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Ep. 360 | The 6mm ARC — Is it Really a Big Game Cartridge?

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Testing complete, Mark Boardman, Ryan Muckenhirn and special guest Reuben Aleckson break down their 6mm ARC terminal test. One factory offering is contrasted with handloads intended to maximize the performance of this petite cartridge in the bolt rifle platform. Listen as they dissect the project, the gel blocks, and Reuben’s field experience shooting deer with it. In certain cases, could a lower impact velocity be advantageous for this cartridge? Tune in to hear it all.

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0:00.0

What the heck's going on, Vortex Nation? You know, one of the hardest things I have to do all week is pick the comet of the week.

0:08.0

I've done it, I'm exhausted, and I think I've earned a break but not until I read today's comment which comes from

0:17.6

at Matt Watson 6359 this is in relation to the podcast we did on the five non-S-H-T-F guns.

0:30.0

It was a group project and a heck of a lot of fun.

0:33.4

You guys have inspired me.

0:35.0

At my personal range, we have 12 by 6 inch targets

0:38.7

for guys to verify Deer Rifles

0:40.7

so they can see their effective range. I will now be fabbing a

0:44.6

chicken target painted with the vortex emblem to place at 500 meters. This will be

0:51.5

the new benchmark stamp of approval.

0:54.0

Thanks for all the great podcasts, some of the greatest stuff I listen to through the week.

0:59.0

Wow, we appreciate the kind words and we are super pumped for you and the folks that you shoot with to be able to chicken proof their rifles as well.

1:08.8

I tell you what, there's not a, like you said, there's not a benchmark for accuracy that I think equals it and

1:15.2

boy you guys are going to reap the rewards and see the results and speaking of

1:21.3

results without further ado let's start the show.

1:24.0

Welcome to the Vortex Nation podcast, brought to you by lovers of hunting shooting public lands the second amendment and good food

1:41.9

What is up everybody and welcome to cartridge talks fully loaded? This is the six

1:47.7

arc terminal test. Ryan you did some reloading we did some shooting at the 100 yard range into gel.

1:55.2

We shot at 700, 700, no we were doing that the other day.

1:58.9

We're shooting this at 300 yards.

2:01.3

And today, special guest, we have Mr. Rubin, Alex and with us, not new to the

2:06.0

podcast but new to this series to provide some anecdotal field reports of using the six arc on big game.

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