New coyote round?

[Rookie]

Hornady's Hot New Cartridge: The 22 ARC - Petersen's Hunting

The best new varmint hunting cartridge has arrived.

www.petersenshunting.com

I'm interested...

 

[Michigan Slim]

Cute little bugger.

 

[bwframe]

What cartridge case is this built on?

 

[Rookie]

It's basically a 6mm arc necked down to 223. Parent case is 6.5 grendel (according to Wikipedia)

 

[Creedmoor]

It's basically a 6mm arc necked down to 223. Parent case is 6.5 grendel (according to Wikipedia)

I'm betting the 220 Russian is the parent.

 

[yetti462]

My brother is shooting a 22 dpc. 6arc necked to .22. I'll post a link to his channel.

 

[patience0830]

I like the look. Just don't need another caliber in the stable right now.

 

[yetti462]

 

[BoilerWes]

Interesting. I bit early on the 6mm ARC. It’s a nice round. I was hoping there would be a little bit more variety in regards to ammo off the shelf. Slowly, but surely that may happen. I am not into reloading, which is likely where it could really shine as far as a varmint round goes. Its main intention originally were special operations units, not hunting critters.

 

[jy951]

Seems like very poor timing.

 

[edwea]

These ballistics seem... familiar. So is 224 Valkyrie not a thing any more?

 

[Rookie]

 

[DadSmith]

These ballistics seem... familiar. So is 224 Valkyrie not a thing any more?

Kind of what I was thinking. Are we missing something?

 

[yetti462]

 

[Creedmoor]

Kind of what I was thinking. Are we missing something?

Its filling a void where there is no void.

Its for the latest and greatest crowd.

 

[yetti462]

I guess new things sell, but the ole tried and true have been around forever. They've been around forever because they work.

I have one wildcat 6x45/ 6mm/223 that is a hammer on coyote. I have no desire to get into another round. If I need a lil more punch , I have 243's.

 

[jy951]

Do the Manufacturers make any money on these type of ventures? Seems like they would not.

 

[42769vette]

Do the Manufacturers make any money on these type of ventures? Seems like they would not.

They absolutely do. 6.5 creed is one of the most popular rounds of all time, and it does the same thing as a 260 that's been around forever. It would have been a lot easier to start making 260 ammo, but by making a new caliber they got to re market.

There have been a pile of calibers in the last 20 years that fix a problem that doesn't exist. This will be a great seller.

Personally I've tried 22 cal on yotes, and strongly prefer 24 cal. The notch that the 6 arc did fill was getting into an AR platform over the 6 creed or 243. For me, I see no reason to switch from my current 243 for yotes.

 

[BigMoose]

Another new fangled cartridge we don’t need.

and with that fat bottlenecked cartridge, likely it’s a barrel burner that will burn out the throat of the barrel quick.

 

[bwframe]