.223 WSSM or 243 WSSM. Who Chambers these?

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Hello,

I am new to shooting/hunting but I have been quite heavy into in, well the shooting part atleast for over a year now and I'm looking to get into hunting by the Fall.

I am looking for a flat shooting bullet with high velocity to try out some distance shooting (100-200yards). And to mess with some handloads to see what the effect is of bullet weight etc

I have been looking at .223 WSSM and .243 WSSM. I have no problem reloading so the cost of the ammo shouldn't be a problem.

But my mian problem now is that I cannot find rifles that are chambered in this calibre as it seems to be unique.

I did some research and it looks as though Browning and Winchester dropped chambering the WSSM, but I wouldn't be surprised if I was wrong.

What are you thoughts on this? Should I look to different calibres? or does someone chamber these rounds, that isn't ridiculously expensive, I am prepared to pay a good amount of money.

I would like to start with a .223 WSSM or .243 WSSM then move to the higher .30-06 or .338 or .375 H&H down the road once I get my shooting down with the smaller guns first.

Sorry if this isn't in the right section but I think it is.
 
Ya I guess they just didn't sell enough?
So they dropped it.

Does anyone know of older browing or winchester models that would chamber it, then I would be able to search/keep my eye open for it on used gun websites, epps etc

I would enjoy having a unique rifle that I could have some fun buying the brass, making the different weight bullets and testing them out.

Or is this a lost cause and I should just move onto something else?
 
I shoot 1000 yards with a fast twist .223 Rem with 80 gr bullets. If your "distance" shooting is only 100-200 yards why bother with something so hard to find?
 
Enjoyment and thats the max distance at the range/gravel pit up north.
I would like to go out to 1000 yards if I ever find somewhere to shoot that far, CFB Borden would be cool.

I plan on hiking around up north this summer with my buddy and my range finder to see what distances we can find.
 
I have a chambering reamer and headspace gauge for .223 WSSM.

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Both are hard on barrels. The 6 super short is a cartridge that failed to impress from an accuracy perspective, and nobody I know that tried them is still shooting them.

If you want speed in 6mm, look at 6mm Remington or 243 as a factory chambering.

in .223, the 22-250 is efficient, fast and accurate.
 
If you are set on these chamberings, I would get on the phone and try to find a Browning or Win in a super short action. These may be the only actions that will feed this chambering. Also, get serious about stocking up on brass as this was a very short run chambering so not sure how long brass will be available.

If you are looking for a single shot, you can defintely get barrels made in these chambers for the Savage, and Rem.

It is a really neat looking cartridge but will not do anything that conventional cartridges already cover. A 22/250 AI will top the 223 WSSM and the 6XC is essentially a 243WSSM.

For the distances you discribe and even further, have you considered something like a 6BR or 6PPC. If you want accurate, these cartrdges deliver. Given the great choices for brass, dies, you will end up with a much better shooter.

The 6BR has no issue reaching out to at least 1 mile with the heavier VLD bullets commonly available.

If you just want some fun with low cost, recoil but still reach out, a fast twist 223 is really hard to beat. I have taken it to a mile no problem (except for scope fiddling) and it thrives inside 1400yds.

With todays excellent bullets, you don't need a boomer to reach out for LR plinking.

Good luck with your build.

Jerry
 
Stay away from the WSSMs, If you don't like it in a couple years it will be a hard resale and may be hard to rebarrel to a diferent caliber. I hunt coyotes with a 243 and have shot them at 500+ yds. 223, & 22-250s are used by my buddys. Don't start with something to exotic Mysticplayer has straight, good advice. His 223 at a mile is impresive indeed. A hunting caliber depends on what you want to hunt. It should have ( IN MY POINT OF VIEW ONLY) a 1000 lb of energy left at the range you are shooting for deer & black bear. I think the game deserves this much respect, other views will vary :) good luck
 
I would stay away from the 223 wssm, I've read that they can burn out the throat in about 350 rounds. The 243 wssm i think is awsome two of my friends have them and they shoot great. It's funny but people say that there was no demand for the 243 wssm but I bet if you had one up on the exchange it wouldn't last long. There are adds that people are looking for them.
 
Obtunded said:
Both are hard on barrels. The 6 super short is a cartridge that failed to impress from an accuracy perspective, and nobody I know that tried them is still shooting them.

If you want speed in 6mm, look at 6mm Remington or 243 as a factory chambering.

in .223, the 22-250 is efficient, fast and accurate.
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Hey thanks alot guys this is exactly the info I was looking for when I posted this thread. I didn't even think of the wear that the WSSM would cause.

I think I will look into a
.223(with fast twist) or .22-250 or 6mm or .243

Thanks alot aj cave, viper and mystic player aswell. This will be a big help for making my decision.

oh and a j cave I defintiely would use a bigger calibre if it was deer or black bears at 1000yards, you are right the animal should be killed humanily.
 
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