its got to be 223

[woz 260]

i use 223 and my mate uses 222 we regularly hit out to 250 yards.iv seen some staggeringly long shots with 243.....think the 22.250 is a good round but they hammer barrels and you get alot of throat damage.i wanted a gun to last 25 years because im tight....

[spudlington 3]

Used 223 on targets and used 243 on Chamois but never done any proper centrefire target stuff. Very interested in long-range target and fox and hope to do some with my 6.5x55 deer rifle during the off-season,. How do you rate the 22-250 as a fox gun?

[gelert 1]

222.50 flat fast and hard hitting but a big bang even moderated but does kill em.

 

i like .222 but am moving to 243...........how are these like kick and recoil wise??

[Deker 3,478]

222.50 flat fast and hard hitting but a big bang even moderated but does kill em.

 

i like .222 but am moving to 243...........how are these like kick and recoil wise??

 

 

Hello mate....It could be that you are a little ticked off with the recent change in the law that left out Roe with the .22 centrefire.....I know I certainly am. This of course leads people to the .243 in many cases for use on Charlie, right through to the Reds. This becomes a practical and financial decision for many and I believe it moves too far away from what is the right tool for the job because of this.

 

The .243 kicks all right as it has its origins in the .308 case, but in simple terms you will find it a little harder than your .222 but it is certainly not a heavy kick.

 

For some of the reasons mentioned above I am in the final stages of selling my .243. Don't get me wrong I like it, but, my .223 deals with Charlie and small deer and my .308 deals with all the other deer (some suggest it for the Red over the .243 anyway) and boar. Simply don't need/can't afford all these tools when they do stupid things with the law. The Government/Police/Home Office seems quite happy for me to shoot Roe with my .308 as well as Wild Boar....f*****g stupid if you ask me but there we are. I would much rather deal with the Roe with my .223 (its on my ticket for Roe in Scotland anyway...it's a mad world). But whichever way you look at it I don't need the .243 anymore as the .223 and .308 does it all. I also have a collection of air rifles, rimfires and shotguns all housed in 3 Cabinets so it comes down to space, money and usage. I am not a gun collector, I use them all and if I find I'm not then something goes!

 

Cheers

Deker

Edited December 4, 2007 by Deker

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Have to say, when it comes down to what can we all afford, how much will we use it ,how often, then things start gettin into perspective, for a good allrounder the .243 will do you no wrong as long as you keep a sensible head on your shoulders, deer wise it takes red no problem i keep shots within the 200 to 240 odd when shooting deer, and for fox anything goes its all down to your ability. At long range charlie... personally taken fox to 420yards at night being the longest shot so far with about 10 others in around the 400 mark....no BS. and i'm not trying to blow my own trumpet......its taken years to get to where i am now skill wise, and plenty of time at range work gettin to know the bullets...so i say for a one gun man the .243 has the lot....

[Guest remmy]

a 243 kicks, my arse i have been shooting one for twenty years, its kinder than my old granny, i use home loads in mine and its like shooting an air gun saying it kicks will jus put people off, yes a 270 kicks like a mule , 243 is a pussy cat i shoot muntjac right through to fallow and reds with mine a great all round rifle for foxes as well, wouldnt change my cal at all, thats just my penny's worth guys each to there own rgds ds2.

[stork 1]

i use 223 and my mate uses 222 we regularly hit out to 250 yards.iv seen some staggeringly long shots with 243.....think the 22.250 is a good round but they hammer barrels and you get alot of throat damage.i wanted a gun to last 25 years because im tight....

Im getting a 22.250 my mate sweares by them never see him miss much when he missed it wosnt by much

[Deker 3,478]

a 243 kicks, my arse i have been shooting one for twenty years, its kinder than my old granny, i use home loads in mine and its like shooting an air gun saying it kicks will jus put people off, yes a 270 kicks like a mule , 243 is a pussy cat i shoot muntjac right through to fallow and reds with mine a great all round rifle for foxes as well, wouldnt change my cal at all, thats just my penny's worth guys each to there own rgds ds2.

 

 

 

I think you either missread or didn't get to the end of the line, what I said was:-

 

The .243 kicks all right as it has its origins in the .308 case, but in simple terms you will find it a little harder than your .222 but it is certainly not a heavy kick.

 

I think that is pretty accurate!

 

You are making some incredible .243 home loads if they are like shooting an air gun .

 

Cheers

 

Deker

[Guest remmy]

a 243 kicks, my arse i have been shooting one for twenty years, its kinder than my old granny, i use home loads in mine and its like shooting an air gun saying it kicks will jus put people off, yes a 270 kicks like a mule , 243 is a pussy cat i shoot muntjac right through to fallow and reds with mine a great all round rifle for foxes as well, wouldnt change my cal at all, thats just my penny's worth guys each to there own rgds ds2.

 

 

 

I think you either missread or didn't get to the end of the line, what I said was:-

 

The .243 kicks all right as it has its origins in the .308 case, but in simple terms you will find it a little harder than your .222 but it is certainly not a heavy kick.

 

I think that is pretty accurate!

 

You are making some incredible .243 home loads if they are like shooting an air gun .

 

Cheers

hi deker heres a four shot group shot at 100yds with 87g hornady hollow point boat tails, they have 34.4 of vit 140 behind them and they are awsome, like i say, its like shooting an air gun try em and let me know what you think, i have a remmy243 chopped to 20" with a hs precision stock, timney trigger and a nightforce scope on it, wouldnt change this set up for the world rgds dave.

heres a pic of my rifle with new paint job rgds dave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deker

Edited December 8, 2007 by remmy

[Deker 3,478]

Remmy

 

Your 'avin a larf with me....... "like shooting an air rifle" ...now..... first off I haven't the first clue about loading...and even if we could find a legal way of getting some of these air rifle .243 rounds across the border I don't have the .243 to test them in anymore, that went today, remember I said it was going.

 

However my .308 DOES kick, can you turn that into an Air rifle...and what if anything is available for my girlie little .223?

 

Cheers

 

Deker

 

I can't see.... but please don't tell me thats the 5.5-22x56NXS or I may go a shade of green

[Guest remmy]

Remmy

 

Your 'avin a larf with me....... "like shooting an air rifle" ...now..... first off I haven't the first clue about loading...and even if we could find a legal way of getting some of these air rifle .243 rounds across the border I don't have the .243 to test them in anymore, that went today, remember I said it was going.

 

However my .308 DOES kick, can you turn that into an Air rifle...and what if anything is available for my girlie little .223?

 

Cheers

 

Deker

 

I can't see.... but please don't tell me thats the 5.5-22x56NXS or I may go a shade of green

hi deker well spotted mate your bang on5.5x22x56nxs np2dd ret, no joke mate it has no kick, next time i am down your neck of the woods i will give you a call and you can try it out, everyone who try's my rifle cant believe the way it shoots no kick at all, its the dogs deker rgds dave.