New 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge

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I have a zeiss 6-36 on mine...haha. I like magnification. Mine is not a hunting rifle and I rarely shoot less than 300yds and hope to reach it out to 1k when I get a chance.

It does look pretty big on there, but I dig it...lol

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Tex68w said:
To each his own. I hunt in extremely shaded, tight cedar lined senderas where light fades quickly in the golden hour. I need a larger objective in order to get more light, no LPVO will offer that with their tiny 24-30mm objectives. I don't use my 6 ARC as an up close run and gun blaster while on the move, it's shot from a fixed position on medium game out to 300-ish yards in typically low light conditions. A larger objective and more top end fit the bill for my needs and other than the optic being slightly longer than the Razor 1-10x it's replacing, the weights are within a few ounces of one another. And I have zero use for a large frame these days so that's a moot point.
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Definitely playing to the strengths of those optics then! I run a thermal clip on most of the time on mine so the extra FOV is welcome at night and I'm not shooting much past 600y during the day so 10x is plenty for me. Enjoy the 14.5"!!
 
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Snapper314 said:
Please let us know how you like that Seekins DMR in 6mm ARC! I've been eying one because it's literally HALF the price of a Geissele.
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Shot it this afternoon with factory 108g ELDM ammo and after doing some velocity truing, was consistently hitting smallish targets out to 900yds. I did change the gas block to a Riflespeed so I can run a can or not.
 
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Just picked up a 14.5 Noveske in 6 ARC. Intended purpose is 500-1000 yards plinking and deer, bobcat, and coyote hunting 100-300 yards. Given the two different use cases I am struggling to pick an optic. I have been running the Leupold 3.6-18 on my .308 and love it so I could always go back to that but the 5-25 Eotech and 2.5-20 NF NX8 are looking well priced and solid especially for the price with illumination. Any input or ideas on those would be appreciated.
 
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HockeyGoalie27 said:
Just picked up a 14.5 Noveske in 6 ARC. Intended purpose is 500-1000 yards plinking and deer, bobcat, and coyote hunting 100-300 yards. Given the two different use cases I am struggling to pick an optic. I have been running the Leupold 3.6-18 on my .308 and love it so I could always go back to that but the 5-25 Eotech and 2.5-20 NF NX8 are looking well priced and solid especially for the price with illumination. Any input or ideas on those would be appreciated.
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I started with an 18" outfitted with a NF ATACR 4-16x42 and then I dropped down to a 14.5" with Razor 1-10x. That served me well for a season but I need more light gathering capability in the low light conditions I often hunt in so I just switched over to a Mk5 HD 3.6-18x. I haven't stretched it's legs out beyond 700 yet but I plan to take it to 1000 next range session. So far I am very pleased and it was certainly the right move for my intended use. I can tell you that the NX8 doesn't compare in any way to the Leupy.
 
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Tex68w said:
I started with an 18" outfitted with a NF ATACR 4-16x42 and then I dropped down to a 14.5" with Razor 1-10x. That served me well for a season but I need more light gathering capability in the low light conditions I often hunt in so I just switched over to a Mk5 HD 3.6-18x. I haven't stretched it's legs out beyond 700 yet but I plan to take it to 1000 next range session. So far I am very pleased and it was certainly the right move for my intended use. I can tell you that the NX8 doesn't compare in any way to the Leupy.
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Thanks. That is my issue or concern with the NX8. I think it looks good at high magnification but all the reviews say the 2.5 is not great which defeats the point in getting it. I'm leaning towards another MK5 or the Eotech 5-25 with a red dot.
 
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HockeyGoalie27 said:
Thanks. That is my issue or concern with the NX8. I think it looks good at high magnification but all the reviews say the 2.5 is not great which defeats the point in getting it. I'm leaning towards another MK5 or the Eotech 5-25 with a red dot.
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It's not a terrible optic, I have decided to throw one on a currently opticless 556 build. But to me it suffered at both ends, it's more like a 5-18x. Glass quality isn't up to par with the Leupy either IMHO. I've never been all that impressed with Eotech scopes so I can't be of much use there.
 
