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I bought a M600 new in 1965 in 6mm Rem for $75. We didn't have a lot of choice in bullets back then, but we never had a problem taking deer with a 100 gr Rem Core Lokt. Even though there was only 18 1/2" of barrel to work with, it would get the job done. When the gun was newer and I was much younger, you could cover a group with a dime at 100 yards
It didn't take long for the speed bug to bite and I switched to an 85 gr Nosler Zipedo with 50.0+ gr of H4831. Then I discovered N205 and used 52.0 gr with the same Zipedo.
Alas, the Zipedo and N205 are history now, but the 95 gr solid base Nosler is similar and is designed for hunting, not varmints, plus it won't break the bank to buy some and it has a ballistic tip.
There still isn't anything wrong with the Rem 100 gr. My granddaughter is using the 600 this year for hunting with the Rem 100 gr bullet.
While I was poking around in some old 1960s brass, I found some of that cheap foreign brass I bought when I couldn't find R-P brass. It was called Norma. A 17.2 gr load of Blue Dot with the Rem 100 in Norma brass will shoot <3/4" at 100 yards out of a 40 year old gun.
A lot of folks just have to fix something (bullets) that isn't broke!
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