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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
243 or 6mm rem
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<blockquote data-quote="Trickymissfit" data-source="post: 1362043" data-attributes="member: 25383"><p>anything a .243 will do, the 6mm will do better. In a hunting rifle, barrel life is not a real concern (unless your hunting varmints), but the 6mm will have almost twice the life due to case design alone. The 6mm handles long heavy bullets far better than the .243 due too it's .35" neck length alone. Long bullets in a .243 usually end up being seated well into the shoulder area.</p><p></p><p>I've owned two Ruger 77's in 6mm, and this can be good and also not so good. I found the two chambers to be cut nearly identical, but throats were a little deep on both rifles. Not a big thing unless your wanting to use an 80 grain bullet for coyotes. I had a heavy 77V and a standard barrel rifles. The 77V shot very low fours and high threes all the time. The other was a mid sixes rifle. </p><p></p><p>Cases are harder to come by with the 6mm, but how many do you really need for a hunting rifle? I've been around quite a few .243's, and always found throat and case life to be better with the big six. It's a very easy case to reload, but on the down side can be finicky about powder. Seem to like being seated long, if not almost touching the lands. Just get your hands on a can of H414, and start from there.</p><p>gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Trickymissfit, post: 1362043, member: 25383"] anything a .243 will do, the 6mm will do better. In a hunting rifle, barrel life is not a real concern (unless your hunting varmints), but the 6mm will have almost twice the life due to case design alone. The 6mm handles long heavy bullets far better than the .243 due too it's .35" neck length alone. Long bullets in a .243 usually end up being seated well into the shoulder area. I've owned two Ruger 77's in 6mm, and this can be good and also not so good. I found the two chambers to be cut nearly identical, but throats were a little deep on both rifles. Not a big thing unless your wanting to use an 80 grain bullet for coyotes. I had a heavy 77V and a standard barrel rifles. The 77V shot very low fours and high threes all the time. The other was a mid sixes rifle. Cases are harder to come by with the 6mm, but how many do you really need for a hunting rifle? I've been around quite a few .243's, and always found throat and case life to be better with the big six. It's a very easy case to reload, but on the down side can be finicky about powder. Seem to like being seated long, if not almost touching the lands. Just get your hands on a can of H414, and start from there. gary [/QUOTE]
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