The 243 Winchester ~ Mild mannered accuracy for varmint or deer!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- The .243 Winchester is America's most popular non-military chambering, available in virtually every action style made, whether bolt, lever, pump, auto, or single shot. With its fabulous accuracy, flat trajectory, easy recoil, and availability in light rifles, it has established itself as the ideal gun for younger shooters, women, and anyone who desires an efficient, dependable, all-around varmint and deer cartridge. See why it may be the perfect rifle for you!
thanks for the video
Yep. I love the 243. That was my first hunting rifle in a Winchester model 88..
One day I want to get a ar10 with a 243 barrel.
One of the best utility carbine/truck guns ever made was the Rem 788 in 243 Win. It was made to be used and scuffed up a bit.
The 243 Winchester round is the most versatile rifle ever made. I will give you examples. You can go from a 4000 ft per second 50 grain bullet all the way to 100 grain bullet still traveling at 2800 ft per second. If really want knock down power for a deer where it's going to look like a Mack truck hit it. The 85 grain solid copper hollow point is the ultimate bullet for the 243 when hunting midsize to large game animals. Yes it will literally drop a 14 point buck dead in his tracks, and yes I speak from experience.
Thomas that 85 GR bullet you mentioned, Who makes it , May I ask.?
MyREDTAIL the “ bullet “ he’s speaking of is manufactured by Barnes ( it’s a TTSX / TSX ) solid copper , hollow point , and its loaded by Barnes as well as other manufacturers. It isn’t cheap to buy , but it IS premium top notch ammunition, and hold nearly 100% weight retention. Yes , it performs every bit of what he’s describing here . Traveling at around 3,400 fps it packs a walloping punch
Donald Vadasy we use the TTSX for great effect in 308 and 270wby. It’s a thumper of a bullet.
Marky
John1911 Gun Blog I had an opportunity to purchase 9 boxes of Corbon DPX solid copper for my .280 Remington loaded with 140 grain . Corbon doesn’t offer the loads anymore ( of any sort ) for the .280 Remington. It’s a blessing of a round, essentially the same as the TTSX . I love it
Donald Vadasy nope trophy copper tip from federal
I really enjoy you videos. I’ve been hunting for 50 years. I appreciate you discouraging the unethical behavior going on with all these 500 - 900 yard shots. Some ego shooters are turning the hunting of a deer into a target match with no regard for the creature. We should always be more mindful of what puts the deer down fast than how far we can hit a deer.
@@tun0fun The problems are that 1) most people can't make those shots in the field (while they might be able to make them on the pristine target range) and 2) animals have a tendency to move more than paper or steel, and a time of flight approaching 1.5, 2, or more seconds is plenty of time for an ethical kill to turn into a horrific non-lethal wound because an animal lifted its head or turned its neck, and 3) many shooters are taking target bullets into the field, instead of properly constructed hunting bullets (such as Nosler partition), which further degrades lethality especially at long range.
@@tun0fun Good luck with a prone shooting position on a mat with your bipod in the field. Maybe at some private ranch with pet animals that have no predators and have been pumped up with high-protein diet. Children aren't shooting 300PRC or 338LM, and not many are humping 338LM out for a hunt. 1500ftlb is about the minimum for ethical deer killing. "Several inches" of penetration is great for chipmunks and rabbits, when you step up to pronghorn, elk, and heartier animals, target bullets create a mess.
@@tun0fun Man, you need to get out on a backwoods spot & stalk sometime. Tripod? C'mon. That's not hunting. I'm entirely confident of making those hits, I've shot PRS and other long range comp for years. No, you don't want a mess. A mess means spoiled meat, blood clots, bone fragments, metal fragments, hair and grizzle everywhere. The idea is to bring home as much meat as possible, including the heart. Look I'm not going to convince you, but the old timers knew it and someday, the newer generation will "re-discover it."
After a bullet has gone over 400 yards it will slow down so much that it won't do what it was intended, might not mushroom and put enough energy into the animal and it would limp away 10 miles and you probably wouldn't find it
A 6.5 creedmore bullet only has 180 lbs of energy left at 1000 yards, that's not going to work. If you want to long range hunt get a 300 wm, 7 mm mag or a 338 maybe
Accuracy is paramount with hunting. If one has a fear/anticipation of the recoil, they are going to flinch just before the boom. When teaching, I bring out my 1022, 5.56 bolt, 243 and my 270. I start small and work larger. At the end of the session most shooters prefer the 5.56 or the 243. I'm 73 and I prefer the 243.
