Any fans of the .244 Remington out there?

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I have been trying to find a used .243 semi for quite a while for my wife with no luck. Recently there have been some .244 rem rifles available and took the plunge and bought a Remington 740 in this caliber. Haven't even had a chance for her to shoot it yet and deer season coming quickly.

Now I have come across a Ruger in the same caliber. Debating if i should take the plunge and have us shoot the same ammunition. I did get a set of RCBS dies and 6 boxes of new shells. I currently reload .223 and .22-250.

Thanks!
 
Reload for it. I reload for the 6mm Remington, same thing, stupid I know. I use 100g nosler partions for just about everything for your 244 90g partions should be stable. Load some up try it first then decide weather or not you want a second one. For my second rifle I went 6 creedmoor...just because.
 
I have a Ruger No 1 chambered in the 6mm Remington. It is the most accurate No 1 I have ever owned. I have owned over a dozen so far. I have only shot one whitetail with it so I can't comment too much but the one shot I took was a bang flop. I will be bringing it out again this year
 
Have a Remington 700 BDL 6mmRem. Deer Hunt...100 or 90 gr. Partition. Varmints...80gr Remington PLHP (Power Lokt Hollow Point...I have a lifetime supply).
 
I have a 6mm Remington. It is a beautiful little rifle and amazingly accurate. I have taken 200+ deer, a few elk, and uncounted coyotes and fox.

Remington messed around with rebranding certain cartridges and screwed up the rates of twist, most specifically the 244 which became the 6MM Remington, and also the 7mm Express that finally settled as the 280 Remington. With both cartridges, Remington screwed around with twist rates on rifling. I believe the 244 originally debuted with a 12 inch twist. I love both current cartridges but avoid rifles with the older nomenclature. My 6mm is a beauty to carry even though I have a selection of favourite 270s and 300s.

The downside to the 6mm is limited ammo availability on the shelf. I have never seen anything other than Federal Powershocks in either 80 or 100 grain.
 
I used the 6mm Rem for coyotes for along time. 70 gr Nosler BT's from a Ruger 77 V.
Great reloaders round if you can find the brass

 
Check the twist before picking ammo- the .244 had a slower twist and would not stabilize heavier bullets. The cartridge was renamed 6mm Remington after the change to the 1:9.25 twist.
 
I have had a long and enduring love for the 6mm Remington [a renamed 244 with a quicker twist] I have owned rifles in both designations, and
have taken a lot of game with them, right up to and including moose [not necessarily recommending this].
If your 244 is the 1-12" twist, you can use the 90 Accubond, or, in most cases the 95 grain Partition.
I am not sure if it is still available, but Nosler used to make a 100 grain semi-spitzer Partition that stabilized in any of my 12 twist guns. Dave.
 
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