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I have decided to get a dedicated predator gun and it will prob. be a 6mm. Cool


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Posts: 141 | Location: LOUISIANA,,for now. | Registered: 08 July 2010Reply With Quote
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I have shot bobcats and coyote with a 100 grain nosler partition with mine. Did full body mounts with no problem. I did shoot behind the shoulder on both.
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Posts: 612 | Location: Texas City, TX. USA. | Registered: 25 January 2004Reply With Quote
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There are an 80 grain and 90 FMJ on the market.. forget who makes them, as I have never used them and don't have a need for them...

but that is where I would start if I was in the need for such a bullet..

or secondly the heavier SP bullets, like the 100 and 105 grainers..

there are also several 107, 105, 108 grain match bullets..
 
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Hornady 75gr HP's either factory or handloads.
 
Posts: 28 | Location: Hoehne, Colorado | Registered: 02 July 2003Reply With Quote
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Barnes has a 62 grain 6mm Varmint Grenade. With the velocity on tap from a 6mm it should be in and no out. I have not shot any of them. I have some loaded waiting to do load development. Right after the 30 grain Varmint Grenade Hornets. I'd like to hear if anyone has found a 6mm that won't penetrate through a coyote.
 
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dancingThanx guys,,,the 6mm is new territory to me!


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Posts: 141 | Location: LOUISIANA,,for now. | Registered: 08 July 2010Reply With Quote
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A great caliber, for sure. I like the 87grain SP and have shot the 95 & 100 Partitions, as well.
Am having MGM build an Encore octagonal barrel in 6MM.
 
Posts: 2155 | Location: Oklahoma | Registered: 03 October 2006Reply With Quote
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The only good fur bullets i ever shot out of my 2 6mm's--6mm Rem. and a 6AI were the 70 gr. Sierra BTHP and the 85 gr. BTHP. I also didn't do too bad with the 55 gr. Nosler BT at probably about 37-3800 out of the 6AI, but nowadays i wouldn't use the 70 grains and under bullets since the advantage to the 6mm's over the 22's is really downrange ballistics.

I've often wondered just how well the 100 grainers (95SST's too?) would've faired on fur.


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Posts: 926 | Location: pueblo.co | Registered: 03 December 2002Reply With Quote
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I don't know what the current SPEER 75 grain HP's are like. But if it was 1976 or '77, I'd bet on that bullet going in, opening up(may have opened up going in!!) and not exiting!!! If it did exit you're going to need some thread and a needle!!! Just to poke a hole thru and still kill the vermin, the SIERRA 75 grain MHP. With that one, shot placement is the key. If the rifle is capable and the rifleman is capable, shoot the vermin just down a couple inches from the ear in the neck. DRT with no ridicoulous loss of hair or hide on the offside. This is said knowing that vermin do not always give us time to acclimate the scope and rifle to the view that the vermin presents! With that said, just use a Hornady 75 grain VMAX and blow the vermin to hell!! .............did you really want to waste that reloading room time skinning out a smelly old varmint?????? GHDBig Grin Wink BOOM


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Posts: 2495 | Location: SW. VA | Registered: 29 July 2002Reply With Quote
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anyone using the 58 gr. Horny?GHD,reloading room time is a have to if I want to do any varmint shooting,,,any shooting for that matter as I do not shoot off the rack ammunition,can't afford it on a per shot basis


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Posts: 141 | Location: LOUISIANA,,for now. | Registered: 08 July 2010Reply With Quote
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I have had good success using 42.8 gr of H-414 with an OAL of 2.83 with the 88 gr bergers in my 243 T3 lite with a 1 in 10 twist. Shot 1/2 dozen dogs with them last year. Silver dollar entrance with no exits. Knocks em down like the "hammer of thor".


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Posts: 93 | Location: Ft. Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada | Registered: 19 October 2006Reply With Quote
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I shoot a .243 wssm at coyotes. 70 gr BT.

Not much left to save.

If I was interested in saving fur, I would go to the 85 grain TSX and lower velocity.
 
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