stanginthe11s
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I'm old school so I'd say .243 AI or if you're looking for a neat little round then go for 6x45, it's not a screamer but they work well and minimum recoil.
It might make it. It’s a saami cartridge so plenty available to guesstimate. At reasonable pressure I think you might be able to make it. I know the gt was designed to work in aics mags, but I know some have problems, I’d probably call Hawkins and ask if their flush mags worked.2800-2900 seems easily doable out of a 20” barrel, right? I’m seeing plenty of 3000+ reports with longer barrels. 28-2900 is enough for my needs. I wouldn’t be shooting critters much past 500 ish with this gun, I have others for that.
Yeah, I like oddballs too. The 6x47 could be a contender, though not sure if offers much barrel life over the Creed. They are awful similar ballistically.I like a good 'ol 243
6x47 always interested me though..
Is tikka actually doing 8” twists now?Have you considered a tikka .243 with the 8 twist barrel?
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Is tikka actually doing 8” twists now?
Is this legit? I thought all the 8 twists were fake.
Seems to be some truth to this. The last .243 I had I rebarelled to a second .308. For whatever reason, the .243 has just never fascinated me much.I don’t think there’s a single great 6mm option for a high-volume trainer rifle. They all suffer somewhere — barrel life, magazine options, components, factory ammo, etc. A fast twist 243 might be my only exception.
I chose a 6creed myself for your reasoning here (i.e., similar barrel life). But ammo is generally more available and cheaper on a 243, so for a trainer I’d give it the nod over 6creed. That said, I wouldn’t (and didn’t) choose either for a trainer rifle.What does a 243 do better than a 6 creed? If a 6 creed is a barrel burner, 243 is same or worse.