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- The .244 Remington was introduced in 1955,
- the same year as it's main competition, the .243
- Winchester. In the next few years, the .243
- would establish a strong foothold with the
- American public while the .244 would struggle.
-
- The most-often suggested reason is that
- Winchester wisely provided a 1-in-10" twist for
- the rifling of the .243 barrels, which worked
- with all available bullets. Remington,
- however, used a 1-in-12" twist for the .244,
- which could not stabilize the heaviest bullets
- (over approximately 90 grains).
-
- In 1962, Remington re-released the same
- cartridge as the 6mm Remington (there is no
- dimensional difference) but now specifying a
- faster rifling twist to even the field. Some
- "re-marketing" success has been achieved as the
- 6mm Remington has established a significant
- following.
-