Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
#21
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
If you want a short action check out the Micro Hunters, they are smaller versions of the A-bolts. I have a 243wssm in Hunter model(same size as micro) and a 270WSM in the Medallion and love them both.
#23
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
If I were you, Pea, I would get a .22-250 instead, or better yet, a .220 Swift, I think those are better varmit rounds.
I too, have no use for the 243, I have never owned, shot, or liked the .243 Win., it's just a catchy name to go along with "younggun".
I have a .308, but IMO, it's too big for varmits, great deer round,though.
I think the A-Bolt is a great gun, my dad has one in 7mm Rem Mag, but I still think you should get a .22-250 or .220 Swift, .243 is a tiny, yetdecent deer round.
I too, have no use for the 243, I have never owned, shot, or liked the .243 Win., it's just a catchy name to go along with "younggun".
I have a .308, but IMO, it's too big for varmits, great deer round,though.
I think the A-Bolt is a great gun, my dad has one in 7mm Rem Mag, but I still think you should get a .22-250 or .220 Swift, .243 is a tiny, yetdecent deer round.
#24
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
younggun still has alot of growing up to do. He still has no clue what he is talking about. Since he has never owned a 22-250, 243, 220 Swift, etc etc etc.....
243 is a great 'yote round and it will double very nicely for a deer round/antelope, etc.
243 is a great 'yote round and it will double very nicely for a deer round/antelope, etc.
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 5,425
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
Nothing wrong with the .243 for coyotes or deer, it does mess up the pelt on a coyote, but I don't kill them for pelts...
I've had pretty good luck with the .243 on deer as well, have killed about 150 with mine...
Good thing about a .243...You don't have to worry about the scope jumping up and biting you....
I've had pretty good luck with the .243 on deer as well, have killed about 150 with mine...
Good thing about a .243...You don't have to worry about the scope jumping up and biting you....
#26
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
ORIGINAL: Rammer
younggun still has alot of growing up to do. He still has no clue what he is talking about. Since he has never owned a 22-250, 243, 220 Swift, etc etc etc.....
243 is a great 'yote round and it will double very nicely for a deer round/antelope, etc.
younggun still has alot of growing up to do. He still has no clue what he is talking about. Since he has never owned a 22-250, 243, 220 Swift, etc etc etc.....
243 is a great 'yote round and it will double very nicely for a deer round/antelope, etc.
#27
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
ORIGINAL: Rammer
younggun still has alot of growing up to do. He still has no clue what he is talking about. Since he has never owned a 22-250, 243, 220 Swift, etc etc etc.....
243 is a great 'yote round and it will double very nicely for a deer round/antelope, etc.
younggun still has alot of growing up to do. He still has no clue what he is talking about. Since he has never owned a 22-250, 243, 220 Swift, etc etc etc.....
243 is a great 'yote round and it will double very nicely for a deer round/antelope, etc.
I do havea 22-250 in my house, and shoot it often. 220 Swift is a cartridge my family has lots of experiance with for killing coyotes and even antelope in Nebraska on long-distance shots. They got rid of it though, the 220 Swift, since it was a dying cartridge at the time, but it's actually gotten some popularity in recent years.
I've read in Field and Stream magazine about some coyote hunting guide who likes the .22-250 Ackley Imp. But I have no clue as to what the benefits are. I've also heard a couple things about the 6.5x284 Norma, but I don't know anything about it except that Savage makes one.
#28
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Anchorage, AK
Posts: 373
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
A hot stepping 55-60gr .243 pill will out perform the 22-250 in the velosity department and a higher BC 70-90gr 243 will shoot flatter, buck wind better and hit harder than the 22-250 or swift at longer ranges.I found that the 85gr sierra gameking HPBT holds tegether pretty good and makes a decent coyote/wolf/small deer bullet, but perfer the 100gr bullets fordedicated deer use.
I actually have owned and shot 22-250, 220 swift, 223, 25/06, even a 6mm/06 and settled on the 243 as the most practical of the bunch.
I actually have owned and shot 22-250, 220 swift, 223, 25/06, even a 6mm/06 and settled on the 243 as the most practical of the bunch.
#29
RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
ORIGINAL: Josh Sorensen
I actually have owned and shot 22-250, 220 swift, 223, 25/06, even a 6mm/06 and settled on the 243 as the most practical of the bunch.
I actually have owned and shot 22-250, 220 swift, 223, 25/06, even a 6mm/06 and settled on the 243 as the most practical of the bunch.