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The OP already bought a 243, didn’t he? I have a Tikka T3 in 260, but had to have it ‘made’. I had a gunsmith swap barrels and put a Brux #4 contour in 260 on what had been a 243. Terrific shooter and the heavier barrel makes it easier to shoot accurately.
As for making 6.5 CM cases, I recently just bought Norma cases. It is my understanding that you can make cases from 308. As for the actual parent case, most folks seem to say it was the 30TC, but others say it’s just the 250 Savage AI case sized up to 6.5. Since the 250 Savage predated the 30TC by many decades, I’m saying that it’s the parent case. Probably a lot easier to make cases from 250 Savage than to find 30TC cases, but to be honest, I never tried to buy 30TC cases, so that's just a guess.
As for making 6.5 CM cases, I recently just bought Norma cases. It is my understanding that you can make cases from 308. As for the actual parent case, most folks seem to say it was the 30TC, but others say it’s just the 250 Savage AI case sized up to 6.5. Since the 250 Savage predated the 30TC by many decades, I’m saying that it’s the parent case. Probably a lot easier to make cases from 250 Savage than to find 30TC cases, but to be honest, I never tried to buy 30TC cases, so that's just a guess.