6mm ARC

Overview

The 6mm Advanced Rifle Cartridge (6×38mm), or 6mm ARC for short, is a 6 mm (.243) caliber intermediate rifle cartridge designed as a low-recoil, high-accuracy long-range cartridge, designed for use in the AR-15 platform at request of a special forces unit for its multipurpose combat rifle program.

The 6mm ARC is a great all round cartridge, offering great ballistics and similar (25rnd) magazine capacity to 5.56 but at a slightly increased weight.

Stats

Ammunition Type	Damage	Bullet Velocity (m/s)	Barrier Penetration (AP)
108gr Match	11.5	853.44	1.66
115gr Hunter	13.6	803.99	1.19
85gr Velocitor	8.2	1023.1	2.85
AP	9.7	840.1	9

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.

Range Cards

108gr Match	115gr Hunter	85gr Velocitor	Tungsten Core Armor Piercing