Anyone use the 6XC for stalking?
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Brithunter
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Sorry but until I read this post I had never heard of such a thing. I assume it's some short whizz bang cartridge aimed at the BR crowd .
patjack
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Sorry but until I read this post I had never heard of such a thing. I assume it's some short whizz bang cartridge aimed at the BR crowd .
David Tubb?
Kevin - You need to get out more. http://www.6mmbr.com/6mmbr.html Regards JCS
jamross65
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I would have to agree. There is a limit to where you can push the smaller bore chamberings to (pressure caused by an over bore chambering) and would have thought that 243 from some of the reading I have done is not far behind 6mm wildcats in general.
If you read some of the posts on here from Muir regarding the AI chamberings you will see there is often very little to be gained yet you end up with a rifle that must be home loaded for and probably very difficult to sell on if you wanted to...
A friend has one of these chambered in it and is used to knock over fallow at 600 yards:
tackb
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A friend has one of these chambered in it and is used to knock over fallow at 600 yards:
if it wasn't so garish then maybe he could sneak closer?
sir-slots-alot
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Unless you like the idea of fire forming and feed problems,
I would opt for the 6x47 Lap or a 243.
Better still a 6.5 x 47
I would opt for the 6x47 Lap or a 243.
Better still a 6.5 x 47
Or even a .25X47ASM
Offroad Gary
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a good friend of mine has a deer rifle built in this calibre, and it is stupidly accurate. its built on a BAT action with a 26" very heavy barrel.
all things being equal, the 6xc will outperform the .243 in many ways, such as better accuracy, less recoil, less muzzle flip, less heat means more shots fired before accuracy drops off, longer barrel life to name but a few.
fire forming is not required and he has not experienced any feed problems, it feeds perfectly from AICS magazines, factory brass is available but being an "accurate" round, many reamers are tight neck and brass requires neck turning before you can use it, and obviously carefull brass prep and reloading are required to get best results.
so really, you need a big heavy, well fitting rifle to take advantage of the accuracy potential of the round, if its just a sporter weight rifle, you are probably not going to see any benefit over a .243 if smacking deer in the ribs is all you want it for.
all things being equal, the 6xc will outperform the .243 in many ways, such as better accuracy, less recoil, less muzzle flip, less heat means more shots fired before accuracy drops off, longer barrel life to name but a few.
fire forming is not required and he has not experienced any feed problems, it feeds perfectly from AICS magazines, factory brass is available but being an "accurate" round, many reamers are tight neck and brass requires neck turning before you can use it, and obviously carefull brass prep and reloading are required to get best results.
so really, you need a big heavy, well fitting rifle to take advantage of the accuracy potential of the round, if its just a sporter weight rifle, you are probably not going to see any benefit over a .243 if smacking deer in the ribs is all you want it for.
I know that taylor (based in Dundee) on this Forum has a 6xc reamer to hand. You can fireform .22-250 brass for the 6xc which is what folk did before Norma brass became available. I'm sure there are one or two folk around in Scotland with 6xc brass in their cupboards gathering dust.
Here's an interesting and up to date article on the 6xc - http://www.davidtubb.com/davidtubb/content/graphics/pdfs/6XC_die_instructions_2012.pdf
Regards JCS
Here's an interesting and up to date article on the 6xc - http://www.davidtubb.com/davidtubb/content/graphics/pdfs/6XC_die_instructions_2012.pdf
Regards JCS
Fiadh
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Thanks for the comments, like Offroad Gary and JCampbellsmith state I'm aware from reading the various forums that on paper the 6XC aces the .243 in many ways, brass forming is relatively straightforward albeit it appears Norma now make factory brass. I may yet go down the convential .243 route but just fancy something a bit different.
Prompted by K's photos, I've searched and found the following link for 6xc ammunition - http://www.norma.cc/en/Products/Target/Norma-6XC/
http://www.norma.cc/en/Products/Hunting/6XC/
Regards JCS
http://www.norma.cc/en/Products/Hunting/6XC/
Regards JCS
Brithunter
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Pperhaps your right about getting out more but as for cartridges like this wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I can happily live without them. The 6.5x54MS (.256" Mannlicher) would do fine for me thank you very much .
... The 6.5x54MS (.256" Mannlicher) would do fine for me thank you very much .
Kevin. The old ones are the best. There really isn't much new under the sun. Thanks JCS
Druid
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Yup, a 6.5cm would certainly knock the deer over. That's about 2 and a half inch isn't it?
Yup, a 6.5cm would certainly knock the deer over. That's about 2 and a half inch isn't it?
Confusingly, in this context CM can be Competition Match or Creedmoor. Regards JCS
Brithunter
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Well if I can ever get things sorted and find a craftsman who would do a new stock I own a nice 1903 Mannlicher which has a brand new barrel on it in 6.5x54MS. Less than 20 rounds fired including proofing. It needs a stock to fit me better than the small modified one fitted to it.
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