Is the 105 grain bullet for the 6mm Remington available only for handloading? I can't find any factory loads over 100 grains.

 

Are you trying to locate 105 grain bullets or are you trying to find factory ammo with bullets over 100 grains?

I don't know about Remington but Hornady and Sierra make bullets heavier than 100 grains.

 

I'm curious as to why you even want to mess with 5gr more weight. The 100 gr do everything I have ever asked of them and do it well.

 

I would also make sure your rifle has enough rifling twist to stabilize those bullets as you're at the extreme long/heavy end for that caliber.

 

Grady, I think you're right, 100-gr is the max, and I think that was by design, for the reason that Pilot Dane already has noted. The standard factory barrel twist for the 6mm Rem is 1:9, which they only ever intended to support bullets of up to 100-gr.

If you do find something heavier than 100-grains, you might check the bullet manufacturer's recommended minimum twist. And if they don't have a recommendation, check JBM's online stability calculator. Note also that Bryan Litz published some test results last spring showing you don't get the full measure of a bullet's ballistic coefficient if your stability factor (SG) is less than 1.5, so if you're thinking of shooting at longer ranges, and especially if you'll be shooting in a colder climate, "merely" stable might not be stable enough.