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All I shoot is the 243.killed every thing with it from coyotes to elk. An extremely effective long range cartridge. Anyone who has ever had one very long, and shot it very much, usually keeps them. Long slick bullets shoot like a laser. Can't go wrong with a 223 or a 308 either. The .243 is just one of those cartridges that seems to go right where you were trying to put it with regularity. You can kill a lot of game with pinpoint placement.
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I think the real answer is not to sell any ,but look at all the gaps in between calibers that need to be filled.Such as 17 cal,20 cal,6.5,270.7MM,29,8MM ,338,9.3!!!Sell,what are you thinking????
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If it was me, I'd keep a rifle I already owned unless I really needed the money or more room in the gun closet, or wanted to trade for something I wanted a lot more. Particularly if I already had dies and/or any amount of components on hand. Never know, it might come in handy some day.
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If you want some friendly advice...
I would sell the unfired 243 ASAP!
Without any further thought or rationalizing about it.
The LAST thing a down-sizing shooter should do is shoot a 243...especially if it has a faster twist!
Don't make the same tragic mistake I did...
It ain't all burritos and strippers my friends...
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Btw...the 375 is one of the best all arounds there is.
I would sell it ASAP...etc etc...
It ain't all burritos and strippers my friends...
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Have owned several .243's over the last 50 years.. Like the .257 Rob. never had one I really liked.
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I can't figure out what to do with my .243's. I think they'll do a great job at it though, whatever it is.
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Who cares about barrel life? By the time you've shot out a 243 barrel you've spent more on bullets, powder and primer than the cost of a new barrel.
Barrels are consumables.
For the OP's purposes, I'd keep the 243 and get rid of most everything else.
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One of the interesting things about this thread is that so far NOBODY has asked the OP what he hunts.
While he stated he does a lot more target shooting than hunting, he didn't say he DOESN'T hunt, and obviously he bought the .375 for some purpose. And while a .243 works for quite a bit of hunting, it does NOT come close to filling the shoes of a .375, or even a .308.
Of course, the failure to ask what he hunts is easy to figure out. Most replies on the Campfire, even on this forum, are limited to what the guy replying would do in his particular circumstances. This is because most people who reply aren't really all that interested in the question. Instead they want to post about themselves, which is what 90% of Internet forums are really all about.
Often the replies even imply the OP is a fool, as in, "You should get rid of that POS and get a REAL rifle like my...." Or buy a real scope, or buy some real bullets or real powder.
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I think I'm the only person on the internet that freely admits I only want to talk about myself.
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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And you do an excellent job!
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Thank you.
As far as the OP is concerned, I would sell the .243 and utilize the lighter weight 30 cal bullets if he needs flexibility.
His .223, .308, and .375 will cover everything he could ever want to hunt/shoot.
Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Thank you.
As far as the OP is concerned, I would sell the .243 and utilize the lighter weight 30 cal bullets if he needs flexibility.
His .223, .308, and .375 will cover everything he could ever want to hunt/shoot.
Travis You sir, should reside on Mt. Olympus...
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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I read the Campfire. I know here is nothing you can't kill as well with a .243 as with anything else. So I didn't need to ask the OP what he hunts. Stick already told me the .243 is a no brainer.
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Excellent point!
I just checked and philthygeezer hasn't even logged onto the Campfire since shortly after midnight on the 16th. Perhaps he figured he'd read enough of our collective wisdom by then.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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You sir, should reside on Mt. Olympus...
I do. I just spell it H-A-V-R-E. Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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John, let's not get too far off track, this is about TRAVIS, and how smart he is, good looking, desirable in every way really. Just a superior human being all the way around.
Why are we even talking about the stupid .243 anyway when we have a rockstar in our midst?
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you anywhere near Trout Creek?
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you anywhere near Trout Creek? Negative. That's getting close to enemy territory. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Trout Creek is in a totally different world than Harvey in almost every way imaginable, except the license plates on the vehicles are from the same state.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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