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taylorce1 · September 11, 2009, 07:05 AM

I own two of the three rifles mentioned and a 6.5X55, I don't think with a .243 you would be handicapped at all with the wind. Sure the slight edge in BC goes to the 6.5 bullets however there are several very high BC bullets out there for the 6mm as well. You will need to however build a custom .243 to handle the high BC bullets like the Berger 115 grain VLD with a BC of .545 since the recomended twist rate is 1:7.

I wouldn't worry too much about velocity either because if you spend the time knowing how your cartridge shoots it is pretty much a non issue. Just learn the ranges, wind doping and scope adjustments and you will be able to reach out there and touch things without the need of a hyper velocity round. Velocity can be compensated for however good shooting cannot.

September 11, 2009, 07:05 AM	#60
taylorce1 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2005 Location: On the Santa Fe Trail Posts: 8,239	I own two of the three rifles mentioned and a 6.5X55, I don't think with a .243 you would be handicapped at all with the wind. Sure the slight edge in BC goes to the 6.5 bullets however there are several very high BC bullets out there for the 6mm as well. You will need to however build a custom .243 to handle the high BC bullets like the Berger 115 grain VLD with a BC of .545 since the recomended twist rate is 1:7. I wouldn't worry too much about velocity either because if you spend the time knowing how your cartridge shoots it is pretty much a non issue. Just learn the ranges, wind doping and scope adjustments and you will be able to reach out there and touch things without the need of a hyper velocity round. Velocity can be compensated for however good shooting cannot.