My first wildcat: 6mm-223

sierra22 · #1 05-05-2005, 02:43 AM

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denton · #2 05-05-2005, 03:37 PM

Sounds like quite a fine cartridge. I'm surprised by the performance... sounds like a very useful, fun to shoot round.

Catfish · #3 05-05-2005, 06:01 PM

Serria,
Are you sure you mean 6 moa at 330 yrds??????? That would be abt. 19 in`s. A 6 in. group would be just under 2 moa.
MOA is min. of angle. That comes out to abt 1 in. at 100 yrds. ,or 2 in. at 200 yrds. ect.
I`ve got no idea why you would want that round,

, but then I really don`t know why I`ve got some of the wildcats I`ve got.

I guess wildcats are just more fun to play with, HAVE A BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IchWarrior · #4 05-05-2005, 07:39 PM

I would like to mess with an AR upper in such a chambering.

shonkster · #5 05-07-2005, 01:46 AM

Sierra just wondering why you chose that cartridge over say the 6mm-PPC which has a great reputation as a very accurate cartridgre

Drew_CarreyAB · #6 05-18-2005, 12:57 AM

The 6mm-223.....pardon my ignorance and the fact that I've been off board for some time, but....is that cartridge also known as the 6mmTCU?? Just a question, mind you. Thanks.

Jack · #7 05-18-2005, 10:41 AM

The 6mm-223 isn't quite the same cartridge as the 6mm TCU.
In the TCU series of cartridges, the shoulder angle is very steep, and the neck is very short- to maximize the amount of powder the case can accept.
The 6mm-223 is a straight neck up of the 223 case, retaining the original shoulder angle of the 223 cartridge.
Both cartridges use the same parent case- the 223, but the chambers are cut differently.

Evan03 · #8 11-27-2005, 11:09 AM

sounds like one heck of a fun caliber to play with.
i think shes plenty fast and acurate to.

Lone Star · #9 11-27-2005, 12:56 PM

Great results out of the 6mm/.223. I had similar issues with that Sierra 85 HPBT bullet and stopped using it on game decades ago.

Actually, you would see no practical difference in accuracy with a 6PPC over the 6/.223 in a standard rifle. The only time the PPC shines in equally-built rifles is in BR competition, with heavy, purpose-built bench guns. There is no accuracy advantage in a hunting rifle, and in fact there isn't much in a BR rifle; it's just that an extra 0.05" smaller group makes all the difference in that sport.