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6mm creedmoor or .243 win?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tex_Hunter" data-source="post: 1599884" data-attributes="member: 31749"><p>A lot to consider here, if you are buying a factory rifle I'd say go with the Creedmoor. It will more likely have an optimum twist rate for heavy bullets, heavier barrel and will more likely be set up to do the type of shooting you want to do with a hotrod 6mm. It was designed as an out of the box match cartridge and so the factory options reflect that. Heavy barrel 243s often have slower twist rates for running light varmint bullets or shorter flat based soft points. Lots of factory rifle makers havent caught up to the twist rates and features people want for running heavy/long for caliber VLDs in the 105gr+ range for the 243.</p><p></p><p>If you are having a gun built, the Creedmoor may still be a better option just because its a shorter case so you can run longer bullets at a SAAMI magazine length without running into feeding issues or reducing case capacity... this isnt as big of an issue with the 243 as it is with the 260Rem vs 6.5Creedmoor though, and if you are building you can have the smith add an AICS (2.9") or Wyatt's (2.99") and this is no longer an issue regardless.</p><p></p><p>Creedmoor will probably have better factory loaded match ammo, again, because thats what it was built for. Im a bit of a supporter though, I'd probably only base something off the 243 if I either already had a bunch of components lying around or if I was going to do an AI chambering.</p><p></p><p>Its sort of the issue of selling an old car and buying a newer one just to get better gas mileage. I used to drive a 2002 GMC 2500HD that got 8MPG, the thing was a pig but got my too and from work and pulled the trailers I need at the ranch on weekends. It was paid off so I didnt really care that I was paying $250/month in gas to feed it... a new truck would have probably cut that to $175 but I would have had to take on a $400 payment. I see older cartridges the same way, not from a cost standpoint but from a "are the better features worth it?" standpoint. The 6.5CM is marginally better than the 260Rem just like the 6CM is probably marginally better than the 243win (for all the reasons I mentioned above). But much like an old truck, youd be foolish to go through the cost/hassle of changing it our just to get something newer and only marginally better, but if you are buying new? You'd be stupid to not invest in what the current "best" is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tex_Hunter, post: 1599884, member: 31749"] A lot to consider here, if you are buying a factory rifle I'd say go with the Creedmoor. It will more likely have an optimum twist rate for heavy bullets, heavier barrel and will more likely be set up to do the type of shooting you want to do with a hotrod 6mm. It was designed as an out of the box match cartridge and so the factory options reflect that. Heavy barrel 243s often have slower twist rates for running light varmint bullets or shorter flat based soft points. Lots of factory rifle makers havent caught up to the twist rates and features people want for running heavy/long for caliber VLDs in the 105gr+ range for the 243. If you are having a gun built, the Creedmoor may still be a better option just because its a shorter case so you can run longer bullets at a SAAMI magazine length without running into feeding issues or reducing case capacity... this isnt as big of an issue with the 243 as it is with the 260Rem vs 6.5Creedmoor though, and if you are building you can have the smith add an AICS (2.9") or Wyatt's (2.99") and this is no longer an issue regardless. Creedmoor will probably have better factory loaded match ammo, again, because thats what it was built for. Im a bit of a supporter though, I'd probably only base something off the 243 if I either already had a bunch of components lying around or if I was going to do an AI chambering. Its sort of the issue of selling an old car and buying a newer one just to get better gas mileage. I used to drive a 2002 GMC 2500HD that got 8MPG, the thing was a pig but got my too and from work and pulled the trailers I need at the ranch on weekends. It was paid off so I didnt really care that I was paying $250/month in gas to feed it... a new truck would have probably cut that to $175 but I would have had to take on a $400 payment. I see older cartridges the same way, not from a cost standpoint but from a "are the better features worth it?" standpoint. The 6.5CM is marginally better than the 260Rem just like the 6CM is probably marginally better than the 243win (for all the reasons I mentioned above). But much like an old truck, youd be foolish to go through the cost/hassle of changing it our just to get something newer and only marginally better, but if you are buying new? You'd be stupid to not invest in what the current "best" is. [/QUOTE]
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