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Talk to me about .243 Winchester
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<blockquote data-quote="Hard rock" data-source="post: 2187590" data-attributes="member: 116620"><p>I havent read a post here that has said the 243 win isn't a good cartridge but too preform at its potential it needs barrel lenght and a bullet that will do the job thats requiredfor game persued all cartridges have its limitations Ive seen as many deer drop in there tracks and just as many run shot with a 243 when they run you most likely find them but you dont get much of a blood trail unless your using a bullet that exits Hammer Barnes etc those bullets changed the effective ness of the 243 most 243 shooters probably dont know when the 243 win came out the advertised velocities were out of a 24 in barrel to qualify for the min ft lbs of energy at the muzzel too hunt in Colorado making the 257 Roberts obsolete in my opinion a better round but that s marketing then most rifles introduced were in 20 and 22 in barrels I have a 243 win 257 Roberts 2506 Varios 6.5 cals etc they will all do the job with the proper bullet for the chosen game</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hard rock, post: 2187590, member: 116620"] I havent read a post here that has said the 243 win isn't a good cartridge but too preform at its potential it needs barrel lenght and a bullet that will do the job thats requiredfor game persued all cartridges have its limitations Ive seen as many deer drop in there tracks and just as many run shot with a 243 when they run you most likely find them but you dont get much of a blood trail unless your using a bullet that exits Hammer Barnes etc those bullets changed the effective ness of the 243 most 243 shooters probably dont know when the 243 win came out the advertised velocities were out of a 24 in barrel to qualify for the min ft lbs of energy at the muzzel too hunt in Colorado making the 257 Roberts obsolete in my opinion a better round but that s marketing then most rifles introduced were in 20 and 22 in barrels I have a 243 win 257 Roberts 2506 Varios 6.5 cals etc they will all do the job with the proper bullet for the chosen game [/QUOTE]
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