6mm 100 grain partition

[chucksniper]

How do they hold up on deer and from what I heard moose?

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

I've picked someone elses 6mm nosler partitions out of elk I've killed with a bigger gun. They held up fine. They just didn't get the job done.

 

[Guest]

From my dad's 243Win, the 100gr Partition did just fine on white-tails all around the southeast. Of course, so did the Remington Core-Lokts, as well as the Federal soft points, and Winchester Power Points. In all reality, only a very poor planner (or an absolute dead shot) would take a 243/6mm for anything larger than white-tails or muleys. For those and antelope, I've heard and seen great things, though, and the Partition will add some insurance against solid bone hits that the standard bullets might not give you.

 

[YoteSmoker]

Picking what bullets to go with in 6mm was the hardest decision of all my guns I load for. It really is a varmint/deer caliber I believe, but takes varmint bullets and deer bullets to be affective for both. What I found in my 10 twist browning is that 85-87 grain bullets shot the best. The 95-100 grain partitions did not shoot to my satisfaction in accuracy, although to the non-handloader, most would be perfectly happy. Guess that's what makes us just a little different. Anyways, I found good shooting loads using IMR 4350 with 85 Gameking BTHP, 87 V-max, Barnes TSX, and RL-22 with 95 Ballistic Tips. (makes decision hard when so many combos work so good), but here is what I finally settled on:

85 Gameking- coyote, antelope (top accuracy)
85 TSX - deer (won't blow up, just hope it expands)

I really think the purple tipped 95 Ballistic Tips look cool but I've heard great and horrible reviews so I will substitute for either the deer load or coyote load if not happy with the performance of either those bullets.

Whatever bullet you decide to go with I think the key to success will be shot placement, as with any caliber, and bullet construction second.

If your gun shoots the 100 grain Partition well, that would be my top choice for deer, but I would not use for any larger game except of course a head shot on a cape buffalo

 

[JD338]

I agree with the others, the 100 gr PT is great for deer.

JD338

 

[chucksniper]

dubyam said....


insurance against solid bone hits that the standard bullets might not give you.

That's the answer I needed.



YoteSmoker said....


Whatever bullet you decide to go with I think the key to success will be shot placement, as with any caliber, and bullet construction second.


I'll agree strongly.

 

[270fan]

The most accurate load I have ever shot was a 6mm loaded with 85 grain Speer boat tail bullet & 30 grains of 3031 powder. I consider this bullet to light for white tail deer though. I used a 105 grain speer boat tail for deer.

 

[FOTIS]

You can not do better for a dee bullet and in an expert's hands it would do well on elk.

 

[chucksniper]

I figure if it's true that the bullet can get through bone broad side
than I'm in good shape. Other than broad side shots... we're looking at
throat shots, neck shots, chest shots, back shots, common sense
shots, on the fly shots would be a neck shot and could be done
with proper follow through.

I've read that speer hot core bullets don't hold up on "tough"
game,... such as grizz..

 

[YoteSmoker]

Get a bigger gun.

 

[chucksniper]

I was think another '06 Savage.

 

[Guest]

I figure if it's true that the bullet can get through bone broad side
than I'm in good shape.

Well, at reasonable ranges, the Partition will do what it does best, which is punch through. I wouldn't, mind you, try this on something heavier than white-tails, as the 100gr bullet just isn't going to generate the momentum (different than energy) to push through heavier stuff. Never had issues with a 243 on white-tails, though. Mine is a Belgium-made Browning BAR in 243Win from the first or second year of production. Dad left it to me when he passed. It was his only deer rifle for over 30yrs, and he took a ton of white-tails with it, in at least six or seven states, probably more. Enjoy!

 

[chucksniper]

Yes!! Yes!!

I usually take deer at under 100 yards.

I was looking at a box of federal factory for trajectory results. It looks like 300 yards is the maximum it'll do and 7 inches low. So if I hold the horizontal cross hair on it's back at 300 I should be ok, provided I can dupe the load.

I could get a shot at 200 through the woods, close to 300.

 

[Guest]

Consider as well the overall energy of the bullet at 300yds. A quick calculation shows a 100gr Partition leaving the barrel at 3000fps (if you can get that velocity) will have 1000lbs of energy out past 350yds, so it should theoretically have enough energy. I would not take anything but a chip shot on a white-tail at that distance with the .243, but that's just me. I'm careful. Now, anything inside 200yds, it should do fine, as long as you don't try to shoot through three pine trees, a sweetgum, two river birch, a water oak, and then the shoulder blade of the deer! I think you get the idea, but I couldn't resist the sarcasm. Choose your shots, and the 100gr Partition will do it's job.

 

[chucksniper]

Where I hunt you have shooting lanes through the trees, clear shots.

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

Dubyam. That Browning of yours sounds like a real classic. I can understand why you would want your son to shoot whitetails with it.

 

[Guest]

I seen first hand what a 100 grain Partition will do to mule deer, elk, and moose and it kills them just as dead as any other caliber as long as you place your shot well. the critters in our freezers can't tell what caliber they were hit by. Just don't get wild with shots and limit your self.

 

[ElkHunter]

Picking what bullets to go with in 6mm was the hardest decision of all my guns I load for.

This is a very true statement. I have more trouble finding a bullet and bullet weight that will do what I want it to do. The 30-06 and STW are fairly simple. My 6mm has a Mauser action, and a 26inch barrel with a 1:10 twist. It generates a little more velocity. Currently I'm shooting 95gr SST's on top of 49gr RL22 in the 6mm. Screaming fast (flat and happy) and although I've had no close (less than 75yd) shots, I wonder how they will hold up at 50yds. The BT's shoot very accurately but don't hold up well.

I am shooting some 100gr partitions this weekend, we'll see how they do. I sure would like to see some 100gr Accubonds for the 6mm. They'd be real nice.