Scotch_egg Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Seeing as the supply 6mm 105gr Hornady A-max have dried up I need an alternative. Can any one offer experience of the MK's? cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit fingers Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I've never used sierra MK in 6mm, but personally, I've never had great results with the .30 calibre offerings I have tried. Not much good for varmints either they'll not expand anything like an amax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I have a supply of 87gr v-max for the varmints. I need these for a the WMS trip and target shooting. I am planning on trying the 168gr .30 cal in my TRG. I have heard great reports from over the pond with this combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Try Berger 105 VLD's the thin jacket version good BC and expand just fine. The Sierra matchking is a very accurate bullet but does not expand well. Going onto your .308 the 168 bullet is not a great choice for long range. Do a search on 6 BR for details. You are better going either side of it for performance out to 1000 yards. The 155 Palma or 175 SMK being good choices. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I will look into the Bergers Dave. Thanks for the heads up. As for the .308, I was after the new palma 155gr but can't find any in stock. I googled the 168gr and found some good results on snipers hide. Looks like more research required. I am tempted to start my own bullet making company, if only I knew where to start lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash67 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 i use 95g sierra mk..i just bought a thou i think they have more in stock they shoot well for me but they will pass through and not readily expand.i dont use for vermin use vmax for this matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan534 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I use the 107SMKs, surprisingly my 6 br seems to slightly prefer them over the 105 Scenars. I measured the groups I shot today on quick target and there's not much in it, Scenars need tweaking though, even out to 746 meters the SMKs shot well. Good job as I have 500 left. Would like to use the scenars but the rifle seems to prefers the SMKs. Also shoots the 105 Amax well but SMKs are more accurate. Seating 15thou into the lands. Bottom Group 107 SMKs 4 shots, 1 shot oily barrel(didn't patch out, bad drills) Middle group 105 Scenars, pulled one shot. Top group 105 Scenars again, more vertical, my position maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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