first time out with the 6mm project, load work up

[slugger]

Finally !
Did "Some" load work today. Had about 100 shells to try out and shot all but 9.
Many different bullets, and powder all Remington brass and fed primers.
The worst of the bunch where Berger 95 gr I cant remember the powder but all 9 of them shot like crap best of the worst was over 5" group there out . Did a bunch of "Deer" bullets and came up with ,

Barnes 80 gr triple shock= 50 gr, superformance, 3545 fps average, an honest 3/4" three shot group.
Remington brass federal 210 primer.

We tried many different sizes and powder for varmints and this is what we settled on.

Varget 46.5= 3945 average 55 gr Nosler ballistic tip
Remington brass federal 210 primer.
I have a hard time saying we had a 1/2 group but we had a 1/2" group.

We were shooting laying down with short bipods ,and a but bag under the stock, shooting straight in to the wind at 100 yards range finder ranged. We used the magnetospeed to check the speed.
I'm just a Little skeptical about only an 80 gr for deer but at that speed it should be devastating.
A 55 gr ballistic tip 6mm at 4000 fps may not be fur friendly as I would like but we will see.

I hope to fine tune that a bit and with a little better scope I'm using my cheep Bushnell right now and plan on a Redfield soon.

[7mmfreak]

Feb 8, 2015 16:18:20 GMT -5 slugger said:

I'm just a Little skeptical about only an 80 gr for deer but at that speed it should be devastating.

I thought you were a huge proponent of the 80-90gn bullet in the various 6mm cartridges since you preach it over 100gn bullets every chance you get.

[dannoboone]

Slugger, how deep did you seat the 55gr Nosler BT's?
Some say to just get them started, just enough for the
case to hold them (didn't work for my .243). Others
say to seat them to caliber depth and let them jump to
the lands.

[wilmsmeyer]

I've shot a truckload of woodchucks with 55's @ 4000. Most do not exit

[slugger]

Feb 8, 2015 16:35:47 GMT -5 7mmfreak said:

Feb 8, 2015 16:18:20 GMT -5 slugger said:

I'm just a Little skeptical about only an 80 gr for deer but at that speed it should be devastating.

I thought you were a huge proponent of the 80-90gn bullet in the various 6mm cartridges since you preach it over 100gn bullets every chance you get.

I am
80 is on the bottom end I shoot an 85 in the 243 and swear by it.
The 95 Berger would NOT stabilize

To start with we seated the 55 to make the proper OAL.