6mm Remington

[DirtyDave]

Going to be working up some loads for my 2 new rifles in 6mm. One will be a dedicated Coyote Rifle and the Other for Deer. I hunt both lead and lead-free zones, so I have some work to do. If I put enough time into it, my plan is to have a lead and a lead-free load for each with minimal POI change.
I always have good luck with Hornady and Nosler bullets. So I chose 105gr A-max / 90gr E-tip for one rifle and 75gr V-max / 55gr BT lead free for the other.
The lengths are pretty close between the lead and lead free for each. I pick up one of the rifles this weekend.

Left to Right; 105gr A-max, 90gr E-tip, 75gr V-max, 55gr Ballistic Tip lead free

 

[BuzzBoss915]

Re: 6mm Remington

I'd think about the 70 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip. I shoot a 243 and a 243 Improved and a 6MM Remington. The 243 really likes the Nosler but it causes a lot of damage. The 6MM likes lighter bullets, 60 to 87 grain for coyotes but I also use it for deer with the 100 gr. Sierra Spitzer. The Ackley is a truck gun for night hunting, 8.5 twist. BB

 

[JGorski]

Re: 6mm Remington

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DirtyDave</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Going to be working up some loads for my 2 new rifles in 6mm. One will be a dedicated Coyote Rifle and the Other for Deer. I hunt both lead and lead-free zones, so I have some work to do. If I put enough time into it, my plan is to have a lead and a lead-free load for each with minimal POI change.
I always have good luck with Hornady and Nosler bullets. So I chose 105gr A-max / 90gr E-tip for one rifle and 75gr V-max / 55gr BT lead free for the other.
The lengths are pretty close between the lead and lead free for each. I pick up one of the rifles this weekend.

Left to Right; 105gr A-max, 90gr E-tip, 75gr V-max, 55gr Ballistic Tip lead free

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Id try RE17 right off the bat for those 105s, im having very good luck with 41grs with the 105HPBT, seat them about .010" off the lands. You should get very good groups.

 

[JGorski]

Re: 6mm Remington

Oh, Im nearing 3000fps with that 41grs RE17.

 

[DirtyDave]

Re: 6mm Remington

The 2 rifles I'll be loading these for are a Rem788 1:9 for coyotes, and for Deer a Rem721 getting re-barreled for 6mm 1:8 at GAP

 

[DirtyDave]

Re: 6mm Remington

I cant find any data for the 90gr E-tip in the 6mm. Its not on Noslers website. I put an email in to Nosler, so we'll see what they say.
I read somewhere that you can use the 90gr Lead bullet data, just use the mean of the min/max as the max for lead-free. Sounds reasonable. I could just start 2 grains less than the min for a lead bullet and work up from there maybe.
Anyone use the E-tip in their 6mm?