Thread: 6x45 Rem barrel

Well, finally took the plunge for a 6x45 of my own... taken 25 years to do it but I'm there. I first got keen on the cartridge after reading a Rod & Rifle magazine which planted a seed and then Mathias who is a very evil man on this forum had his own 6x45 he raved about where he was so evil he sent me some dummy rounds to try in my L461 vixen action.

The .222 barrel was poked on the rifle so with the kindness of a super duper top bugger here on the forum... wonder who that could be he helped rebarrel the rifle into a 6x45

I managed to get it all back just before lock down and with a few tests of 75 gr Sierras it showed she's a shooter... not sure how better I could get the groupings as the rifle only has a 4x scope but with the vixen action, stock... it's just such a nice gun to shoot.

@Seventenths about bloody time ha ha

Looks really good, you'll wonder why you took so long

@Seventenths nice bit of shooting for a 4 power scope mate.. now go fill the freezer

QUOTE=Tommy;976217]@Wingman what did the 2" do to speeds?[/QUOTE]

2980fps dropped from 3020fps with the 75gr

Originally Posted by Wingman

@Seventenths nice bit of shooting for a 4 power scope mate.. now go fill the freezer

QUOTE=Tommy;976217]@Wingman what did the 2" do to speeds?

2980fps dropped from 3020fps with the 75gr[/QUOTE]

Not bad at all really

some wicked cool 6x45s guys 😎👍😎

Originally Posted by quadhunter260

some wicked cool 6x45s guys ������

Put the plan together Muz, when you can and grace the pages with yours

Came across this article the other day in a 1977 Gun Digest book.

Reading through the article it struck me that not much has changed with what the author found in his 6x45 and I've found in mine although 43 years difference but still based on a lovely Sako L461... stunning stock!

"Looking at the little Russian M34 7.62x39mm the other day, I wondered what it would do necked to 24 or 25" .. Called it 15-20 years ahead of time

Man I want a little grendel now.

Originally Posted by Tommy

"Looking at the little Russian M34 7.62x39mm the other day, I wondered what it would do necked to 24 or 25" .. Called it 15-20 years ahead of time

Man I want a little grendel now.

Funny you mention that... was talking with @Bagheera who has the 6.5 Grendal on a Sako A1... maybe he could post up some pics?

Originally Posted by Seventenths

Funny you mention that... was talking with @Bagheera who has the 6.5 Grendal on a Sako A1... maybe he could post up some pics?

Tricky job to get them to feed from a mag on a vixen action, more success if you have a factory PPC Sako like Bagheera's little G gun.

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Originally Posted by Mathias

Tricky job to get them to feed from a mag on a vixen action, more success if you have a factory PPC Sako like Bagheera's little G gun.

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The MAB barrel was no good, it now wears a Hardy.

Thanks Mathias and Seventenths for good advice today ! Nice to have some spare time to follow things up.

About feeding, I can feed 3 just fine. Always works. The manual says its 5 shots and they do fit in the mag but they often jam for one reason or another. Fiddling with the spring can't fix it. I think it was the same when it was a 6mm PPC. Possibly a new mag spring would be in order if I can find one. You do have to be careful when reassembling it as the mag box can easily be out of whack.

I haven't got a good pic just on hand but I can tell you its very nice to carry.

Do these offer any real world advantage over a 223 running heavies? I have mountains of 223 brass and am considering buying some more guns to make use of it and my 223 loading gear again.

Originally Posted by Beavis

Do these offer any real world advantage over a 223 running heavies? I have mountains of 223 brass and am considering buying some more guns to make use of it and my 223 loading gear again.

The main advantage the 6x45 offers over .223 is the availability of heavier and more suitable deer bullets. The .223 is still a great multi purpose cheap caetridge but the bullets on offer without going to the pricey mono's are generally very light jacketed varmint suited bullets.

6x45 broadens the usefulness of the rifle making it a great allrounder as you can still load 55gr-70gr bullets for the varmints but you can alternatively load a wide range of .243 75-100gr bullets for bigger animals.
It a great little cartridge that almost matches the humble .308 win for variation of bullets available and very suited to woman and kids alike with its lack of recoil, although still carries enough energy to drop a decent red with a shoulder shot out to about 300m.

I have not shot my .223 rem in a long time, since I built the .22 TCM in fact. For me personally I just feel the .223 is a little too much for the varminting I do which is generally inside 300m and have been using the .22TCM and .17 Mach IV for that now.
In my eyes the .223 is more suited to the open country varminting of wallabies, hares and rabbits to 500-600m goats to about 300m and the occasional closer range head or neck shot on bigger deer.
.223 is also a great range cartridge with its cheap bulk ammo availability you can plink away all day with it without breaking the bank.
So in summery the 6x45 will do all of the above but arguably adds a bit more confidence of smack down and range on deer.

Originally Posted by Beavis

Do these offer any real world advantage over a 223 running heavies? I have mountains of 223 brass and am considering buying some more guns to make use of it and my 223 loading gear again.

You definitely should build one! There's quite a few of us who really want to have a 6*45 but can't afford to just yet. Give it a go so we can live vicariously through your experiences. Cheers

PS Once the 223 version of the flush floorplate magazines for the Howa Mini make their way down here to NZ we'll have a brilliant action to build these on - happy days!