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In 1963 Remington reinvented the round, replacing the 90-gr. bullet in .244 ammo with a 100-gr. Core-Lokt. Barrels and case heads came off the line stamped “6mm Remington.” Dimensionally, the cartridge was and is the same as the old .244, but 6mm barrels feature 1-in-9 rifling.

Like the .243, .250 Savage and .257 Roberts, the 6mm Remington shoots flat and has mild recoil. Varmint hunters know it bucks wind better than fast .22s. It shines on deer-size game. I once clobbered a pronghorn buck at just over 400 steps with a 90-gr. Remington softpoint. The 6mm is factory-loaded to an overall length of 2.91 inches. Handloaders find it superior to the .243 (OAL 2.75) in actions like the mid-length Ultra Light, whose magazine swallows 3-inch cartridges.

While you can accelerate 55-gr. bullets to over 4,100 fps in the 6mm case, you’ll deliver more energy at distance with 75- or 80-gr. hollowpoints clocking 3,500. A 100-gr. factory load at 3,100 fps is 140 fps faster than a comparable .243. Hornady’s Light Magnum ammo puts the 6mm close to Weatherby’s .240.