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flashhole · January 3, 2008, 05:38 PM

If you are only going to have only one rifle and those are your only two choices, it's a no-brainer, go with the 6.5. The 243 bore can't come close to a 160 grain bullet and that is a heck of a lot more capability than a 100 grain bullet will ever muster. I own a 243 and like it a lot but I also own a bunch of other guns too. Just make sure the gun you are looking at has a sufficiently fast barrel twist to handle (stabilize) the long bearing surface of a heavy weight bullet.

January 3, 2008, 05:38 PM	#4
flashhole Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2005 Location: Owego, NY Posts: 2,000	If you are only going to have only one rifle and those are your only two choices, it's a no-brainer, go with the 6.5. The 243 bore can't come close to a 160 grain bullet and that is a heck of a lot more capability than a 100 grain bullet will ever muster. I own a 243 and like it a lot but I also own a bunch of other guns too. Just make sure the gun you are looking at has a sufficiently fast barrel twist to handle (stabilize) the long bearing surface of a heavy weight bullet. __________________ ,,, stupidity comes to some people very easily. 8/22/2017 my wife in a discussion about Liberals. Are you ready for civil war?