This is the only caliber I use for deer hunting, I always place my shot high up on the neck and they drop in there tracks giving a quick and humane kill with no meat waste. I live in Northern Minnesota.
@Lightning Strike another fellow neck shooter with 243 here. Humane kill, no meat waste and not bloody.
I recently purchased a Remington model 700 243. I love the accuracy. The fact that there's almost zero recoil is an added bonus. Great cartridge.
What a great guy ,love the channel , the walk ons, the turning around with a cup of joe and saying welcome back ,what a great channel its Americans like this guy the makes it one of my favorite country's to visit .
Warren Page did for the .243 what Jack O'Connor did for the .270
Jack also highly recommended the .243 in one of his books.
What Dirty Harry did for the .44mag.
The only bad thing about a 243 is bullet holes keep finding bullet holes in your target so it’s kinda hard to tell just how accurate you really are when you always just are enlarging or going almost through the same exact hole because it is so accurate because it just absolutely does not hurt to shoot and it’s just so dependable
I wish I had your problem. I wish my shots all went through the same hole.
Knowing the trend in the US toward new and better, if we renamed the 243 to 6mmO8, given its performance, we wouldn't be able to find ammo on shelves. Great video about a great cartridge. Hope you had a great Christmas, too.
There’s a bright future for you in marketing!
Ha Ha good one. Think up a sexy name for it and the young guys will eat it up!🇨🇦🤠
I’m not sure I concede your point. 243 is one of the top selling cartridges. As gunblue said, it’s probably the most successful non military cartridge. However it does have it’s limitations as a hunting cartridge.
Me and my mates refer to it as the 6mm Creed-less! I love my .243W, perfect cartridge for Australia
243 is great. i have hunted with it and it is accurate and i have not had a problem killing anything i have shot.
I tease one of my friends, who is a life long mule deer hunter and his caliber of choice is the .243 winchester. He's 6'3" and has carried the .243 for over 40 years and has taken more 30"+ mulies than any man I've ever seen or read about.
I have been a gun/shooting person all my life and I must agree with this video. The 243 can do most of what a shooter needs from a rifle.
.243 has been an excellent white tail choice in my area. I’ve never had to track a deer that I’ve taken with it. Accurate, mild recoil.
I have used the 243 to bag more whitetail deer and ground hogs than I can remember,it is a great cartridge and I love it.
Steven DeAtley
Bought my first .243 three weeks ago.
I’ve enjoyed it immensely so far.
Great rifle, accurate as heck, and good shooting manners.
Great for squirrels and rabbits too.
Another very informative video on a great round.
The 243 was so good it made three cartridges obsolete: 250 Savage, 257 Roberts and the 244 Remington {although the latter was Remington's fault}.
also the 6mm rem
As a result of happenstance I have taken the largest Antelope, Whitetail, Mule Deer, Elk and Moose of my 53 years of hunting the plains, foothills and mountains of Alberta with my 243. I don't mean to say it was my first choice, especially for the bigger game...but it did the job. And none of them was alive when they hit the ground. And it will drive nails at 500 meters.
Have you ever tried the 25-06, a lot of
people in Ireland like this round. Would
this not be similar to the 257 Roberts.
22 hornet, 22-250,243, 25-06,270 and
308 are really all you need. These would
be by far the most popular chambers.
6.5x184, a wildcat of the 6.5x55 is used
for f-class target shooting and is unbeatable.
However my personal favourites are 22 hornet
and 243. These cover all my rifle needs with
comfort, accuracy and effectiveness.
lusmaghkla
I have used the 25-06 quite a bit, and it was very accurate. I prefer the 257 Roberts for sentimental reasons, but mostly because it is even more accurate with all bullet weights, comes within 100 feet per second (with proper handloads) of the 25-06 with a shorter barrel, uses 20 percent less powder, and has significantly less recoil and muzzle blast, even in a lighter gun. All those calibers you mentioned are fine shooters, but there is no reason to restrict ourselves to the notion that we only need certain calibers. I have used all the ones you spoke of and more, and I have yet to find one that I couldn't find some good use for. A cartridge is simply a powder charge behind a bullet, and nothing more.
