Would need a new barrel. I doubt you could set it back far enough to recut 243W.can those old rifles be changed to 243 easily?
can those old rifles be changed to 243 easily?
It might fire 243s the way it is, but the brass will look kinda funny when it comes out. Lol
Well, that kinda depends. If you had a hankering to make a custom off a Remington action and could get it cheap enough it might be viable.sounds like a bad investment all around. thanks y'all
Push a 7x57 up your 257 sizer. Not sure if you need to even trim.It may look more than funny. It would likely separate if it did happen to light off. Saw the results of a case head separation once. Nothing a new stock, magazine cover , follower , etc, some stitches and a lot of gauze and tape couldn’t fix. I believe that was a 308 touched off in a 30/06. It was a long time ago.
Quick search of a few vendors shows that neither ammo, or, brass are , readily available. Everything shows back order, out of stock, or something similar. If you handload , and it comes with a pile of brass, it may be a good deal if cheap enough.
However , now is not a good time to get into unusual calibers. I have a 250 Savage and 257 Roberts and brass is a real issue.
It depends on the make and model of rifle, which you don't even know yet, so there is no point in offering suggestions until we have better information. Basically, the 6mm Rem is superb caliber and has been offered in some outstanding rifles. a sample being this Ruger N0.1 which was beautifly restocked by Clayton Nelson.can those old rifles be changed to 243 easily?
The 6mm has a decent amount more velocity than 243. It's a hand loaders cartridge though.had an ole boy try to sell me one of these. not sure the make and model.
is the 6mm remington cartridge still in production? or is the gun a wall hanger?
A .243 case will not fully chamber in my 6mm Remington, the case shoulder is too large in diameter for the chamber.It might fire 243s the way it is, but the brass will look kinda funny when it comes out. Lol
You nailed it!!If you bought the 6mm Remington why would you change it at all? You can still get ammo for it fairly easily. My local Cabelas had 6mm Remington on the shelf. Buy enough ammo to get 100-200 pieces of brass and start reloading. The 6mm Remington is more cartridge than the 243 Win in raw ballistics. It really is a nice cartridge.
a sample being this Ruger N0.1 which was beautifly restocked by Clayton Nelson.