Thread: Short barrel .243 tips

Originally Posted by The bomb

Hey team,has anyone chopped and suppressed a 243 ?was performance affected at all?have purchased a Winchester 243 bolt gun for my son,90% bush hunting with the od 250m shot at most,I am able to reload as well so any tips much appreciated bullet/powder/load combos welcome..have owned one in the past but was Standard model 7 and I found the federal blue box ammo worked well but thinking shortening the barrel to probably 16in might need to reload.also can I run my .30 cal suppressor on it?obviously wont be as quiet as a dedicated 243 one but enough to make it ok to shoot over the dog and protect the boys ears a bit as well.
Thanks Jason

I had a 16" 243 mossberg patriot, its been through a couple forum members since.

With 2209 i got 85gr at around 3000fps with no issues. But their barrels are fast. In general you should be able to match factory 22" speed with handloads in a 16" at least though. Was a great little rifle that i regret selling sometimes but its been replaced. I used AR2209