The .243 Win is the Harley Sportster of cartridges. It's a very good cartridge that everyone thinks is a great rifle for a wife or a young kid. I like mine, which I bought in a youth model for yes, my wife. Savage Axis II for under $400. Shoots fantastically! I've actually taken out for whitetail in GA more than once.
@@kcinislit It took a moment for the numbers to sink in but GEEZ that's hot for a 243 Winchester haha. How does he not explode his rifle? Seems like that's nearing the proof load in terms of pressure.
Try the .250-3000. Old Savage cartridge. The parent Cartridge of the 22-250. The reason it was called the .250-3000 was because it was the first commercial cartridge over 3000 fps. I shot a mule deer buck at 150 yards using a borrowed Savage Model 99. Dropped the buck right there. It is easy to shoot. Unfortunately the gun got sold by accident. I was supposed to be able to buy it and I have only seen one more in the wild. Be ready though there will be an announcement soon for a .25 cartridge needing a fast twist coming from a major manufacturer soon. I know a guy who is a barrel manufacturer and the barrels are being produced for testing purposes.
Imr 4451 95 gr tipped SMK's out of my Steven's 200 .243 I get 3098 avg. 3 not great at 800 is 2.75 and 5 shot grp at 800 3.57". Been shooting g groundhog matches with .243 since 2008. It's fine target cartridge
6mm based cartridges make great target rifles because they don't recoil much and bullets cost less than bigger bullets. Plus, you can go deer hunting with them.
Have an lefty Ruger Hawkeye 243 still new in box. Im debating on getting rid of it. Already have an 6.5x284 and 270win so those cover a lot of ground and use. Its questionable if 243 fills any real role where im at.
I'm interested in 243 shooting 55gn fur fox. Doesn't seem to be much talk about this . I guess there would be a large jump to rifling on most factory rifles...and...increased fouling.. Also interested in rem6mm ai, for possibly less headspace issues due to sharper shoulder stopping case expansion..(?) And longer neck increasing barrel life...(?)... Please share your experiences and opinions..if suits ..thanks
@@ReloadingWeatherby that's the sorta speed for long flat trajectory I'm hoping for...and..at longer ranges sub moa seems pretty important on small targets, ie, fox. How much bullet jump did you have? I like very small jump..3 thou.. generally.. though I'm aware large jumps can be accurate.....
I screwed around with this using varget powder at 4000 fps rem 700 1- 9 1/2 twist lazers but super hard on barrel throat and left a lot of copper fouling in my barrel I dont do it no more .
.243 great cartridge for you and your family to recreational shoot targets. Consumes a moderate amount of powder and like you said the recoil is very tolerable for all family members. I know how bad you really wanted to drink the koolaide and get the CM. Thanks
Overkill???? On a prairie dog. Bullshit, a 204 blows the crap out of them. Dead is dead, you just have a harder time handling the recoil shooting 500 dogs in a day. Never heard of anybody losing an animal by over killing it. Overkill sounds to me like a made up Democrat word.
I may be wrong but I believe whoever made the overkill comment had something else in mind. I do quite a fair bit of prairie dog shooting every year, and in my opinion, the 243 is overkill for the shooter. Depending on weather conditions, number of dogs, and if they have been disturbed or not, a 243 will greatly limit the number of shots you can get off at a days time compared to a 223. Unless you’re shooting one of those 12 pound Savage varmint rifle’s recoil will get to you quicker than you think and making follow up shots is much more difficult because you cannot get back on the target nearly as fast.
