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243/6mm rifle build...thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Post" data-source="post: 2843940" data-attributes="member: 8907"><p>For the OP, and what he is doing and what I think he wants, a more 'standard' 6mm/243 is probably the best fit since he is 'married' to his <strong>"pet Remington 700 in 243 Winchester".</strong></p><p></p><p>Sticking with the same action and similar cartridges to me suggests things like the 243AI, 6GT, 6XC, etc. are more appropriate.</p><p></p><p>No offense intended but,<strong> my 358 Norma Mag replacement wouldn't be a 338 Lapua or modern Norma.</strong> They are just too different in use to be comparable to me. If I rebarrel my 338 Lapua, I'll do the new 338 Norma. If I rebarrel my 358 Norma Mag it will be with another 358 Norma Mag barrel!</p><p></p><p>All this being said, most of what is being discussed beyond the obvious, is not a big factor for most of us in practical uses of our rifles/cartridges. I may prefer a 6XC but, if I was given a 6GT I doubt there would be enough difference to me to cause me any heartburn or regret. Same with a 338 Lapua and 338 Norma. At some point were are splitting hairs with no practical difference to 99% of the people building rifles and even less to those actually running them hard!</p><p></p><p>I shot good generic AR-15's for ~20 years until I realized I would benefit from a better rifle. <strong>That KAC SR-15 LPR has been a real eye-opener for me in skill development! </strong>That being said, any good AR-15 inside 200~400 yards will serve me well. The OP is essentially there so, an appropriate cut 243Win barrel will likely exceed his expectations by a big margin but, personally, I think one of the PRS targeted 6mm cartridges is where he would see the best "<strong>value</strong>". In my case, I am thinking about a 6ARC for my AR-15 needs when my 5.56 isn't enough because I need more payload for feral hogs and less drop helps when shooting running feral hogs and wanting less recoil recovery time than my other rifles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Post, post: 2843940, member: 8907"] For the OP, and what he is doing and what I think he wants, a more 'standard' 6mm/243 is probably the best fit since he is 'married' to his [B]"pet Remington 700 in 243 Winchester".[/B] Sticking with the same action and similar cartridges to me suggests things like the 243AI, 6GT, 6XC, etc. are more appropriate. No offense intended but,[B] my 358 Norma Mag replacement wouldn't be a 338 Lapua or modern Norma.[/B] They are just too different in use to be comparable to me. If I rebarrel my 338 Lapua, I'll do the new 338 Norma. If I rebarrel my 358 Norma Mag it will be with another 358 Norma Mag barrel! All this being said, most of what is being discussed beyond the obvious, is not a big factor for most of us in practical uses of our rifles/cartridges. I may prefer a 6XC but, if I was given a 6GT I doubt there would be enough difference to me to cause me any heartburn or regret. Same with a 338 Lapua and 338 Norma. At some point were are splitting hairs with no practical difference to 99% of the people building rifles and even less to those actually running them hard! I shot good generic AR-15's for ~20 years until I realized I would benefit from a better rifle. [B]That KAC SR-15 LPR has been a real eye-opener for me in skill development! [/B]That being said, any good AR-15 inside 200~400 yards will serve me well. The OP is essentially there so, an appropriate cut 243Win barrel will likely exceed his expectations by a big margin but, personally, I think one of the PRS targeted 6mm cartridges is where he would see the best "[B]value[/B]". In my case, I am thinking about a 6ARC for my AR-15 needs when my 5.56 isn't enough because I need more payload for feral hogs and less drop helps when shooting running feral hogs and wanting less recoil recovery time than my other rifles. [/QUOTE]
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