6mm ARC

[HuntTXhogs]

One can shoot 100gr 6mm bullets at 2700 FPS and one can shoot 100gr 6.5mm bullets at 2700 FPS. I would think the 6mm would be better suited for longer range applications.

I too thought the same about a week ago - figured 6-ARC would just be a means to shoot 1k .243 bullets I have collecting dust at the same velocity as my 6.5 Grendel , I.e. no real advantage inside of 300 yards.

But then I got to shopping for 6-ARC components and that’s when I realized that I had oversighted on some critical aspects of the head to head.

SPECIFIC TO ONLY 90 GRAIN PROJECTILES :

90 grain bullets available for 6mm ARC: 10

Game changer, eld-x, Nosler BT, GMX, Accubond, scirocco, e-tip, Berger target, HotCor, Scenar

90 grain bullets available for 6.5 Grendel: 2

TNT, Varmageddon

90 grain bullets available for 6.8 SPC : 2

Gold Dot, TNT

Advantage 6mm ARC - all three calibers drive them to about the same velocity -

And usually sectional density would be less for 6mm BUT from what I’m seeing in comparing the closest apples to apples is intriguing .

6mm HotCor sectional density : .218

6.5mm TNT : .188

6.8 SPC TNT : .168

Advantage 6mm ARC

I posted the above in another forum and nobody commented - I think this is a possible huge upside waiting to be explored in the hunting fields - I offer it to y’all for comment and thoughts ...

While I wait for a barrel to GO HOT