I agree! My only thought is the "commonality" of the .243, verses a 6mm. Mom and Pop in Backwoods,USA almost guarenteed
not to have 6mm.
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Rost ain't telling you that the .243 WCF is the 6mm Rem. He's saying that the .243 WCF is a 6mm cartridge, just like the 6mm Rem., 6mm PPC, etc. They're both 6mm (.244") in bore diameter. The 6mm Rem., which is what we're assuming you're speaking of when you say you don't want one, is a different cartridge and also won't fit in an "AR-15" platform. In fact, it's a little longer than the .243 WCF. The AR-10 platform has a longer receiver and will accept such cartridges as the .243 WCF, as was said. The 6.8 SPC is a .277 dia. cartridge, like the .270 Win. I can't think of any cartridge other than the 5.56mm/223 Rem. that would be commonly available and still chamber in the AR-15. The AR-10 will take the .308 WCF, 243, 260 Rem., 7mm-08, etc. It might chamber the 6mm Rem. too. I dunno. At least a couple of those cartridges are real common.