Super light wieght bullets for 6mm

[shawnba67]

I am trying to consolidate rifles, so I'm trying to turn my 243 into a 22-250 so I can sell my Deuce fifty and get a new play toy. Anyway are there any other bullet options besides the 55gr nosler that a standard 243 win can come real close to 4000 fps with?(I'm after extreme flatness to 3-400yds ) I've tried the 62gr varmint grenade and got an honest 3600 out of it but never got the accuracy I wanted that coupled with mixed reviews on terminal performance I have moved on.
Just a side note to try and stay on subject here I fully understand the merits of heavy and high BC's and could not be less interested at the moment. Fast and flat for just a short bit with minimal ricochet possibility are the concerns of today

 

[Broom_jm]

Hornady makes a 58gr V-Max. If you want Fast, Flat and Frangible, you needn't look any further.

What level of accuracy are you hoping to get? Sometimes you have to slow things down just a bit, with light-for-caliber bullets, to get the accuracy you want from a varmint rig.

 

[patience0830]

Higher speed loads can be hard on bbl life too.

 

[throttletony]

2nd on 58 gr V-max.
Hornday does a factory load (Superformance Varmint) that clocks about 4100 out of a 24" barrel.
I used these in a 22" barrel and was getting 3950-4000. I don't have the chrono data laying around, but it's a great load -- partially because of their powder.

I would expect 3800-3900 with any appropriate powder. Their Superformance powder is pretty awesome.

 

[shawnba67]

Hornady makes a 58gr V-Max. If you want Fast, Flat and Frangible, you needn't look any further.

What level of accuracy are you hoping to get? Sometimes you have to slow things down just a bit, with light-for-caliber bullets, to get the accuracy you want from a varmint rig.

1.5 Moa would be acceptable, would like more but that would work. Gonna be my calling rig and after dark I can't imagine ever shooting past 400. Most expected shots would be in the 150yd range but it's really hard to judge distance in a red led beam so I figure flat in my range window will be just fine
My 22-250 did just the opposite it didn't group until I really pushed it hard. Best 40gr group @4230 fps. 1/3 smaller that any other load I tried.

 

[sugarcreekbrass]

I load the 58 gr V-Max with H4895. Extremely accurate. When my buddies were reloading their 250's with 55 gr V-Max, my load was flatter then their loads. From a bench rest I can touch holes at 100 yds and less than a 2" group at 200.

 

[Broom_jm]

To me, a varmint gun/load that won't shoot under 1 MOA isn't much use, but if your main target is yotes, that changes things a bit. Where I grew up shooting, out West, ground squirrels were the main target and if you wanted to have fun in the field, half-inch groups from the bench were the standard. I don't get that kind of accuracy from the 58gr V-Max bullets, but they do hover around 1.5 MOA.

 

[throttletony]

Here's a link to an Idaho yote I got a few years with a 58gr vmax in .243 (factory Superformance)
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/great-outdoors/271571-idaho-coyote-graphic-pic.html
graphic pics including skinning

the bullet floored this coyote