Thread: Why the 243 is ideal for the elderly

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.
People who buy a 243 usually expect it to last forever, it won't.
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.

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


I will add other things as I think about them.