rickt300, it's good you know your limitations. Rio7
And the limitations of the 243. I don't need a 6.5 Creed but am grateful it has been introduced, as it is a much less limited round than the 243 and will eat up shelf space the 243 once dominated. That said the niche for the 243 is as a coyote round. I prefer the 22-250 but would hapily use the 243 for any of my coyote hunting. Even then a 6MM that has less of a tendency to eat barrels would be better.