The wussy 243

[deadon]

The last hunt club work weekend we had,I told everyone that I was going to get set up Sunday morning to do some shooting and if anyone wanted to join me they were welcome. If I do all the work and bring targets shooting stands and haul the bench out to the place we can shoot, sometimes a half a dozen will get up and come shoot.Its fun so I don't mind. They have been giving me a bunch of @#$%$#@ since I went back to my 243. Six members showed up and shot their rifles and seemed happy so I set out a dozen eggs at 150 yrds. They shot like The English in charleston. Six guys unloaded their full magazines and killed 3 eggs. I laughed my A#$$ off and they said you shoot. I got my home made shooting sticks out and hit 3 eggs with 3 shots. A couple of them used my sticks and hit about 25% of what they shot.I told them you got to practice under hunting conditions. I shot again, three more times and hit 3eggs. The one guy got out his 204, I think he said this is a 41 gr bullet at 4100 fps. He shot 4 time and missed. There were 2 270s two 3006s 1 338 rum and one rifle I had not heard of {an old military rifle. Anyway after the Shoot I told them There is not a man or animal alive that gives a flying C#$% how fast a bullet misses them or how big the bullet was that went by. A couple have called me since and doug out their childhood 243s and one guy borrowed his dads.One of them said this bugger is fun to shoot. Anyway maybe they won't be laughing anymore.

[ozark]

Thats pretty good. During our two annual egg shoots at my 100 yard range the .243 has caused several to wonder if maybe they should have one. I can't say it is the best of all available but can say that it is accuarte and hard to beat as a deer and game of smaller size rifle. They all appear to be very accurate. I think it is due to low recoil and the cartridge itself.

[ozark]

My first knowledge about the .243 was in the early 60s. Deer season was approaching in Washington State and several of us marksmanship shooters were deer hunters. Jerry Hill owned a .243 and had killed deer with it in Texas. Some of the guys were hand loading ammo for the hunt and Jerry had them hand load several for him. He came to me with a long face and told me that he couldn't even get on paper at 100 yards. I told him I would watch him shoot viewing through our 100 X spotting scope. A few days later I put him in front of me and had him shoot at a 200 yard target. The first shot I seen nothing. The second shot I seen the bullet explode in mid air about 75 yards distance. They had loaded it much to hot for the bullet he was using. I advised him to have them pull all his bullets and carefully follow the reloading manuel. This he did and informed me that it was shooting fine again. It was the first time I had seen a bullet explode like that. Later I was with him when he got a eight point Blacktail with the rifle. Unfortunately, we lost Jerry in Viet Nam. Anyone ever experience bullets blowing up in the air? Through the scope it looked like a puff of smoke.

[deadon]

When you own a gun that does not hurt you when you shoot one tends to shoot it more almost become one with the gun and with practice can become a very good shot ;D