This guy is my brother from another mother! Love you man. Thanks for your exceptional videos. I like the .243. I have shot it for 45 years and hit everything I aimed at and dropped so many deer it’s hard to count. Bunches of woodchucks. Many yotes. Magpies. Pigeons. Prairie dogs. And more targets than anything. I like the 257 Roberts but never got into it since I’ve had such great luck with the 243. I have ONE load for 100 gr Nosler and ONE load for 75gr varmint bullet. 40 yrs of always knowing where that shot is going downrange. Just bought my wife a nice little Mossberg Patriot Bantam too. This way we can shoot same round. No need to bring multiple ammo types and I’m good at loading the 243. Cheers man.
243 is great! I've taken 18 whitetail bucks with it. People say it has no power is complete bull shit. I wouldn't even think twice about using it on a moose or elk.
TwisTing ThroTTles it's all shot placement and bullet selection for the most part. I'd rather elk hunt with someone who shoots a .243, .270, 25-06, etc. very well with great confide than someone who shoots a .300 WM or a Lapua or .28 Nosler like crap. Check out Randy Newberg if you haven't already. Most down to earth guy you'll see on tv. Shoots a .308 for everything. Check him out 👍
Agreed, have taken over ten fallow stags with a 243. 87 grain noslers , all one shot.
Aguy I once worked with asked me what I deer hunted with and when I told him a 243 winchester he told me that a 243 was the nearest nothing round he had ever seen so I asked him what he hunted with and when he said the 6mm remington I had to bust out laughingthen he told me his buddy shot a bigbuck with the .243 and it humped up and ran off ,so I told him deer act that way when you gut shoot them .lol
Lol. It sure as hell isnt a moose gun.
Moose are not hard to kill. Most of the time, when you shoot them, they don't even flinch but simply walk away and fall over. I agree, I would not call it a moose gun, nor would I field it on a moose hunt.
Love your channel as i believe its the most sensible shooting/rifle/reloading advice on the internet. Ive a lot of rifles i load of all diff cals ex mil & hunting up to 300/45-70 yet my 1971 243 is my fav rifle to take out for the day
I enjoy your analysis on different cartridges. Would love to here your thoughts on bullet weight and barrel twist rates. Partially on the 22-250. Thanks.
Great video. U should do one on the Remington 260. I hunt with it , I love it!!! But not many people know about it.
I hunt with a 260, it’s a real deer slayer. Good luck with it this coming season.
@@rickeycooley9139 it sure is. I’ve never had any run from it. They just drop. It shoots so flat. I’ve even had deer run from my 7 mag. But never from the 260. And no recoil. Just a great fun gun to shoot .
Some of the best conversations take place here. I love what you do for us. Thank you as always.
Killed my first deer with one and a perfect lung shot with barely any meat damage and not alot of recoil. You don’t need a .338 ultra super mag to kill a deer. It’s tantamount to buying a f-350 to haul groceries. It does the job… but is unnecessary. Furthermore, the Remington core - lokt 100 grain is just fine. You don’t need fancy copper bullets
GunBlue490 I researched the 243 Winchester for a long time, and everything I read matches what you said in your video. So picked up a Remington 770 in 243 with a 22 inch barrel, bough some Remington Core Lokt's 100 SP, put a dap of oil on the bolt, took it to the range right out the box the groups were the size of a quarter. Even my hand loads using the 100 gr Core Lokt's and the Sierra 100 GR SBT grouped as tight as the Factory Loads. The 243 Winchester was made the same year I was 1955.
My first centerfire rifle was a .243 770 that I got when I was 14. I'm 20 now and still have the rifle and for the cost it is a great gun. I've dropped every white tail that has came my way and pulled off some good 500= yard shots with the factory scope. Sadly haven't even looked at her in years...use to hang on my wall too
Well Pike as you and I both have found out the .243 is a great cartridge. Hunting many different size game and ive read where some guys are using the .243 in competition, and wining.
