Thread: Sako vixen options

6x45 is your best bet. However with the shortish mag box, I suggest you’ll be using @Wingman zero freebore reamer. This will then have you effectively only using 70-75gr bullets (which isn’t a bad thing). With that setup I’d be going to a 1-14” twist barrel and running it hot. You’ll get a pretty easy 3000fps with those bullet weights, and it’ll shoot tight groups.

I’ve had a number of 6x45s, and still have one. Currently shoot 70gr ballistic tips in it, have no problems shooting any deer within sensible ranges. Another mate of mine has shot animals tallying close to hundreds with this projectile.