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+1. Thanks Spitpatch.
Question - where does the "pre 64 claw type extractor" fit into the story? I've heard the phrase, but don't know the real differences. Also, IIRC, you could buy a Model 70 during the 90s that featured the older type of extractor?
@No_Regerts, I don't dispute your marketing contention, in fact I agree with it, but I submit that 6mm and 6.5 gained traction also because they permit tiny groups at 1000 yards with nominal recoil. You don't get much energy on arrival, but you do get flat trajectory, good BC, and potentially tiny groups.
The 6mms and 6.5s can do great when properly twisted and with the right bullets. I think the 243 has held several records at 1000. Recoil is the wages of how big a caliber you wanna shoot and how heavy it has to be to match those slippery 6mm and 6.5mm choices, for sure.