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<blockquote data-quote="65WSM" data-source="post: 3081496" data-attributes="member: 9551"><p>I have loaded for both since the 1970s, I will bet that most shooters won't find any difference between the two cartridges. If you blindfolded them, they couldn't tell you which was which. As with most rifle cartridges, how much barrel are you willing to walk around with in front of you, how many rounds do you expect to get out of a barrel and how much scope are you willing to buy and carry? </p><p></p><p>I recently had to give truth serum to a .243 shooter at my club range with a 22 inch barrel who was shooting factory ammunition. When he shot his ammunition over a chronograph, his velocity was two hundred fps less than what it said on the Federal box. I also had to tone down the 6mm ARC rhetoric from an AR shooter who was sure he was getting 2800fps from his handloads in an 18 inch barrel. He proved to be just over 2300 fps. I will bet his bullets from the 6mm ARC would not open up at 200 yards. </p><p></p><p>My 6mm Remington Browning Model 78 wears a 26 inch barrel and an 8-32X scope. It has the trigger worked on and pull reduced to 24 ounces. It is sighted in at 300 yards for long range coyotes and marmots. It is particularly valuable in the wind. In my neighborhood, these species are heavily shot at with short barreled ARs. They learn to stay over 200 yards away, jump up and down a lot and they are safe from these shooters. </p><p></p><p>My .243 is a 24inch barreled Savage 99 with the internal spool magazine. I purchased it from a Gunsmith who put the Douglas barrel on it and the guy never showed up to claim it or pay the bill. The trigger pull is three pounds. I tried to get the gunsmith to reduce that pull but no improvement. It wears a fixed parallax 2.5 to 10X that weighs 7.5 ounces (older Sightron model). I really notice the parallax (factory set at 100 yeds) at the 300 yard target. This rifle is not for "Long Range Hunting".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="65WSM, post: 3081496, member: 9551"] I have loaded for both since the 1970s, I will bet that most shooters won't find any difference between the two cartridges. If you blindfolded them, they couldn't tell you which was which. As with most rifle cartridges, how much barrel are you willing to walk around with in front of you, how many rounds do you expect to get out of a barrel and how much scope are you willing to buy and carry? I recently had to give truth serum to a .243 shooter at my club range with a 22 inch barrel who was shooting factory ammunition. When he shot his ammunition over a chronograph, his velocity was two hundred fps less than what it said on the Federal box. I also had to tone down the 6mm ARC rhetoric from an AR shooter who was sure he was getting 2800fps from his handloads in an 18 inch barrel. He proved to be just over 2300 fps. I will bet his bullets from the 6mm ARC would not open up at 200 yards. My 6mm Remington Browning Model 78 wears a 26 inch barrel and an 8-32X scope. It has the trigger worked on and pull reduced to 24 ounces. It is sighted in at 300 yards for long range coyotes and marmots. It is particularly valuable in the wind. In my neighborhood, these species are heavily shot at with short barreled ARs. They learn to stay over 200 yards away, jump up and down a lot and they are safe from these shooters. My .243 is a 24inch barreled Savage 99 with the internal spool magazine. I purchased it from a Gunsmith who put the Douglas barrel on it and the guy never showed up to claim it or pay the bill. The trigger pull is three pounds. I tried to get the gunsmith to reduce that pull but no improvement. It wears a fixed parallax 2.5 to 10X that weighs 7.5 ounces (older Sightron model). I really notice the parallax (factory set at 100 yeds) at the 300 yard target. This rifle is not for "Long Range Hunting". [/QUOTE]
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