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  1. 01-08-2021, 10:49 AM #1
    Iqbal
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    Finally joined….

    Hi all, i have just registered on this site after many casual browsing on topics of interest. I am a keen outdoors person and a safety conscious person. Hope to share and learn stuff from you all. Looking at adding a 243 to my collection for hunting.
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  3. 01-08-2021, 01:03 PM #2
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    Welcome in mate.
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    Hi, Iqbal. Welcome!
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    Welcome mate! Long overdue
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    welcome, now why a 243?
    its a "varmint cartridge" and just a necked down 308. no offense but imho a 308 is superior as you can get all sorts of loads for it and just about all gunstores sell it.
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    Welcome to the forum.
    Just like Basil Faulty "don't mention the war" and by "war" of course, I mean calibre
    Oh and nothing wrong with wanting a rifle in every calibre if that's ya thing
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    Quote Originally Posted by gonetropo View Post
    welcome, now why a 243?
    its a "varmint cartridge" and just a necked down 308. no offense but imho a 308 is superior as you can get all sorts of loads for it and just about all gunstores sell it.
    Troll.......
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    Welcome.
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    Welcome, my uncle has shot more animals than anyone I personally know , all with a .243 . Before I got obsessed with 6.5, I shot Everything with a .22-hornet, pigs,reds, fallow, rabbits, hares,bulls, cows and even cockatoo's. I got constant shit from other Hunters, but I stalked every animal. A .243 is a cannon in comparison, get an accurate one and you wont look back. FWIW, I never lost ONE animal, and only one (a billy) required a second shot
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    And adding to rewa's comments:

    " Beware the man with only one gun"
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    Hello Iqbal.
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