The saga for the 6mm Rem, which is a born-again .244 Rem, reminds me of Remington's near fatal name-change fiasco for the .280 Rem during which it was marketed under three different names. We are all familiar with the usual explaination for the .244's demise: being that it was marketed as a varmint caliber for lightweight bullets whereas the .243 Win. had greater appeal as an all-purpose varmint/big game caliber. But what we never hear, and gun writers seem to have overlooked or ignored, is that in 1955, when the .244 was introduced, it was only available in Remington's plain and simple and hard to love M-722, whereas the .243 was offered in Winchester's highly regarded and much loved M-70. Which I'm sure steered many buyers toward the .243. Which is why I had artist Gary Goudy craft this 6mm Rem on a Pre-64 M-70 action. It makes a big difference.
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