@pike - how far did they run after a 500 yd shot
Me too.......1955
Got the same gun upgraded the scope and put a bipod on it and a sling it's a good setup for under 350 I use Winchester white box 80s for ground hogs and Winchester 95 grain xps drops them fine
Mom and Dad gave me a 600 Mohawk in .243. That little Carbine shoots .5 moa with 4831 SC, once fired Federal brass and 95 gr Nosler Ballistic tip. A good front shoulder shot on a big mulie, followed by a lung shot leaves me not looking far to recover my deer. Best Christmas gift ever.
Swift makes a 90 grain A-Frame bullet in .243 (6mm). Inside 100 yards, I think Deer becomes Venison in fairly short order.
I was in Australia for an extended period of time. The Winchester 243 was my primary rifle and absolutely enjoyed the heck out of it. Mainly, the versatility with the available game in that country it simply was awesome and an absolute joy.
.243 Winchester, the most popular caliber in Australia.
ColdWarWarriors In the UK too.
I have a 243 Browning semi-auto I bought at a Walgreens Drug Store in Texas in 1973, but my only complaint is that it is as loud as a cannon and seems louder than any hi-powered rifle I have ever shot 😉☝️
Jim Hamilton you’re right ... I always noticed a very sharp snapping/ cracking POP with the .243/6mm bore.
I'm aussie an my first gun was a 243 an i love it to bits
ARTO540 aren’t guns banned?
This is a fabulous rundown on an exceptional cartridge. Prior to the 6.5 Creedmoor, this was and easily is the most popular Texas deer hunting cartridge along with the 270 Winchester. And I believe these two rounds will hold their traction long after the 6.5 Creedmoor leaves it's mark.
I took my first little bull elk with my Grandpas .243 Savage. That was 32 years and dozens of full freezers with the same rifle.
Just like 270, 3006, & 30-30 you can buy cartridges most anywhere & plain old 100gr. Corelocks shoot well in any if them for cheap - 243 Win. Is a great round - Great Review & Information on this fine caliper!
Jan loves her 243 & so do I when the wolves come around & I cant afford to miss. 85 grain Sierra blitz drops em like thunder struck out to 600 yds. Jan blows ducks heads off @ 200. Loves her duck dinners!!
Not legal to shoot ducks with a rifle in Alabama
I love your walk-up intro. It sort of reminds me of the old "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" series that aired between 1955 and 65. Your delivery, both deliberate and serious, is refreshing. Some people today try a little too much sensationalism in their introductions. That's just my two cents worth. Keep up the good work, sir.
Perfect summary of the 243.
243 win and 7mm08 are my fav mid range deer rigs. They can kill any deer in north america out to reasonable distance. Ive killed more deer with the 243 with one shot kills now they make barnes ttsx than any othe cal. But our deer hardly ever bust 200 pounds on the hoof. But Ive not lost anything deer or hogs. Its a perfect size cal for game under 300 pounds. I feel. As long as you dont over extend its range.
Wow....awesome. These are just terrific😊
I absolutely disagree. The 243 biggest competition was the 6mm Remington which actually beat the 243 ballistically. Due to marketing and Remingtons rate of twist .Remington couldn't stabalize heavier bullets Winchester beat it out. I also think that calling it 6mm didn't help it any. Btw very very informative video
Hovington Kirst not engineering but advertising
Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom. I learned really a lot watching to your videos. You really seem to cover all I want to know about hunting rifles. Please keep on as I want to know everything you can share. Greetings from Germany!
I have probably killed 70 to 80 deer in my lifetime and I would say 90% of them I killed with a 243 savage 110 that I bought new when I was 18.I can only remember 1 time when I had to shoot a deer more than one time.
Great video , I have taken many deer with the 100gr Nosler Partition up too 300 yds , .243 has never failed me . I do hunt alot with the 300 win mag but always come back to this great round .
Hi Can you please review the 7mm-08 sometime?
It's a good round for deer as are all children of the .308 cartridge.
I just bought a Ruger American Predator a couple of days ago in .243. As soon as I get to the store and buy some ammo, targets will be perforated. Fantastic videos GunBlue490.A lot of people on here should look at your videos, just to see how it's done.
