That's the ideal coyote rig imo and so many bullet options. With the 25s you are limited with 70s and up but the bigger bore might run harder with a shorter barrel.
Sounds like you're trying to convince yourself the short-barreled gun is the one for you, but don't worry if you sell the wrong one Mike would probably sell you another one lol.
I would say if you stay away from h322 and h335 and stick with something like 8208 for light bullets and ar comp for a bit heavier bullets you would be okay as far as weather differences. I don't know why it would be any different than any other cartridges as far as temperature sensitivity.
I'm sure there are other powders that will shoot but it seems like h322, h335 and 8208 are the go to powders on this forum.
If the 6 is a 12 twist it probably wouldn't double for a deer gun as well as the 25 though. I'm guessing it's a 10 since you sold your 12.
The 6mms were made for killing coyotes imo. Big enough to be big and fast enough to be fast.
I'd keep the 6. Like was said, a lot more options on bullets and if you decide to start deer hunting again, the 6 will work fine for that to. If it will kill a coyote, in Oklahoma, it will probably kill deer also.
Before you decide for sure, I'd test some heavier bullets in that 12 twist to make sure you have deer covered for the future. There should be good deer bullets it will shoot fine like 85 grain Sierra hpbt.
Originally Posted By: seasleyI’ve been told by several members the 6DTI is not hot weather friendly
But the 6DTI has a whole lot more selection in bullets, and that us a huge plus for me
Only if you chose to use a dumb powder. It boggles the mind why you'd want to do that. These days there's no excuse to not use a modern temp insensative powder like 8208xbr etc. That's what I use is most of my guns from 17Rem to 7.62x54r it works great in pretty much everything.
The 6 will be a better coyote gun. That's what you hunt so keep that. You can figure out deer later IF you ever actually do start deer hunting.
If you keep the 25 it will be a compromise for your favorite and primary hunting (coyotes).