Thread: 6mm Creedmoor vs 243

https://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/6-...oor-vs-7mm-08/

Lol this should stir it up

Imo.
If your not using the long heavy projectiles then 243.
If using long and heavy then go 6CM.
As in a short action the projectile will end up taking case capacity. Hence, why my old tikka 7mm08 was based on a long action bolt stop and magazine with the 162gr pills.

Since rebarreled to 7mm Creed and it spanks the 7mm08, 160tmk doing 2880fps with only 41.3gr 2208.

If you can find a first gen ruger RPR they were a 1in7.5 or 7.75 twist.

Howa do sell 6creed barreled actions, so they are available as a decent price with your stock/ chassis of your choice

Adults can still have fun despite what we’re told. I understand the need to tinker and change up I have my main stays and I have gap fillers the gap fillers for me make load development fun no pressure how good can you get it etc etc all of the gap fillers would do just fine as main stays gap filler=scratching an itch to me and having fun in the mean time . I love loading for a new cartridge I hate loading my usual

Originally Posted by Kelton

Adults can still have fun despite what we’re told. I understand the need to tinker and change up I have my main stays and I have gap fillers the gap fillers for me make load development fun no pressure how good can you get it etc etc all of the gap fillers would do just fine as main stays gap filler=scratching an itch to me and having fun in the mean time . I love loading for a new cartridge I hate loading my usual

I cannot argue with you, im exactly the same!

Originally Posted by GWH

I cannot argue with you, im exactly the same!

I’m just about guaranteed to keep slinking my way threw what I haven’t had if the price is right iv got a 257bob I can’t find brass for so it hasn’t being sold as I haven’t had my fun yet

Originally Posted by Kelton

Adults can still have fun despite what we’re told. I understand the need to tinker and change up I have my main stays and I have gap fillers the gap fillers for me make load development fun no pressure how good can you get it etc etc all of the gap fillers would do just fine as main stays gap filler=scratching an itch to me and having fun in the mean time . I love loading for a new cartridge I hate loading my usual

Exactly, variety is the spice and so on.

I think it’s fun just tinkering about and seeing what different calibres can do it would be a boring old world if we all had T3 7mm08’s we’d have nothing to argue about.
Pretty impressed with the 243 performance have been playing around with mine last few days and pushing a 85gr mono at 3290 from a 18.5” barrel, basically zero recoil with suppresor on it and the numbers look very impressive for a wee bullet out to a very long distance.

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

I think it’s fun just tinkering about and seeing what different calibres can do it would be a boring old world if we all had T3 7mm08’s we’d have nothing to argue about.
Pretty impressed with the 243 performance have been playing around with mine last few days and pushing a 85gr mono at 3290 from a 18.5” barrel, basically zero recoil with suppresor on it and the numbers look very impressive for a wee bullet out to a very long distance.

This is what I enjoy about reloading, big time, tinkering, trying things that people say won't work etc. It's fun, even when they are right ha ha.

https://www.ronspomeroutdoors.com/bl...-6mm-creedmoor

Would you consider 6mm Remington? About 100 - 200 fps faster than 243 and more foot pounds of energy. Then you have two of the American family Remington.

Originally Posted by Hugh Shields

Would you consider 6mm Remington? About 100 - 200 fps faster than 243 and more foot pounds of energy. Then you have two of the American family Remington.

Most factory 6mm Rem where slow twist and didn't like the heavier 6mm pills.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Most factory 6mm Rem where slow twist and didn't like the heavier 6mm pills.

This is not correct, if it is a factory 6mm Remington, its a 1-9 twist or there about, the 6mm Remington was first called a .244 Remington and was 1-12 twist and wont stabilize over about 90gr bullets, after a thrashing in sales, by the winchester.243, the .244 was renamed the 6mm Remington and had a 1-9 twist, by then the .243 win, was firmly entrenched in the 6mm bore as favorite,

I'd prefer 243 due to ready availability of brass.

I pulled the trigger and got a 243 barrel not long after this post in 2022, bit of a thread revival here. Mate of mine shot one deer with it and now looks like it'll be turned into a 6.5x55

Why the change, 6mm 6mm 6mm now jumping up to 6.5??
Just an itch for something differance or a feeling that you want a larger margin of error for novice shooters (while still easy to shoot) and don't want to follow the crowd to 6.5cm?
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