243 varmint

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Garyg

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I was thinking of buying a 243 varminter. I have a remington 700 .223 and a winchester 70 .308 varminters. The .243 would fill the gap. I was going to buy another 700 but I saw a remington R25. I only shoot at the range so being restricted is no problem.
 
What do you do that needs that "gap" filled? I see nothing you can't do with what you have that you will be able to do with the .243.
 
A range only varminter eh? Plus one, 223 and 308 have your bases covered, if anything a 243 would cover both of those cartridges to start. Your money though, do what you want and don't let the voices from the internet dissuade you.
 
The reality is that a factory rifle may or may not shoot really well. The chances of a semi-automatic shooting really well are poor.

243 is an overbore cartridge that has poor barrel life, and unless you ARE shooting varmints, there would be no real benefit over what you already have. If you do not already done so, I would strongly encourage you to invest in reloading equipment. You will never trach a point of really good precision using factory guns and factory ammo. (I say this as this is the precision rifle forum).

Reloading will extract that much more accuracy out of what you already own, and ultimately upgrading the barrel of either your 223 or your 308 in combination with reloading, you will achieve the ultimate in precision results.
 
I bought an SPS Varmint in 243 this past summer for a dedicated range gun. All my other guns are used for hunting and I thought it would be nice to have something that's heavy and setup for targets only.
I went with the 243 because of the low recoil which will let me focus on shooting technique. When I finish this barrel off, I'll just upgrade to something a bit better.
 
I have read the OP several times today. No where do I see him asking a question. The post appears more to be in "thinking out loud" mode.

BTW, I am just thinking out loud. ;)

EDIT: In case it is a question. My 243 fills the gap between my 223s and 308s.
 
warrenb said:
I have read the OP several times today. No where do I see him asking a question. The post appears more to be in "thinking out loud" mode.
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Which is why I asked the question, and think it's a good place to start the thinking out loud.

So, Garyg? What do you want the rifle to do?
 
I have a itching to buy something different for this year. I like the idea of a flatter shooting rifle with low recoil. Maybe I will go back to my other idea of
a SR22 or a cowboy type pistol.
 
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