Based on GunBlue's assessment and the comments below I recently purchased a Ruger American .243 with the desert cerakote finish. I live on 77 acres in rural Tennessee and wanted a rifle that would be good for both deer and coyotes. Based on what I've read here, the win .243 is a good choice. I've been shooting targets with 95gr Win ballistic silver tips with good results.
TheBanjoFlyBoy Welcome to the 6mm club! From France, Philippe. 😎🇫🇷😇
The typical southern whitetail buck would do well to weigh 125 lbs on the hoof , most will not even touch that . A .243 with a bullet of 80 grains or more that isn't a poly tipped bullet will work very well. I typically load my own .243 Win with either 85 gr Sierra' s or 87 grain Hornady . Just be very careful not to get the varmint rounds in these bullet weights .
A Southern Buck cannot stand either pill in there internal works .
Just a follow up on deer hunting results with my Ruger .243. Bagged an eight point buck on opening day followed by a nine point buck a week later. Having shot my limit of bucks, I added a nice doe before the season ended. Very pleased with 3 deer in the freezer provided by my .243!
I continue to be pleased with the .243! Dropped a nice ten point in his tracks early this season. Most of the deer I've shot have dropped in their tracks. Excellent round for deer.
Have taken two 250+ lb.white tails in Maine with my .243, 100g. Nosler partition.
dbelex if you hand load would you mind sharing load info? I have a 243 that is very accurate with light bullets but 100g seems to give me 1-1/2” groups.
Thanks
i learned so much from this video - so refreshing to hear from somebody so intelligent and knowledgeable - i subbed based on this 1 vid alone - i can't believe you don't have millions of subs - you're 1 of the best gun channels on youtube - thx a million - if i may, i'd like to know what scope you suggest - price is not important but nor is name brand - i just need something with good features (like fog proof) and that can take abuse cuz i'm a little hard on everything - thx again
I have used a number of fine scopes, but will unhesitatingly recommend my personal favorite, that I've used for over 50 years, Leupold. Their VX-1 or VX-2 scopes are compact, very rugged, and beautifully made for a lifetime, and are very competitively priced. Watch my How to Select Scopes video. For woodlands, I recommend 1.5 power at the lowest setting, and for all other practical hunting, a 2-7x is more than plenty (I have never shot any distant game at greater than 7X... Imagine seeing a deer at only 50 yards, which is the same view you get at 250 yards on five power, and 350 yards at 7 power), and can also be a good all purpose scope for woods, too. If you are just target shooting, you can get any power to zoom in, but remember that field of view quickly shrinks as power goes up, and field of view is the hunter's friend. Even a 1.5 crosshair on a 250 yard deer is a piece of cake. Simple is best, and less is more.
I had a 1.5-4.5 bushnell mounted on my 308 /99 Savage with open sight still on gun , because if you hunt in rain fog or low clouds & you look through the scope it appears like someone hung a bed sheet at the end of your gun, I have tipped it off hundreds of times and it has never changed point of impact
I had a sako.243 in the 70’s purchased from Garcia sports. What a rifle.
The .243 cartridge is fantastic. I wondered why the government wanted the .22 instead of the .243.
There’s a huge difference in performance and not much more weight
Thoughts?
The case of the 243 is based on the 308. Weight is only one issue, the greatest being individual carry and magazine capacity. One can carry three times more ammo than the 243, and magazines are far smaller and compact. Extensive testing during the 60s proved the battle capability of the 223, which also raised the level of marksmanship and individual fighting effectiveness threefold due to greatly reduced recoil. Take time to watch the videos I did on the history of the M-16, which details that period.
I handload Hornady 100 grain interlock bullets and they do very well. I only shot 3 deer w it but they all fell where they stood. They didn’t take a single step.
My father gave me his Sako .243 and it's been in a closet for years. Not until lately I've taken it out and cleaned it obsessively. Thank you for this video.
I have the Forrester it a tack driver barrels r made machine gun barrel steel great gun
My favorite cartridge for over 40 years.
Another great video. God bless you too sir.
My first rifle was a Savage chambered in 243. It killed many deer while I had it. Like many I got caught up in the bigger is better and the 243 isn't big enough so I sold it. Now many years later I own another one and enjoy it more now than I did then.
