Tiny 10 Specific Calibers

[wildwilderness]

I would like to add some secondary considerations that I have not seen mentioned, the 6mm ARC and 6.5 grendel may fit perfectly into a crossover rifle. The 6mm ARC in my opinion is a phenomenal little cartridge. Box velocity on factory ammo comes off a bit anemic, not necessarily a bad thing for those tiny antelope, because they are loaded for AR pressure standards. With hand loading it can be pushed to nip at the heals of 243, a renowned whitetail cartridge for new hunters. It is also very affordable to shoot, somewhere between 223 and 6.5cm, pick up some 90gn hornady cx loads and I don't believe you will see excessive damage to the cape but it will handily take whitetail! I have personally taken a fair number of whitetail and mule deer with an 80gn gmx, cx predecessor, in a 243 and decided to put a 6arc bolt gun together to hunt deer and pronghorn with in 2026

I did mention 6 arc in post #76 above- seems like a good option especially if you re- load

I’ve been wanting an AR in 6 arc but pretty sure it would not be easy to take a semi auto rifle to Africa…

 

[Wyit76]

I did mention 6 arc in post #76 above- seems like a good option especially if you re- load

I’ve been wanting an AR in 6 arc but pretty sure it would not be easy to take a semi auto rifle to Africa…

I must-have missed your post! I have been more than impressed with the little cartridge. I ended up with an AR in trade for my first experience with it. It made a wicked predator hunting set up but lacked the velocity I was after for a deer and antelope rifle. In a bolt action at higher pressure is where it really shines! An 80gn TTSX at 3000fps is big trouble for deer size critters! If I wasn't such a nostalgic fellow for hunting Africa it would definitely be in my consideration for a smaller game set up, especially with a mono metal bullet!

 

[dlmac]

250-300,.257 Roberts, 7mm-08, this is from the low end to high. all easy to shoot and all capable with good shot placement. No need to reinvent the wheel or enable the needy.