What caliber would be easiest to convert to

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I have a Herter's J-9 in 6mm Remington, that I bought new when I was 16 ( now 54). It has been so long since I had a place to shoot, that now I do have a place to shoot and from all I can tell the 6mm Remington is considered obsolete. So what caliber(s) can this mauser actioned rifle be easily converted to? Hopefully with just a barrel replacement and a headspace.
 
I'm thinking mainly factory, because if I decide to get into reloading again, then I'll just stay as 6mm. Rifle will mainly be for coyotes.
 
I think 6mm Remington is superior to anything remotely close. Friend of mine has a Long Range target rifle in 6mm R. and it is great.
Load for it and shoot it.
That will be a lot less expensive and more satisfactory than rebarreling.
 
I'm not 100% sure by any means, but I think you could convert to any short action caliber with a bolt face of .483. This list would include the 22-250, .243, .225 Win, 220 swift, 250 savage, 257 roberts, 7mm-08, .284 win., .300 savage, .308 win.
I know all these bolt faces are the same, and I think the lengths are within tolerances, but I'm never sure.
 
nothing obolete about a 6mm

Only thing obsolete about a 6mm Remington is all the other calibers that dont stand up to it. Enjoy the gun!!
 
Save that 6mm Rem.

Reload for that 6mm Rem. You will enjoy that more than you may think, and you will have saved gun of your youth.
 
The 6mm Remington is far from being in the trash bin. It is better than the 243 Winchester. Remington just flubbed the intro with going with the wrong twist in the rifles.
 
I've got a Savage 12 BVSS-S in 260 Remington that is very accurate. Its the best of the 6.5 mm cartridges at short, medium and long ranges. Reload a 142grain Sierra match bullet over 35.0 grains of Varget or IMR 4895 and you're good to go.

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Oops! Reading is fundamental. 6mm is not 6.5mm. Nevermind.
 
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Thanks guys...

You have given me much to mull over. I do like the rifle as is, I just may have reacted too much to comments on other forums that the 6 mm is obsolete. I do have a stash of Norma brass and of course many boxes of commercial picked up at various gun shows. All of it would go to waste if I converted. It is a wicked caliber for my intended purpose (coyotes). I have some thinking to do... Many thanks for your sobering comments and advice.
Terry Bassett
 
I don't think the 6mm Rem is "obsolete" I still see it on dealers shelves. As noted, it is actually somewhat better a round than the 243 Win.
 
6mm Remington is still made by both Remington and Federal, there may be others. It is not as common as the .243, but IMHO it is a lot better cartridge, and there are 6mm bullets up the kazoo.

Jim
 
6mm.

Dear beleagered Sir:
Anyone who thinks the 6mm Rem is obsolete is a blithering idiot!
Remington brought out the 6mm with a 12 twist bbl - SOME say it won't stabilize 100 gr bullets for deer???
Then they changed the twist to 9 1/2 and all was well. An 85 gr. bullet for hogs or deer is GREAT!!!!!. The case is shaped far better ballistically and there are no flies on it! I have one with a Douglass bbl. that at (yes measured) 200 yds. will group on a nickle! Over 3000 fps. AOK!
You will always hear from idiots, the world is full of them! Like people who come in my shop with a model 17 enfield and explain how he kills hogs at 800 yds! No such animal - the real range was probably only 100 yds! They couldn't hit a flock of circuis tents at 300 yds.
The same with deer hunting, " I got him at 750 yards." (Probably less than 100 yds!
Have fun with that 6mm - it's one of the very best!
Harry B.
 
"...blithering idiot..." That's being polite too. I wouldn't worry too much about what you hear on some of the forums. If it shoots well, leave it be.
Except for the .243 Win(snicker), there aren't many cartridges better for coyotes. Commercial FMJ's if you want to keep the hides. There are match grade 6mm bullets now too. Not that you'd want them for hunting.
 
Harry,

Maybe he meant 800 paces; downhill toward the creek, around the big rock, along the creek until he got to the foot bridge, across the bridge, then back along the creek on the other side, and up the bank to the hog. Yup! 800 paces. Must be about 800 yards (just not as the crow or the bullet would fly). ;)

Nick
 
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