Yesterday I got my first boxes of 6mmARC ammo — two boxes of Hornady Black loaded with 6mm 105-grain HPBT. 

Thought I'd take a few photos comparing 6mmARC with 6.5 Grendel ammo.

I've got a Hornady Black 6mmARC cartridge with a 105gr HPBT and a Hornady American Gunner 6.5 Grendel with a 120gr HPBT.

For fun, I've also got Nosler RDFs in 6mm 105gr and 6.5mm 130gr, and Sierra 6mm 90gr TGK and 6.5mm 107gr TMK.

Feel free to add your own photos here!

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Lee Precision has the Pacesetter 3 die set, collet die set and the factory crimp die listed on their website under new products.  The Lee website says all their 6arc dies will be available beginning August 14th and they are taking back orders now if you want to buy directly from them.

Trashy

I’m Going to use these starting loads for the following powders using the 95 gr SST and 100 gr TGK, I don’t think these will hurt me or the rifle.

8208XBR 23.0 grains
A2520 26.0 grains
Leverevolution 27.2 grains

Anybody have any thoughts or other suggestions?

Trashy

I've been gathering parts for a 6.5G build for a while and when the 6arc was announced I started wondering, or maybe wandering. My first deer rifle was a Remington 742 in 6mm Remington so I have a soft spot for the caliber. I have most of my parts but I'm currently waiting on a receiver set from Aero and then I'll be looking for a barrel and BCG to finish off my build.

In case anyone hasn't already seen it.

Shooting 6mm ARC out to 700 yards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H9-ErtMoZk

I found this video on youtube.  The videographer uses a 20” 6 ARC to shoot clear ballistics gel at 200 and 400 yards.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8XPuFJxnpI

Meet the newest member of the family!

Still waiting on a couple of parts for the lower, but with the arrival of the barrel yesterday I couldn't resist any longer.

It's a Anderson upper, forward assist and dust cover parts are AR15 discount's NBS, 20" CMMG SBN barrel, Tri-fecta QD flash hider, Black Rilfle Parts bolt and the bolt carrier can't remember (old age i guess).  The optic is a Nikon 3-9x50 prostaff in Nikon P22 mounts.

Right now its hung on a bushy lower with RA-140 trigger and ambi safety, but it gets me shooting!

Trashy

   

6mm Bullets with a BC above .400 and cost per bullet. Data taken from MidSouth.  Please add to the list with the ones I missed.
Badlands ICBM 84 gr. .415 $.74
Speer 85 Spitzer SPBT B.C. .404 $.016
Hornady 87 V-Max B.C. .400 $.023
Berger 87 Match Hunting (VLD) B.C. .427 $.040
Lapua Scenar-L 90 BTHP B.C. 434 $.050 Midway
Nosler 90gr E-Tip lead free ballistic tip boat tail .403 Midway 54¢
Berger 90 Match BT B.C. .409 $.040
Sierra 90 TGK Game Changer B.C. .490 $.028
Hornady 90 Grain ELD-X B.C. .409 $.033
Barnes 95 LRX Long Range X BT B.C. .436 $.064
Sierra 95 HPBT MK B.C. .480 $.033
Sierra 95  TMK B.C. .500 $.035
Berger 95 Match Target (VLD) B.C. .467 $.041
Sierra 100 SBT GK B.C. .430 $.028
Sierra 100 TGK GameChanger B.C. .515 $.028
Speer 100 BT B.C. .446 $.016
Cutting Edge MTH 100 gr. .470 $1.10
Hornady 100 BT Spier Point B.C. .405 $.024
Hornady 103 Grain ELD-X B.C. .512/.258 $.037
Lapua 105 Scenar open tip B.C. .472/.236 $.043 Brownells
Barnes 105 BT Match Burner B.C. .511 $.025
Hornady Match 105  BTHP B.C. .530 /.254 $.021
Nosler 105 BTHP RDF B.C. .571/.280 $.037
Nosler 105gr BTHP CC .517 BC, price about the same as the 107, 27-30¢ on Midway
Berger 105 Match Target (VLD) B.C. .517 $.040
Berger 105 Match Target BT B.C. .494 $.042
Berger 105 Grain Hybrid Target B.C. .536/.275 $.040
Berger 105 Match Hunting (VLD) B.C. .545 $.042
Sierra 107 Grain HPBT MK B.C. .527 $.035
Nosler 107  BTHP C.C. B.C. .525 $.033
Hornady 108 Grain ELD Match B.C. .536/.270 $.034
Berger 108 Match Target BT B.C. .522 $.041
Berger 108 Grain Elite Hunter B.C. .559 $.044
Berger 109 LR Hybrid Target B.C. .568/.292 $.044
Sierra 110 Grain HPBT MK B.C. .617 $.040
Hornady 110 Grain A-Tip Match B.C. .604/304 $.067
Barnes 112 Grain Match Burner B.C. .624 $.025
Berger 115 Match Hunting (VLD) B.C. .568 $.046
Nosler 115 RDF HPBT B.C. .634/.312 $.034

If anybody is interested Sportsmans Outdoor Superstore has Hornady Black 6ARC 105 grain bthp ammunition in stock for $19.39 a box plus shipping (CLICK HERE).  It’s the only place I’ve found that has any in stock as of late.  

Trashy

$99 for 500. Should easily be a 1k yarder for the price of a plinker! Overruns - not Blems. I was able to get to work in my McGowan 6 Grrr before, well, I'd rather not get into that......

http://www.shootersproshop.com/on-sale/n...ce2a49f604