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Had the NX8 2.5-20 and Leupold 3.6-18 for a while and I sold the NX8 because the turrets didn't lock and the parallax was noticeably more sensitive on the NX8. I preferred the NX8 for night time use behind a clip on, but the daytime sacrifices weren't worth it to me.

To keep things in perspective, I was not at all disappointed with the NX8 and could have been very effective with it but since one had to go I sold the NX8
 
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I went back to the B5 Precision stock, it just felt more at home on the 6 ARC. She's back to being a heavy pig weighing in at 11lbs 2oz with an empty mag.
 
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Tex68w said:
I went back to the B5 Precision stock, it just felt more at home on the 6 ARC. She's back to being a heavy pig weighing in at 11lbs 2oz with an empty mag.
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I’m piecing together a build for the same use cases as you. I’m planning on a 16” to keep it maneuverable but avoid having to P&W for my suppressor that will never get removed except for cleaning. I’ll also be using a similar sized optic.
Now that yours fits what you need, but has grown in weight do you have regrets not springing for something like an 18” barrel? As soon as I find proof SS’s in stock I’m going to pull the trigger on barrel.
 
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TxAg93 said:
I’m piecing together a build for the same use cases as you. I’m planning on a 16” to keep it maneuverable but avoid having to P&W for my suppressor that will never get removed except for cleaning. I’ll also be using a similar sized optic.
Now that yours fits what you need, but has grown in weight do you have regrets not springing for something like an 18” barrel? As soon as I find proof SS’s in stock I’m going to pull the trigger on barrel.
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I had it with an 18" Proof CF barrel in its first iteration, I much prefer the shorter 14.5" barrel, but I wouldn't be opposed to a 16" barrel if legal reasons deemed it necessary or easier. I could drop a lot of weight by going back to the Magpul MOE SL-S stock but seeing how it's used from a stationary position 95% of the time I am not all that concerned with the weight.
 
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rlsmith1 said:
How's the height of that RMR? MK5 turrets are tall and I'm considering doing the same on my 2-10
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Works for me! Cheek weld to get on the RMR. I did notice that the scope has a MOA top turret cap on a MIL scope lol. I need to get in touch with the member who sold it to me and figure out where the correct cap is. I was driving myself nuts for a few minutes trying to figure out why my elevation was low at distance lol.
 
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Had my 6ARC Franken gun to a class and shot it out to 1000, no problems. I think the Kestrel was telling me that it would go transonic at 1300yards, but I was at 5000ft+, but it was cold. Rung a 12x12 plate easily.

I did find that the Geissle ARC mags were the only ones that worked consistently. I heard that the mags had dropped in price and they were supposed to be back in supply- but not on the Geissele website. Where are they in stock? Having only two 8 round mags kind of sucks
 
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FromMyColdDeadHand said:
I did find that the Geissle ARC mags were the only ones that worked consistently. I heard that the mags had dropped in price and they were supposed to be back in supply- but not on the Geissele website. Where are they in stock? Having only two 8 round mags kind of sucks
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i picked up a few 15rd and 30rd G 6ARC mags from Primary Arms last year, but they've been out-of-stock since. and Brownells has de-listed them. The only place i've seen them in-stock is on the G website, off-and-on. Just got to keep checking, I guess.
 
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I got the proper turret cap on the rifle, thanks to Leupold, who took care of me, no questions asked. My dope was spot on to 900, but things got a little inconsistent at 1000. Not sure if I was just reaching the limits of what a 14.5" 6 ARC can do at that range, or if there were other issues at play. Either way, I am extremely happy with the performance at a distance.


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Tex68w said:
I got the proper turret cap on the rifle, thanks to Leupold, who took care of me, no questions asked. My dope was spot on to 900, but things got a little inconsistent at 1000. Not sure if I was just reaching the limits of what a 14.5" 6 ARC can do at that range, or if there were other issues at play. Either way, I am extremely happy with the performance at a distance.


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So what do you do when the temp drops 60° and the turrets aren't even close anymore?
 
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TonyTheTiger said:
Without knowing the backstory of your post, my mind decided your new turret caps were of the BDC type. Maybe that's not the case.
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Ahh yea, I can see where you'd get that from, and it explains your reply. The optic came with a MOA turret cap on a MIL optic. It was a mixup at Leupy, apparently; a batch of them went out like that.
 
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