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<blockquote data-quote="SupressYourself" data-source="post: 198540" data-attributes="member: 340"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">After several thousand rounds, I think my 243 Win barrel on my AR-10 is finally giving up.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I decided to go with a Dracos barrel in 6mm Creedmoor. If you haven’t heard of these, you should check them out: </span></span></span><a href="https://www.dracosbarrels.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0563c1">https://www.dracosbarrels.com/</span></span></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">They have a 243 barrel, but it’s a 20 inch. If it was a 22, this would have been a lot harder decision.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I’m selling some of my 243 stuff. Links to classifieds below.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">However, this post is <strong>not</strong> just a shameless plug to sell my stuff.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Thoughts on 6mm Creedmoor?</strong></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I’m sure SDMF would call it a “fad”.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">To me it’s attractive for all the same reasons that 6.5 Creed is more attractive than 260 Rem.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- longer neck for seating long bullets</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- Shorter overall length, also good for seating long bullets</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- I can get Lapua brass with the small primer pocket. This is a big deal to me after I blew out the pockets on my 243 Federal brass after just 3 loadings.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Thoughts on the Dracos barrel?</span></span></span></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">- My stuff</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Factory Ammo:</span></span></span></p><p><a href="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=682" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0563c1">http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=682</span></span></span></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Hornady Brass:</span></span></span></p><p><a href="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=683" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0563c1">http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=683</span></span></span></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Pelican 1720:</span></span></span></p><p><a href="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=684" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0563c1">http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=684</span></span></span></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Burris PEPR scope mount:</span></span></span></p><p><a href="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=685" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0563c1">http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=685</span></span></span></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">AR parts:</span></span></span></p><p><a href="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=206" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #0563c1">http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=206</span></span></span></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SupressYourself, post: 198540, member: 340"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]After several thousand rounds, I think my 243 Win barrel on my AR-10 is finally giving up.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I decided to go with a Dracos barrel in 6mm Creedmoor. If you haven’t heard of these, you should check them out: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][URL="https://www.dracosbarrels.com/"][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0563c1]https://www.dracosbarrels.com/[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]They have a 243 barrel, but it’s a 20 inch. If it was a 22, this would have been a lot harder decision.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I’m selling some of my 243 stuff. Links to classifieds below.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]However, this post is [B]not[/B] just a shameless plug to sell my stuff.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][B]Thoughts on 6mm Creedmoor?[/B] I’m sure SDMF would call it a “fad”.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]To me it’s attractive for all the same reasons that 6.5 Creed is more attractive than 260 Rem.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- longer neck for seating long bullets[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- Shorter overall length, also good for seating long bullets[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- I can get Lapua brass with the small primer pocket. This is a big deal to me after I blew out the pockets on my 243 Federal brass after just 3 loadings.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Thoughts on the Dracos barrel?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]- My stuff[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Factory Ammo:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [URL="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=682"][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0563c1]http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=682[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Hornady Brass:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [URL="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=683"][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0563c1]http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=683[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Pelican 1720:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [URL="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=684"][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0563c1]http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=684[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Burris PEPR scope mount:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [URL="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=685"][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0563c1]http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=685[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]AR parts:[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [URL="http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=206"][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#0563c1]http://nodakangler.com/forums/ozzmodz_classifieds.php?do=viewitem&itemid=206[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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