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That is an excellent comparison, thank you!

Take your favorite bolt action rifle out and loosen the action screws. The scope is attached to the receiver so it shouldn't matter?

The second picture, upper right group is a classic example of what loose receivers will do to an otherwise accurate rifle. Alternating rounds in the magazine put pressure on different sides of the upper and when the hammer strikes, it is free to move where it wants. I would be willing to bet the...

For reliability, it is more important to check a go-gauge. As far as safety, an extra .005-.010" of headspace is not going to "blow up" a rifle. There is plenty of factory ammo that comes up that short of a go-gauge. Compare new brass to fired brass sometime, you may be surprised. FWIW, I...

In addition to the items listed above, a loose pivot pin will make a good barrel shoot like crap. A hard hold can minimize this.

I haven't tried H4831 but I am currently using IMR7828 SSC in a 22" Creed getting 3080 fps. Re-23/26 will also get good speed without the pressure of H4350. My 26" 243 was getting just under 3200 fps with 7828.

Going from 27" to 22" in a 6mm Creed changes the 1000 yard drift (10 mph) by 0.3 MOA or less than 0.1 Mils. The 243 is still a great cartridge but the 6mm Creed beats it in one area, off the shelf match ammo. The 243 is neutered by SAAMI.

44gr of H4350 behind any 105+ gr bullet will torch a barrel. I would guess you were =>65,000 PSI. I bet it was fun to shoot though!

18.5" 6mm Creed shooting 70gr BT's at 3350 fps. It makes a handy suppressed coyote rifle.

Thanks, that's what I thought after looking at a used one the other day.

How long is the internal box mag on a Howa 1500 in 223?

I have always been a 243 fan but the 6mm Creed is just too easy, less trimming and they flat out shoot. H4350 is the easy (and popular) option but it is on the fast side for the heavies and has contributed to the short barrel life reputation. IMHO they dicked up the freebore on the SAAMI reamers...

Hornady, Sierra, and Hodgdon have published load data on this cartridge now. For those trying H1000, you either need a drop tube or learn how to settle powder to get the most in the case. There are better choices than H4350 for brass and barrel longevity.

It is a defiance rebel action that was spec'd by Brownells. It's a very nice R700 clone with M16 style extractor and side bolt release.

I experimented with case capacity using 6mm Creed brass necked up and it was only 0.5 gr less water than 7mm-08 WW brass. Edit: I should clarify, I entered the weighed case data into QL and the 0.5gr difference is in useable capacity after seating a 162 Amax to 2.9".

Careful...

If your POI changes based on which side of the mag has a loaded round the problem is the front pivot pin. None of the other issues would provide a consistent POI change. When the hammer strikes the firing pin and ultimately the BCG the upper floats in one direction or the other based on pressure...

I have only tried Reloder 25 as I bought a bunch of it on sale. Out of my 24.5" bbl there should be a large accuracy node around 2870-2900 fps. I haven't shot enough to have a good sample of accuracy and ES but it looks promising for the barrel I currently have (#5 Shilen 1-8). With Norma brass...

My SAAMI reamer puts the 180 ELDs on the lands at 2.95."

The stock reamer puts the 87 Vmax on the lands around 2.37-2.38. The 58-75gr Vmax touch at 2.35." I have never tried a 95.