Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Is The 243 Winchester in Danger of Being Replaced by the 223 Remington

I think I will try those 75gr A MAx's in my new to me 220 Swift with its 8 twist barrel. Might be loads of fun. Just got the scope for it last night, found an older USA made NITB Redfeild 6-18 Gloss for $200.00 and put it up on the gun last night.

Back on topic, I do think that the 270/280/30/06 class cartridges are seeing a lot less representation in the deer camps as there is not as much need for that much power and destruction and recoil for shooting a mere deer in most areas.

Out here we still have a lot of 257WBY, 264 WinMag and various 7mm's on the scene but this region is the exception rather than the rule with very large bodied Mule Deer and wide open grassland/CRP ground that typically does not allow for close stalking.

If 224 caliber rifles were legal out here I would give the Swifty a try on a doe tag.