I had a brief flirtation with a .240 Cobra wildcat but thought better of it.

Now I'm thinking that, of all the .243s, the 6mm Creedmoor may be the way to go.

With its long throat and fast 1-7" to 1-8" rate of twist it certainly handles the long, heavy 100+ grain bullets very well.

Plus, it drives them at a 3,000+ fps mv - pretty fast.

I'm not sure, though, how it does with lighter weight varmint bullets.

I guess over-stabilization is better than not enough, but nobody talks about shooting lighter bullets in this caliber and that may tell the story.

I've got a Seekins Havok Hit in 6mm Creedmoor. I bought it primarily to dip my toe in the PRS game, so I've only shot 105 Bergers in it so far. However, I've got quite a few 75 grain v-max that I plan to try sooner or later.

I've not heard anything bad about lighter bullets. How light do you want to go?

I’d like to be able to shoot as light a bullet as I can.

I found this on the Nosler website. 4,000+ fps with 55 grainers, the lightest on offer.

55 Grain Bullets

The 55 gr. BTLF bullet looks like it is long for caliber so might make it possible to seat the bullet relatively close to the lands.

I have a custom McWhorter in 6mm Creedmoor and to say it is accurate is an understatement. Really enjoy taking it out to the deer blind. Haven't killed a whitetail with it yet but it's accounted for more than a few pigs with the 103 grain ELDX bullets and the 90 grain GMX!

Thanks. I do like the GMX bullet. It reminds me of the old Hirtenberger ABC design. That 90 grain .243" GMX bullet looks like it would be just the ticket for hunting with the 6mm Creedmoor.

There are tons of "tactical" rifles out there chambered in 6mm Creedmoor.

People are shooting them, including in competition, at extreme long range, out to and past 1,000 yards. They seem to be doing the job. Competition does prove what works and what doesn't.

Prices for these rifles range from a low of several hundred dollars to a high of several thousand.

For considerably less than a thousand dollars, one can buy a Savage 110 Tactical Desert rifle with a one MOA guarantee using factory ammo. Folks are getting much better than one MOA groups out of these rifles.

I have never owned a Savage bolt action rifle, apart from a .22 I had as a kid. The 110 uses a button-rifled barrel that is held in place by a barrel nut.

By removing and swapping out the barrel (and, if need be, the bolt head) and adjusting head space with the proper gauges, one can have a multi-caliber rifle. One would have to stick with cartridges with proper overall cartridge lengths for the action, of course.

I'm thinking that for very little money, that would be a fun rifle to play around with. No McWhorter, but still very accurate and therefore interesting.

Well, I bought the Savage.

I really like it. I have paid more for dinner with a good wine.

More on this later.

Mike: Following.

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Originally posted by Michael Robinson:
I’d like to be able to shoot as light a bullet as I can.

I found this on the Nosler website. 4,000+ fps with 55 grainers, the lightest on offer.

55 Grain Bullets

The 55 gr. BTLF bullet looks like it is long for caliber so might make it possible to seat the bullet relatively close to the lands.

You may get a bit better, although I’m not familiar with the 6mm Creedmoor. I know my 6mm REM Mauser with a Douglas 26” barrel does a safe 4013 fps with good accuracy (1.75” @200 yds).