"That's all I have to say about the 6mm cartridge". Wow that is 90x more than the average person. Great video, thanks for the calm, non-bias information.
Hello! This is my first time getting a rifle, and it is a .243 Winchester! I'm really scared of loud noise, though,and I just want to know how to get over that. When I first went to the gun range, I ran away because of the sound of the rifle...
Mary, I understand. The first thing you need is a very good set of ear protection muffs that will reduce the sound to a comfortable level. I would recommend that you just sit in your car in the range parking lot and just acquaint yourself to the sounds until you become accustomed to it. If more folks did this with their young gun dogs, they wouldn't have gunshy dogs.
@@GunBlue490 I have the ear muffs, but I fear that my dad won't let me sit in the car because it's "wussing out". I guess it's also that explosive feel you get when you shoot it, as well, because it just makes my chest sink. That accompanying the loud noise is exactly what does it for me. I'll try to get acquainted with the noise, though! Thank you so much! :)
Centerfire .22s are illegal for deer in Virginia.
My Browning .243 is my go to firearm. Forget deer and varmit, I use it for moose. It's a light rifle which I can carry all day with ease. The rifle does not make a good hunter. A good hunter uses his/her greatest avail. However, I do like my 30.06
Great video, here in my Country when I was young, for many years the 243 was the most popular cal, now it's the 223 Rem. The rifle to have here in the old days, was the Sako L579 in 243, to find one in 308 Win, is just about impossible. 243's yes, you will find one, but in the last 20 years it's changed to the 308 Win, as the new heavy cal, than what the 243 was before in the 60's
I love my .243 win, I have taken a good number of large Red Deer Stags here in the UK upto 300lb+, I don't shoot much past 200yds and have never recovered a bullet, got a .308 win as well but 90% of the time take the .243, 100gn Game Kings, superb cartridge
My Ruger American in 243 shoots 3/8" 3 shot groups. I appreciated your comment on the 243's ability to shoot 3/8" groups and that my groups aren't a fluke.
Thanks blue! Just inherited a Remington game master 760, chambered in .243. Im seriously considering using it for white tail deer. The .243 is the forgotten cartridge among people my age. Everyone's all gung ho about the .270 and the 7mm magnum in Pennsylvania where im from, but I don't personally think a 7mm mag is necessary for white tail deer. We don't have moose or elk here so I think the .243 will serve me just fine.
760 is a very good gun. Mine in 30-06 will routinely shoot as well as my bolt 30-06 rifles. The two recommendations I can make are to never use the see thru rings (consistent cheek weld is essential) and to consider adding the timney trigger kit for the Remington trigger group. Best of luck this deer season
I served as a sniper in Canada and New Zealand and have shot lots of 50 cal and 338 lap. Im not recoil shy but 243 has become my favourite hunting caliber. I used one in South Africa and Namibia shot 11 animals including warthog and large gemsbok. I love it so much using it here in New Zealand and bought one for my Dad a savage 111 in a Boyds stock back in Canada. He has now put the old 300win mag away and just hunts pronghorn white tail and mule deer with it. Like me he was like why didn't I shoot 243 before. Wouldn't take it after bear but with the right bullet and shot placement id take elk moose and have taken reds here in NZ no problem. Im running a 700 action with a shilen match barrel and its a deadly killer.
Neil vogt...hi...I'm wondering if you have any hunting loads you can share.i have a 1970 husqvarna varmit/target in.243.ive tried 100 gr. Factory ammo but could not get her to group that well. Done some research and found many hunt with the 90 gr. Speer hot core bullets.any help would be much appreciated!!
Speaking of snipers, the .243 was used by LAPD SWAT teams for urban sniping roles during their early years, I always wondered what grain bullet they used for that.
I loved my 243 . It was a great "do it all " cartridge .
My only criticism of it was was that it was hard on brass when reloading . I found that it would stretch cases and I was only able to get 2 or 3 reliable reloads from each case. I used to chase the highest muzzle velocity for each bullet weight while maintaining MOA accuracy or better out of my Sako sportster.
Great video! If this isn't the best review on the 243 on youtube, I have yet to see it!
