Jester896
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Why?? Because the make a hard right turn when they hit 
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6 mm Remington
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baddave
Senior Member
maybe i didn't tell the whole story.. this deer was heading right for me . the bullet did a straight line to it's buttocks. went from base of neck to opposite side hindquarter. had to go thru boiler room and gut section . no obvious damage internally. that, to me, makes me skeptical
Jester896
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Looks to me it worked fine...clearly it didn't hit bone or some of the petals would be more distorted maybe. It could have traveled high. Did it shock the spine? Them things run pretty fast.
baddave
Senior Member
good thought, i wish i had an answer.. like u said - some things just can't be explained . i really want to do a broadside double lung shot and see results. i also want to try those 85 gr. sgk hp.
I have a 6mm Remington that’s about 45 years old and has killed more deer than you’d believe and all that’s ever been shot in it are 100 gr core locks , my dad hunted with it for 40 years, my daughter hunts with it now and has killed about 15-20 with it in the last 6 years , here’s one of her bucks with it , the original finish was about worn off so I painted it with spray paint 
I have to order ammo , it’s hard to find and isn’t cheap, it’s a shame it isn’t a popular caliber anymore!
Jester896
Senior Clown
if you have to do it again try a can of Aluma-Hyde II from Brownell's. Once it cures it pretty tough stuff.
Dub
Senior Member
Don't know if you reload or not ....or even have a close friend that reloads.... but the Barnes TTSX 80 grain running about 3400+ fps ...loaded over some Reloder 17 ...would be really flat shooting and very deadly on whitetail deer ..... and they shoot accurate in my .243 Win....
In this photo there are six .243 80 grain TTSX in the 1/2" dot ... there are two 110 grain Accubond .25/06 in there also ....yeah I pulled the odd one....
Mighty impressive shooting & load workup,
Mighty impressive bullet performance....almost 100% weight retention and perfect expansion....all at what must have been a zipping impact velocity.
Mighty impressive.
I'm mighty intrigued in these Barnes bullets. Intrigued to the point where I'm going to finally give them the attention I should have years ago.
I have an older 24" BDL in .270Win that is going to be the test-gun.
I may start with the 95gr TTSX BT and see how it goes.
Fun times ahead.
Dub
Senior Member
https://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-...re-aerosol-paints/aluma-hyde-ii-prod1117.aspx
I'm liking the looks of that.....durability and looks easy to apply.
Geezer Ray
Senior Member
80 gr TTSX out of my .243 running about 3200FPS. Did a job on a buck from my 7mm08 also. That said , I am a Barnes fan.
TJay
Senior Member
baddave
Senior Member
THAT is one fine lookin rifle .
Old thread but I noticed Sportsman Warehouse stores have the Remington Model 7 6mm in stock:
https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting...on-model-seven-stainless-steel-rifle/p/p47733
https://www.sportsmans.com/shooting...on-model-seven-stainless-steel-rifle/p/p47733
Really like that Mannlicher stock on your Model 7. Wish Remington would sell those separately as I have a Model 7 that I would like to dress up. As far as I know, that model comes from their custom shop and are on the pricey side.
Nimrod71
Senior Member
I use Sierra 100 gr.s and Sierra 85 gr. Both work very well.
Wifeshusband
Senior Member
If I wasn't so much in love with my .243 I'd get a 6mm, a .244, I think, is what some old timers used to call them. Shame that ammo is hard to find for it, as well as the .260, another great, unheralded deer caliber. 6.5 Creedmoore is pushing everything to the back seat. I'm a notorious back seat driver.
BriarPatch99
Senior Member
One of the first rounds I reloaded back in 1965 was ... the .244 Remington ..... Remington changed the barrel twist to stabilize the 100 grain bullet and changed the name to 6mm Remington...
The 6 mm Reminton is basically a necked down 7 X 57 mm .....
The 6 mm Reminton is basically a necked down 7 X 57 mm .....
