.253 Win pros and cons

[pzbike]

Looking for reviews, pros and cons of the .243 Win. Always a wealth of knowledge and experience here.
Thanks in advance.

[Jimmy's]

AAA+

[Garand Hunter]

Not so hard recoil, flat shooter, deer drop now. Ammo plentiful. Many makes
and types of rifles.

Psalm 1

[Ahansom]

Good hunting caliber. My rifle works well with the 80 grn.Barnes TTSX. I believe using the all copper bullets for hunting allows for using a smaller caliber and lighter weight bullets than would have been previously used.

[MongooseV8]

The only negative with the 243 is its limited use for bigger game. Dont let anyone scare you about "short barrel life" or "lacks stopping power" etc. I have several different 243 it's one of my favorite cartridges.

[Jimmy's]

Rabbit's to Elk, Caribou and black bear as well as 1000 yard targets, Whats not to like.

http://www.6mmbr.com/index.html

[Spyder]

I like it. Put together an AR10 DPMS style rifle in it. Need to fine tune it and start hunting coyotes and pigs!

[LynnJr]

The only con would be you would want a 8 twist barrel and factory rifles usually have 10 twist barrels.

[Dark Hunt]

The pros and cons would depend on what you want to do with the rifle.

Pro - It will blow up jack rabbits at ridiculous distances.
Con- It's iffy for grizzly bear

[MissiontoMars]

The pros and cons would depend on what you want to do with the rifle.

Pro - It will blow up jack rabbits at ridiculous distances.
Con- It's iffy for grizzly bear

LoL...awesome.

[Jimmy's]

The pros and cons would depend on what you want to do with the rifle.

Pro - It will blow up jack rabbits at ridiculous distances.
Con- It's iffy for grizzly bear

A mans got to know his limitations.

[ar15barrels]

Looking for reviews, pros and cons of the .243 Win. Always a wealth of knowledge and experience here.
Thanks in advance.

What do you want to do with it?
One of my precision long range rifles is a 243.
It's a great long range cartridge with a proper 1:8 twist barrel.

[TMB 1]

The only con would be you would want a 8 twist barrel and factory rifles usually have 10 twist barrels.

This Ruger Varminter 243 almost has an 8 twist barrel. https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...MINTER+243+WIN

[Bull Elk]

Your gun safe is incomplete without a .243.

[TMB 1]

Your gun safe is incomplete without a .243.

Unless you have a 6mm Remington.