Six Key Reasons Why John Whidden Uses .243 Win. for Long Range Shooting
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Eddie Gunks
.338 Win Mag
Yup. 6mm has been in the long range game for a long time. It is making a resurgence recently as well.
FWIW i had to resist buying a nice 6mm upper the other day....super attractive price. But i have yet to build the other 2 large frame calibers i have sitting around.
FWIW i had to resist buying a nice 6mm upper the other day....super attractive price. But i have yet to build the other 2 large frame calibers i have sitting around.
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Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
My .243 is one of my favorites to shoot.
Sweetyzfd
.45 acp
Hit 1k very easily with my 243. Just wish barrel life was longer
^one reason why 6.5creed and 260rem are also popular
Sweetyzfd
.45 acp
Yep..... I should them as well
SmallGameAddict
.308 Win
The .243 Win is one of my fave calibers too. Smart, he uses single base powders which extend barrel life cuz they burn cooler and are thus much easier on barrel steel. Point number 2, recoil- the very low recoil of the .243 Win makes it just plain fun to shoot, esp when it's pretty much a ballistic twin of the .270 Win. I have long toyed with the idea of a fast-twist barrel for my Rem 700 .243 Win, for the heavy (105 gr+) bullets available for this chambering, the driving force being long range shooting.