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.243 Win. vs 6mm Creed.
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<blockquote data-quote="Tex_Hunter" data-source="post: 1656173" data-attributes="member: 31749"><p>Depends on what the end user wants to do with it:</p><p></p><p>Its really the same argument as 260 vs 6.5 Creed, but for whatever reason people dont get nearly as upset about this one as they do with the 6.5s. Who'd've thought right?</p><p></p><p>Like it's bigger brother, the 6mm Creed was designed from the beginning to optimize use of long, heavy, high BC 6mm projectiles. The 243 was a necked down 308 designed around the state of the art (at the time) 100gr flat base soft point /sarc. The rifles commonly available off the shelf for both reflect this key difference.</p><p></p><p>If you are building a custom rifle it doesn't really matter, and both will shoot near as makes no difference the same as the other (provided twist rate on the 243 is correct for the bullet weights being run). If you are buying off the shelf you are probably going to have an easier time finding a rifle set up for long range shooting with the correct twist rate etc in the 6mm Creed.</p><p></p><p>However, if you are buying or building a brand new rifle and you have no prior investment in either cartridge, go 6mm Creed, its the new hotness which means more manufacturers are going to be spending time and $$ developing around it and the consumer directly reaps those rewards.</p><p></p><p>IDK... flip a coin?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tex_Hunter, post: 1656173, member: 31749"] Depends on what the end user wants to do with it: Its really the same argument as 260 vs 6.5 Creed, but for whatever reason people dont get nearly as upset about this one as they do with the 6.5s. Who'd've thought right? Like it's bigger brother, the 6mm Creed was designed from the beginning to optimize use of long, heavy, high BC 6mm projectiles. The 243 was a necked down 308 designed around the state of the art (at the time) 100gr flat base soft point /sarc. The rifles commonly available off the shelf for both reflect this key difference. If you are building a custom rifle it doesn't really matter, and both will shoot near as makes no difference the same as the other (provided twist rate on the 243 is correct for the bullet weights being run). If you are buying off the shelf you are probably going to have an easier time finding a rifle set up for long range shooting with the correct twist rate etc in the 6mm Creed. However, if you are buying or building a brand new rifle and you have no prior investment in either cartridge, go 6mm Creed, its the new hotness which means more manufacturers are going to be spending time and $$ developing around it and the consumer directly reaps those rewards. IDK... flip a coin? [/QUOTE]
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