I had JES rebore a 243 Rem 700 I got here on the classifieds, duracoated it and found a really nice walnut stock( also from the classifieds) and refinished it in a darker stain, hand rubbed oil finish. It is my new favorite PA scoped rifle. Put a little 2-7 Burris on it. It’s a beauty. All told, into it for around 700 and it’s exactly the rifle I was looking for. I will disagree with others in its apparent effect on game, shooting 225 round nose bullets it seems to just lay the deer down quickly when I’ve used this chambering in the past as compared to my 308, which was no slouch either. The 308!has the edge in open country where I might be reaching out passed 300 yards, but here in Pa/Ny it’s plenty and then some on reaching out there and getting it done.
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