This is my favorite chambering in the Contender. I have a 15" TC Custom Shop barrel for my Contender and it is an amazing shooter. What are you shooting this great caliber in?
Originally Posted by muforester
I havent been on for a while. Here is one thing I have been working on, 6mm TCU. Did a few test loads and settled on 90gr Speer Hot-Cor over IMR 4895. Hopefully get to deer hunt with it
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Also, the cartridges in the photo are yet to be fire-formed, correct? The shoulder is not sharp enough for the 6 TCU.
I havent been on for a while. Here is one thing I have been working on, 6mm TCU. Did a few test loads and settled on 90gr Speer Hot-Cor over IMR 4895. Hopefully get to deer hunt with it
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Those look like miniature ICBM’s with those long bullets.
JTD
Correct, they were not fire-formed yet. My fire-forming loads were very accurate. Can't wait to shoot the fire-formed loads.
I am shooting them in a 15" TC Custom shop Encore barrel.
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Do you happen to know what the twist is in that barrel? Mine is certainly better with the lighter bullets.
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Not sure what the twist is, I will have to check.
I would like to shoot a lighter bullet. Any suggestions on a lighter bullet that could still be used for whitetail deer?
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I guess I've always considered the 6 too small to be greatly effective on whitetail. Mine does great on groundhogs with the Nosler 70gn Ballistic tips. Perhaps be ok, but if you can move a heavier BT to open up effectively, I'd recommend the 90gn or so. At 90gn, fps is crucial because of the short barrel, you should really use a chronograph to confirm you are reaching the velocity to open effectively. In the 85-90 grain range there is a large selection of great bullets available from many manufacturers, the trick is, you've got to move them fast enough to open up. I hope this helps some, but the twist will help determine what weight you can get stabilized.
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During hunting season I don’t usually get any reloading done, but I found a little time this weekend to process some PPU 6.5x55 range brass I acquired this past spring. FL sized, trimmed, chamfered and deburred. It’s ready for the tumbler. I use the PPU brass in my baikal O/U 12ga/6.5x55.
JTD
6mm the 100 Sierra GK wasn't a good choice for 243 on mule deer . Degrees of dead I suppose but a dime exit didn't make me all warm and fuzzy especially at only 80 yd . I would suggest a 90 gr SP or SPBT maybe a bonded core but not anything more than that .
I feel the same way. Ive killed animals with less than spectacular bullet performance. Some people say dead is dead. I say to hell with that bullet. That reminds me of the 90lb whitetail doe I shot with 185gr Remington core lokt in an 8x57. Shot was at 65yds, muzzle velocity around 2600fps. Bullet hit a rib on the way in and lodged under the skin on the other side. The recovered bullet was 63gr. The doe died but I’ll never use that bullet again.
JTD
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