I'm surprised that the 308 hasn't been necked down to 25 caliber commercially.
I wondered into a pawn shop this afternoon and found a Winchester model 70 XTR featherweight 243 for $325. I checked the serial number and it was manufactured in 1978. Bore is in great shape. Needs to be re blues and the stock needs to be refinished. Came with a set of Leupold 1 inch rings. I think it’ll make a fine hunting rifle for my wife. 😉
BigRedPower59 lucky find!
Great vid. A savage .243 was my first deer rifle. I sold it 'cause it was for kids. Years later I bought a .243 Ruger stainless boat-paddle, sold it for who knows why. Then more years later, bought my 3rd .243 (blue ruger 77). Other than 22lr's, the 243 is the only other round I've bought, sold and re-bought rifles in that many times on purpose, not just 'cause they were a deal, but 'cause it is a great multi-purpose round. I'll always have one on hand. Like others state, I also go "light" with a 85gr bullet for all uses in this caliber. Deer to miniwolves. Doesn't always exit on deer, depending on distance, but they drop like gravity multiplied, and they're insides are literally soup.
I've never had a deer take another step with cheap 100gr core lok
nice bullet data from you 243...
Hello and thank you for doing this pod cast regarding the .243 win back in 2016 of all things . I recently commented to you about this round. I think I have my questions answered and it is great you were the one to do it. I appreciate your show. Thank you again, Tom
Why the the reference always seem to be it's a good cartridge for a child or female? I hear that mostly in the northeast but in the Deep South never, only its a great round.
Mine is a sub six pound Rem 700, as a purist with irons and no magazine.
Pretty much perfect for eastern woodland hunting from what I can tell.
I recently started working on an AR10 chambered in .243 Win. The idea behind the project is to have an effective, accurate hunting rifle that can double as a dedicated marksman rifle/semi auto sniper system in the event a need arises.
Thanks for the overview of the 243 cartridge.
Just dropped vby to say Have a Merry Christmas 2020 and Happy New Years to you and your family
yep,I load em down. I would go say 2500fps for a 70 grain. I like to work trajectory of the arch.
I shoot
22lr
17hmr
223rem
243win
260rem
308win
and 338WM (my least favorite)
makes it hard to convince the wife I need a new rifle. They pretty much do it all unless I want to travel to some 3rd world country to hunt. LOL
To give you an example of the accuracy of a Remington 700 243. There is an Australian guy that has a UA-cam channel that is a long-distance shooter and he shoots 95 grain 243 bullets from anywhere from a mile all the way out to two miles.
I use a 243 Mossberg 100gr Remington CORE-LOKT PSP works every time.
Great video as usual, I learn so much from your channel. Please keep making them!
Your knowledge and presentation is impeccable my friend 👌🏼I learn so much , thank you !
Love the 243. Excellent round. See no reason for another caliber
My 243 has dropped 40-50 deer since 1968. Rem. 700 87. Gr. Hornady. Hand loaded. 2015 took 15 groundhogs up 200 yds. And have taken numerous coyotes and groundhogs over the years. I shot 18 by 18" steel at 400 meters two shots, both dead center. I've never had to track a wounded deer mostly because I'm an archer and a pick a hair to shoot at. Broken necks, one broken back, and a lot of heart shots. One buck at 60 yds. broke his neck head on. He was estimated at 250-275#. Have lots of witnesses to what a 243 can accomplish.
Just bought a Ruger compact for my girlfriend today with a Burris 3x9x50 Burris scope hoping for it to be a tack driver for her for whitetail and hogs.I think it will be a confidence builder and be able to deliver great shot placement with the lighter recoil
I'm 6ft 255 lbs. No fat jokes unless they're funny 😁👍. Not all fat btw, just a big guy. I've been lifting weights on and off for over 20 years. I'm in good shape for 40 years old and will hike long distance for a good deer stand.
My point is, I've been using a Rossi 243 single shot youth model with a vortex 3x9x40 for many years. I shoot barnes 80 grain tsx. The all copper round moving that fast and retaining its weight, while hitting high shoulder on any size deer, within 200 yards will do the job.
