The 6mm Remington rifle cartridge, originally introduced in 1955 by Remington Arms Company as the .244 Remington, is based on a necked down .257 Roberts cartridge (itself a necked-down 7×57mm Mauser) using a .24/6mm bullet. Known for a combination of high
Caliber Statistics
Standard / Datasheet
Primer Size
Large Rifle (LR)
Max. Case Length
55 Grains of Water
Bullet / Barrel Diameter
0.243'' | 6.17 mm
Max. Case Length
2.225'' | 56.52 mm
Max. Cartridge Length / OAL
2.825'' | 71.76 mm
Max. Standardized Pressure:
62366 psi | 4300 bar
XXL ID
CID_188
- Bullet Weight (gr) ->0-5050-7575-100100-150150-200200-300>300
The following table indicates for this caliber and various bullet weight ranges (in grains) which powders are suitable (👍) and popular among our reloading community (👍👍). This might evolve over time as more community members share their loads and as we accumulate more calculations and tests with our balistics calculator.
Weight vs. Velocity - Suitable Bullets for this Caliber
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Barrel Length Variation vs. Velocity - by Bullet Weight
.244 Rem. load data available is with the following bullets:
(most popular first)
