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<blockquote data-quote="entoptics" data-source="post: 1765438" data-attributes="member: 104268"><p>As mentioned, the receiver/magazine/bolt are cross compatible between 243 and 6.5 Creedmoor.</p><p></p><p>Do you reload? If not, I'd consider the 6.5 the better choice. By most reports, factory ammo is abundant, cheap, and accurate in most 6.5 CM rifles. There's also fewer "long range" offerings with high B.C. bullets in 243.</p><p></p><p>243 is a great little round, but if there's hunting of anything bigger than a coyote planned, I'd also favor the 6.5 CM. 243 will obviously kill deer, but the 6.5 will do it better and further most likely.</p><p></p><p>If you're planning on re-barreling anyway, there's no difference in cost/weight for 243 or 6.5CM. If you're really concerned about recoil with a 6.5, get a threaded barrel and install a decent brake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="entoptics, post: 1765438, member: 104268"] As mentioned, the receiver/magazine/bolt are cross compatible between 243 and 6.5 Creedmoor. Do you reload? If not, I'd consider the 6.5 the better choice. By most reports, factory ammo is abundant, cheap, and accurate in most 6.5 CM rifles. There's also fewer "long range" offerings with high B.C. bullets in 243. 243 is a great little round, but if there's hunting of anything bigger than a coyote planned, I'd also favor the 6.5 CM. 243 will obviously kill deer, but the 6.5 will do it better and further most likely. If you're planning on re-barreling anyway, there's no difference in cost/weight for 243 or 6.5CM. If you're really concerned about recoil with a 6.5, get a threaded barrel and install a decent brake. [/QUOTE]
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