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I never had a 6-06 or the AI version. I opted for the 257 Weatherby with zero freebore instead and the 6.5 Rem mag AI.

I hunted coyotes, chucks, crows, jack rabbits, never had to shoot more than 450 yards...I just liked to blow the hell out of them, then hang them up in a tree and do some bullet testing on them...if there was anything left.

I thought the 257Wby was overbore?.................

Ya'll are hair splitting and the 6mm/244 AI will beat the 243 AI in case capacity every time...plus I've never had ANY problems getting x57 brass...OR 234/308. It's nothing but a matter of choice...be a man...make your own and screw the rest...(evil smile and LOL)

LUCK

Lovely theorum.

What COAL are you gunning 105's at in your 6AI?

Thanks!..............

I have tried many of the AI cartridges the 243AI is great and works in a short action if you want a magazine. also you can use Lapua brass, the 6AI is also great and works in a short action if you go single shot but need's a long if you want a mag.
Mine were both 1-8" twist's and you could get 100- 150fps more with the 6AI using 105-107gr bullet's.
The interesting thing to me is that both of these rounds gave much better barrel life than my 6-284's

Prezactly.

243AI over 6mmAI all day long. I don't like the 7x57 or the 6.5 Swede, and like the 257 Boberts even less

neither I'd go 6-284, Short and fat is where it's at

Correct and this has been my experience as well, my 6 AI is built on a 40x so I don't have to worry about the mag length.

Shorter than a 6AI and a one-pass deal to boot...............

And Lapua brass

Anything that's "times fifty-seven" is a goatphuck by default.............(grin)

Yeah, and we can throw in all of those .473 rimmed cartridges too! Can't We?

I'm a .473" Slut,just cain't times fifty-seven.

Mainly because I have,too many times.

Prolly a pun there too...............

Mauser was both.

Wow................

Lol

I hear the voice of my sainted mother saying, "Son, there is no accounting for taste."

Botched COAL,assuredly don't taste any good at all..................

6 of one kind half a dozen of the other! Brass availabilty would be the only consideration!

COAL,matters far more than brass "availability",as brass is a non issue to score.................