Building a 6 x 45 bolt action rifle

[gil412]

Wonder if you guys (and gals) might provide some assistance. I would like to get a bolt action rifle chambered in 6x45...it appears the best course might be to have one made. Am I correct that a 223 bolt action would be the starting point and then it would require having a 'smith installing a new barrel? Any gunsmiths you might recommend?

Thanks for the help...

[dwalker]

Yeap, the easiest thing do is to have a .223 rifle rebarreled in 6MMX45. I have a 6X45 AR and its a pretty sweet gun.

[kendog4570]

The original idea behind that round was to get a match AR out to 600 before the 80 grainers and such were available. The bullets of the day just wouldn't cut it. I have that reamer. Built a few, a few years back. One I built for 6mmintl on a 788 Rem is an absolute laser. Very mild shooting round, VERY accurate. I would suggest an 8 twist unless you want to shoot very light bullets only.

[dwalker]

The original idea behind that round was to get a match AR out to 600 before the 80 grainers and such were available. The bullets of the day just wouldn't cut it. I have that reamer. Built a few, a few years back. One I built for 6mmintl on a 788 Rem is an absolute laser. Very mild shooting round, VERY accurate. I would suggest an 8 twist unless you want to shoot very light bullets only.

My gun was built to shoot antelopes in Colorado and doesnt like really heavy (90+gr) bullets but 70-90grainers are lasers and put down deer sized game DRT.

[milotrain]

Why 6x45 over 6BR?

[dwalker]

Because:

It uses .223 brass/mags etc. In an AR all you do is put a barrel on it.
Its very efficient and uses a lot of the same powders .223 does.
It takes advantage of the new cool 6mm bullets

I also like the 6.5 PCC for the same reasons

http://rifleshooter.com/2014/11/6-5-patriot-combat-cartridge-6-5-pcc-6-5mm-wildcat-for-the-ar15m-16/

[gil412]

The original idea behind that round was to get a match AR out to 600 before the 80 grainers and such were available. The bullets of the day just wouldn't cut it. I have that reamer. Built a few, a few years back. One I built for 6mmintl on a 788 Rem is an absolute laser. Very mild shooting round, VERY accurate. I would suggest an 8 twist unless you want to shoot very light bullets only.

Any suggestions on a source for barrels? A gunsmith to do the work?
Appreciate the info from everyone!

[milotrain]

Because:

It uses .223 brass/mags etc. In an AR all you do is put a barrel on it.
Its very efficient and uses a lot of the same powders .223 does.
It takes advantage of the new cool 6mm bullets

I also like the 6.5 PCC for the same reasons

http://rifleshooter.com/2014/11/6-5-...-the-ar15m-16/

Yeah, in an AR it makes total sense. I was wondering why build a bolt gun in 6x45.

Any suggestions on a source for barrels? A gunsmith to do the work?
Appreciate the info from everyone!

Kendog is a gunsmith.

[gil412]

Yeah, in an AR it makes total sense. I was wondering why build a bolt gun in 6x45.



Kendog is a gunsmith.

Heck, who knows why we do the things we do with our gun interests...

[6mmintl]

Kerdog4570 did my 788 rem and it is extremely accurate 3/8" groups all day.

I used a 1x8" twist Kreiger SSTL barrel and can shoot up to 95 grain bullets out to 600 with stability/accuracy.

[liber]

Why 6x45 over 6BR?

I agree, one of the guys in my club shoots a 6BR bolt and it's a great round.

[Switchbarrel]

Light to mid weight 6mm bullets

Why 6x45 over 6BR?

Presuming one doesn't have bucket loads of brass @ home already...

If someone is on a budget, it's pretty easy to find .223
once-fired, fully processed brass pretty cheap. Neck up & load.
There's a guy on AccurateShooter selling 1K pcs. for $110/shipped pretty frequently. Usually LC, the link below is for Federal brass. The level of processing he does, it wouldn't even be worth my time to process my own.

http://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/fs-fc-223-brass.3910003/#post-36837298

A hundred Lapua 6BR cases is about $80 plus shipping. Norma is even more.




Don't get me wrong, make mine a Dasher, but this is the best reason for a 6mmX45 today as far as I can see.


OP- Benchmark, Bartlein, Brux, Krieger, Pac-Nor, Lilja, Rock Creek, Shilen, Hawk Hill, Obermeyer, Lothar-Walther, Criterion, etc., etc. Lots of good barrel makers out there. A few sources, Bruno's, Bullets.com, Bugholes.com all stock a lot of barrels (no waiting).

If Kens reamer has the correct freebore & neck diameter (tight-neck?) for the bullets you want to shoot, gunsmith problem solved.

-Rick

[kendog4570]

...If Kens reamer has the correct freebore & neck diameter (tight-neck?) for the bullets you want to shoot, gunsmith problem solved....

What numbers are you looking for? I assume by tight neck you mean .262 or thereabouts? My reamer (JGS 1048) cuts a .270" neck. .001" under 6BR Norma, and JGS print of 6 Dasher. PTG's Whitely print of 6 Dasher shows .272". Everything I have chambered with it shoots like a house afire. If it ain't broke, I ain't gonna fix it!

[ar15barrels]

Any suggestions on a source for barrels?
A gunsmith to do the work?
Appreciate the info from everyone!

Where are you located?
I am in southern California and I have built a few 6x45's as well.

I have one that that I built that I ended up getting back from a customer because it was bored of it and needed space in his safe.
It's a remington 700 action that I trued and then put a PTG bolt in it and a bartlein barrel on it.
It has ~350 rounds through it so it's barely broken in.
It's bedded into a Manners T2 stock and setup with AICS compatible bottom metal and a timney trigger.
Comes with brass and dies and a magazine and stock pack.
$1700 and it's yours.
Scope base, scope, rings and bipod are not included.

[Sky Soldier]

You will want to talk to Randy @ R & D Precision outstanding person a wealth of knowledge and very fair priced you can got wrong his rifles are lasers.

R & D Precision
942 S. DODSWORTH AVE,
GLENDORA, CA 91740
Phone: (626) 806-4389
Email: rdprecision@verizon.net