "impact" on animals.

Mike

 

[tstowater]

Love the 6mm Remington. Choose it over the 243 years ago. Mine is in a 700 BDL Varmint. Loaded mine with 70 grain ballistic tips for prairie dogs when I want to reach out a little further. I know I should be using a bigger bullet but just didn't get there. I would go with a faster twist and stay with the 6mm Remington.