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Is the .243 win on the way out?
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<blockquote data-quote="Legionnaire" data-source="post: 1899869" data-attributes="member: 101897"><p>The .243 Win may be obsolescent, but it isn't obsolete. If a new shooter asked me for advice on a low-recoil hunting rifle capable of game up to and including whitetail, I'd probably recommend the 6mm Creedmoor over the .243. Both are great cartridges, but the 6mm Creedmoor is a more efficient design and more rifles chambered in it have faster-twist barrels than most .243s, giving it the edge with heavier bullets. </p><p></p><p>That said, I don't own a 6 Creedmoor ... yet. I have a couple of .243 Winchesters and a couple more .243 Ackley Improved. I may re-barrel something in 6mm Creedmoor when a barrel shoots out, but that will be a while since I don't compete.</p><p></p><p>I don't think .243 Win will be displaced any time soon, though. And even if it was and brass became hard to come by, it's not too difficult to form .243 brass from its .308 parent, and the .308 isn't going away either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Legionnaire, post: 1899869, member: 101897"] The .243 Win may be obsolescent, but it isn't obsolete. If a new shooter asked me for advice on a low-recoil hunting rifle capable of game up to and including whitetail, I'd probably recommend the 6mm Creedmoor over the .243. Both are great cartridges, but the 6mm Creedmoor is a more efficient design and more rifles chambered in it have faster-twist barrels than most .243s, giving it the edge with heavier bullets. That said, I don't own a 6 Creedmoor ... yet. I have a couple of .243 Winchesters and a couple more .243 Ackley Improved. I may re-barrel something in 6mm Creedmoor when a barrel shoots out, but that will be a while since I don't compete. I don't think .243 Win will be displaced any time soon, though. And even if it was and brass became hard to come by, it's not too difficult to form .243 brass from its .308 parent, and the .308 isn't going away either. [/QUOTE]
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