Trouble deciding on new caliber - Help

[boltfluter]

Need some opinions on which new caliber to choose. Building a light coyote rifle. Can't decide between 6XC and 6 x 47 Lapua. Barrel will be 8 twist #3 Brux contour cut at 18" and I will be running a suppressor. 500 yds max hunting distance. Any and all comments welcome. Thanks guys.

Paul

www.boltfluting.com

 

[Medic505]

Why not just shoot a .243 ?

 

[Autoverminator]

6mm-223? Brass should be easy to come by and form.

 

[Erik Cortina]

6X47 Lapua. Brass will last you a very long time. My daughter hunts with one and it's a great cartridge. Low recoil and flat shooting.

 

[boltfluter]

Why not just shoot a .243 ?

Boring and terrible barrel life.

Paul

 

[mikecr]

Supersonic, or Subsonic?

 

[boltfluter]

6mm-223? Brass should be easy to come by and form.

I think you are thinking of the wrong cartridge. Based on 6.5 x 47 Lapua.

Paul

 

[boltfluter]

Supersonic, or Subsonic?

Supersonic. Good question.

Paul

 

[BOB LEE SWAGGER]

I think you are thinking of the wrong cartridge. Based on 6.5 x 47 Lapua.

Paul

6X45

 

[22DASHER]

6x47L and don't look back! I will be building another soon but in a 22" #3. This is a 26" #5 Brux.

 

[boltfluter]

6x47L and don't look back! I will be building another soon but in a 22" #3. This is a 26" #5 Brux.

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Very impressive. Great shooting on your part. That would be a coyotes worst nightmare.

Paul

 

[22DASHER]

Very impressive. Great shooting on your part. That would be a coyotes worst nightmare.

Paul

That's why I built it!

 

[boltfluter]

Hoping to hear from a few 6XC shooters. Anybody out there?

Thanks, Paul

www.boltfluting.com

 

[jimbo88mm]

How about a 6.5 Grendel? Should do pretty good on Coyotes.

 

[nakneker]

6x47L. I heard they were finicky but couldn't resist after enjoying my 6.5x47. The 6x47 is Extremely accurate, easy to form and you get the added bonus of Lapua brass. Mine is a varmint rifle. Bighorn action, number 4 hawk hill, Manners stock, 24 inch barrel.

 

[ebb]

What's the white stuff in the picture around the steel plate?

 

[Clavius-Walker]

I had 2 6x47s that I couldn't get to shoot, one a 1-9 and the other a 1-8, no matter what I did I couldn't get the things to act right but it's a cool little cartridge, if you can get it to shoot they seem like they are one of the best hunting 6mms out there.

 

[22DASHER]

What's the white stuff in the picture around the steel plate?

It's called snow...never seen it before?

 

[ebb]

Ive only ever seen it twice in my 61 years. Well 3 times we had snow in west pam beach in 1976 but it melted when it hit the ground. Wish I had some now instead of this infernal hurricane.

 

[Rope2horns]

6SLR.