Thread: Why the 243 is ideal for the elderly

Would this convince you then...

I like these sorts of threads. They're fun

I had one in AI, I probably wouldn't do it again.......probably.

I refuse to accept calibre opinions from a man who cannot spell "absolutely" and owns a .308.

Originally Posted by gimp

I refuse to accept calibre opinions from a man who cannot spell "absolutely" and owns a .308.

that's me!

if 243 is a bad cal wipe of all 6mm. mines dropped god knows how many pigs, deer, goats, tahr an cham but i have lost 5 thats it.

some take 2 but everyone gets that from time to time.

do the numbers my 243 with 105gr over takes a 270 with a 130 at 650m with hitting power............................................. ......... an 270s ar shit.............

I have tried a 243 years ago, shot 6 deer with it but would never go there again.
Each to there own.....

Originally Posted by P38

.243 is a calibre not a Rifle.

Bugger

Originally Posted by gimp

I refuse to accept calibre opinions from a man who cannot spell "absolutely" and owns a .308.

Fuck off.

See, unlike Ernest, I am not gifted with the gift of the gab

Originally Posted by jakewire

Now let get one thing straight, I am deliberately trying to start an arguement here

The 22 250 is know as a barrel burner, but not much is said of the 243.
The 243 is an over bore cartridge that has a barrel life ,maybe 1500-2000 rds, same as the 22 250.Well at least you've got one thing right
People who buy a 243 usually expect it to last forever, it won't.Huh? Who exactyly?
The 243 , in my opinion, should have been strangled at birth, it should have never taken off.
The only reason it did was because Remington never pushed the 6mm enough.Wrong it was remingtons failure to use a fast enough twist in there rifles to stablize a 100 gr bullet

It's fucken hopeless, A 100 gr bullet in the real world barely makes 2800.wrong
To make it accurate out to 500yrds plus,you have rebarrel.Wrong
To make it accurate at 200 you have to use lighter bullets.Wrong again
It doesn't do anything a decent Varmint rifle won't do and it doesn't do anything a decent Rifle will do.But it will do a reasnonable job of both


I will add other things as I think about them.

You've actually thought about the above statements? Really?

Sneeze , read the first line.
Nah...
Not at all
I was simply looking for a reaction such as yours.

happy now.

So your what 16 years old or just really bored then?

bored , sneeze, possibly older than you.

Oh well, looks like its all over. I got to post a Tahr pic anyway. What's tonights topic going to be Jakewire?

I owned a Brno ZKK 601 in .243 for a decade or so.

Sold it in the mid 90's during a moment of insanity. This would be the only Rifle I have ever regretted parting with.

I used this rifle exclusivley for Goats and Deer and it never failed to do what I asked of it.

Looking back through my reloading records I came across a pet load for this Rifle.

AR2209/ Hornady 87gr SPBT/ 2900fps MV......

This load in this Rifle would knock a gnats knackers off while on the wing at 200m all day long with a huffing & puffing shakey old blind bugger yanking on the trigger while standing on slippery uneven ground facing into needle piercing driving rain with a howling cross wind buffeting the shit out of everything.

Thats why the mighty .243 Is Today, Has Always Been and Will Remain Forever "The Go To Calibre" when a man wants a job done in this world today.

You'll eventually learn and grow to accept this reality as you go through life Jake.