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rantingredneck · June 4, 2007, 12:31 PM

I picked .243, but like others I would see the .25-06, 257 Roberts and some others filling the bill nicely. Mostly I chose .243 due to it's popularity and ammo availability edge over some others.

I know a couple of people who like the .243 WSSM, but I don't personally care for it much. Ammo is expensive, recoil and report are harsher than the standard .243 and there's information out there on early barrel wear (not sure how true that is but it's out there). Given all of that the performance is not that much better than standard .243 Win.

June 4, 2007, 12:31 PM	#6
rantingredneck Senior Member Join Date: January 12, 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,728	I picked .243, but like others I would see the .25-06, 257 Roberts and some others filling the bill nicely. Mostly I chose .243 due to it's popularity and ammo availability edge over some others. I know a couple of people who like the .243 WSSM, but I don't personally care for it much. Ammo is expensive, recoil and report are harsher than the standard .243 and there's information out there on early barrel wear (not sure how true that is but it's out there). Given all of that the performance is not that much better than standard .243 Win.