Heavier 6mm hunting bullet - Nosler listening?
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Aussie Wanderer
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105 AccuBond 
Unless I’m mistaken, they still make a 105gr gr in 6mm. Not a “hunting” bullet but I have used it on antelope and it did the job. They also make 108gr Eld-m as well as 110gr a-tip. You’re more likely to see a 115gr-120gr Eld-m from Hornady than a 105gr from Nosler IMO. Nosler is about 3 steps behind at this point…
RL338
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Berger has an Elite Hunter at 108grs. That is the heaviest hunting bullet for 6mm that I know of.
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I cannot hardly believe they don't have a 105-110 grain hunting bullet myself. Something like a 105-110 ABLR seems like it would be right in line with what is being used. I mean, about every other maker has a bullet between those weights designed for hunting like Berger, Hornady, and even Barnes has a mono 101 LRX, let alone the Hammer offerings. I am forgetting some, but with all of the 7.5 twist factory guns out there, it'd be nice to have a Nosler that is keeping in line with the 6mm's of today.
The Hornady 105 HPBT is a serious good bullet. I almost cannot believe how well it has worked each and every time from a 243 Win, 6 ARC to a 240 Wby. It is a deer bullet, no if, ands or buts about it. In my older stuff, the 95 BT is also really good, but lacks some length, but for the older 1-10 guns, it's dynamite as well.
The Hornady load manual #10 shows the105 gr. A-MAX as discontinued and a 105 gr. match bullet still in production. BTW, the 105 gr. bullet I was thinking of was a round nose bullet that shot very well in a .243 I owned.
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Long ago I used 105 grain Speer bullets from my 6mm Remington. They shot great! Was shaped more like a "semi-spitzer" as I recall. Could be wrong. That was 1970's and 1980's.
Still have quite a few Nosler 95 grain Ballistic Tips for the 6mm Rem, and some 100 gr Partitions as well. They've both been excellent deer bullets. It would be nice to see a newer, longer, high BC Nosler bullet for the fast twist 6's. I'm thinking the AccuBond Long Range at about 110 grains could be just super.
I do have a 6mm Creed - don't shoot it very often though. I think that I'll do some long-range steel plinking with it this winter. The Hornady 103 ELD-X and 108 ELD-M both shoot well from it.
Regards, Guy
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103 eldx is a great bullet. Hornady are making some nice bullets right now. However they are not making bonded bullets and I do think that is a hole in their product line…just like I think Noslers 50bullet packs across its whole product line is annoying. Surely ballistic tips in all weights could be boxes of 100.
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I always liked Nosler 100 gr. pt. and 85 gr. pt. them are killing machines !!!!
wildman
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I'm not 100% sold on the ELD-X bullet the accuracy is there but not sold on the on game performance yet ....
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Yeah it would! Except why mess around….Nosler should just make it 120gr and get ahead of the curve for once. I’m not sure, that may take a faster twist than 1:8?
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badaxeriverman
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Barnes used to make a .243, 110 grain round nose, cup and core, original lead jacketed projectile. Looked just like a round nose Remington core loct. Think that was about the first year or two of production when Barnes bullet company opened their doors. They discontinued it right away. I figured that would’ve been one heckuva of deer or hog bullet for a close range 150 yards and under.
Also Speer can come back with 105 grain round nose. Part # 4085
Imo the issue you’re gonna have is losing everything that makes the .243 calibers shine. You’re going to loose all the hyper velocity, energy dumping, shock value which helps anchor deer and knock them on their butts with a well play shot. It will still work. It’s just not gonna be as impressive of a shock value to not deer on their butts like the lighter faster projectiles do imo. With a smaller marginal caliber do you want that extra speed.
Also Speer can come back with 105 grain round nose. Part # 4085
Imo the issue you’re gonna have is losing everything that makes the .243 calibers shine. You’re going to loose all the hyper velocity, energy dumping, shock value which helps anchor deer and knock them on their butts with a well play shot. It will still work. It’s just not gonna be as impressive of a shock value to not deer on their butts like the lighter faster projectiles do imo. With a smaller marginal caliber do you want that extra speed.
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Ridge_Runner
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buddy of mine has had good results on whitetails using the 115 d-tac