The argument of 243 being a women and children's caliber doesn't make sense. 243 will kill deer better in the hands of a tiny person? Or it will somehow work for them and not a full grown man? C'mon. I like a 300 mag as much as the next guy and have owned one but I don't need it. If I ever hunt something a little bigger than a whitetail, I'll throw a 6.5 Grendel on my spare lower or use my 12 guage.
Compared to traditional .243 lead bullets, have copper bullets like the 80gr Barnes TTSX made the .243 a more effective 200 yd deer rifle? Also, would you compare the .243 to the 6.5 Creedmore as another relatively low-recoil deer cartridge for small framed people?
I've got Ruger Hawkeye 243 still in its box, and I've never used any 243 in my life. Why I have it? I really don't know. I've got an 270win, 308win already and an 223 rifle and that covers most everything I come across out west. I suppose having those 3 just put a damper on it.
Hello another. 243 fan from new Zealand it's very popular down here for our large red dear. Most hunters I no tend to use norma 100 grain amo , really pack's a punch kills well.
I would swap out my 260rem for a good 257 Roberts if I could find a good example for a reasonable price.......not likely these days.
While not a military cartridge, the .243 was used by the LAPD SWAT team in their early years, I've been trying to find info on what grain bullet they used, but I couldn't find any info on that anywhere. I assume maybe around a 100 grain bullet, because it won't burn off its energy as fast as lighter grained bullets.
My very first rifle was a Rem ADL in 6mm bought around 1983,think I paid 320.00 for it with my dads help on funds and caliber selection,and now many years later I can say after hundreds of ground hogs,and at least a couple deer each year,it has always did its job,very nice choose.I've shot the 270 a lot,also the 7mm Rwminton Mag a lot but for the pure sake of shooting the 6mm was hard to beat.
usted es muy afortunado... a mi me castigaban con el 7.65 con cantonera metalica
And I have a 243 savage nice rifle.👍
I've taken hundreds of Springbok and Blesbuck in South Africa for over 2 decades...correct shot placement = one shot kills time after time. These animals are normally shot on grass plains over distances between 100 - 300 metres, no problem for the 243...just a great calibre.
I bought a Ruger American .243 for my wife to use on our property in Northern Michigan. Guess who uses it? Me. I dropped a very large 8 point with the first shot fired while hunting. I was astonished when I realized that it had not moved even one foot from where it stood. In other words, it literally dropped in it's tracks. I use 100gr Remington Core-Lokt and it will hit a bottle cap at 140 yards (our range) 3 times out of 5. An amazing round. I do prefer my .270 but grabbed the .243 on a whim one day, and must say I was not disappointed. Anyone claiming it's under powered would probably have trouble with a .458 Win Mag. Gut shots don't work.
Great deal. I've been known to borrow my wife's, too.
@@GunBlue490 I started hunting with a .243. I bought a .30-06. I want a .243 now.
.243 runs at 3900 FPS? I don’t know a ton about that round, but that’s insane.
MrRdvs87 Outshoots the 22-250, with both using 55g pills. Yea... It's that fast.
I don’t know much about the .22-250 either, but those are crazy speeds.
MrRdvs87 :
I have hunted with a 243 weatherby the lesser grade rifle and used it in on the big bad dark continent took 9 different plains game with it. One shot kills.
I have to ask what make/ model rifle that is? savage? ( just a guess )
I have seen it in several brands and am looking for a Remington 700 chambered for 243.
really appreciate your teaching and .......
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tjmooremusic
It's a Ruger American Compact. Most companies make similar rifles in a competitive price bracket. Look over all the details carefully, including magazines, trigger function, looks, etc.
GunBlue490
I'm a big Ruger fan I must confess.
I have several.
I will look into it.
Thank you.
I lucked out buying a Savage Model 200 a few Months before Savage decided to discontinue that Model, I bought it in the Win 243, Great Rifle etc.
My grandpa swore by this round and I know why now. I won a Remington 700 ADL 200 year edition. it knocks deer flat and right now. A cousin had a 308, and he goes to same spot and almost the same shot every year. pass through lots of damage, and they run about 30 yds. or so and drop. He started using the 243 and the first one went down instantly thought it was a fluke. After 3 more tags filled the same way he became a believer. and that is all he uses to this day.