04-21-2023, 03:29 PM
I have been comparing the 6mm ARC with other existing calibers and have come to the conclusion that in a bolt action the 6ARC is nearly identical to the 250/3000 Savage. They both push the same weight bullets at nearly the same velocity. To three hundred yards I don't think you'll see much difference on game. Beyond three hundred, the 6 ARC definitely pulls away from the 250. The 6mm bullets are just designed with better sectional density and bc. The 250 can handle bullets up to 120 gr. in a 1-in-10 twist and have larger frontal areas for expansion, but the sectional density is better or equal in 6ARC, all be it with lighter bullets. The 250 savage is way out of its class for truly long-range shooting. The Savage isn't available in autoloaders, but I imagine in 16" and 18" barrels velocities would be about the same as the 6mm ARC. in ARs.