Federal Starts Shipping 6mm ARC Ammo
Federal is now shipping its first 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge load. This 6mm ARC load is part of the Gold Medal line of target ammo. Keep reading for all the details.
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Federal’s Gold Medal line is renowned as a match-grade factory ammunition option. The series already includes many loadings in popular target cartridges like 6.5 Creedmoor, .308 Winchester, and .223 Remington. 6mm ARC has been gaining traction as a precision AR cartridge, and it is a logical addition to this product line. It couples high ballistic coefficient 6mm bullets with an overall length short enough to fit in the confines of an AR-15.
Federal uses a Gold Medal Match primer and loads the Berger 108-grain BT Target bullet. Berger lists a 0.522 G1 BC and a 0.268 G7 BC for this projectile. It has a minimum twist rate of 1:8. Federal’s loading has a published velocity of 2,650 FPS, but no barrel length is listed in connection with that figure.
20-round boxes of Gold Medal 6mm ARC have an MSRP of $57.99. It is shipping now and is available at retailers.
From the manufacturer:
“The most sought-after bullets among competitors on the Precision Rifle Series are now loaded into the industry's most trusted factory rifle ammunition. Gold Medal® Berger® loads feature an advanced boat-tail bullet with a high ballistic coefficient to provide the flattest trajectories, less wind drift and surgical long-range accuracy. The loads use Gold Medal match primers, Federal® brass and specially formulated propellant, and they adhere to Federal Premium's strictest specifications for accuracy, pressure and velocity.”
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I'm going back to .300 Savage.
Sweet! good to see another (major) manufacturer picking up 6mm ARC. It really concretes the cartridge as something that is worth platforming as a consumer. Whether Federal is making thier own brass would be the real indication as to whether or not 6mm arc has staying power.