Thread: Reloading .243, tricks, tips and advice

That heat will erode your chamber throat before you can say "Jack Robinson" if you keep on shooting past those first three rounds without cooling down. Which is why I would go for something burning less powder at more gentle pressures for culling, like 222 or 223. Goats won't know the diff. Heat is the enemy of barrel life. For goat culling at closer ranges there's a lot in favour of lever action in Pistol calibres, like 357mag.