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I have never owned a .243 but when around others that use them it just seems louder to me than my .308 or .260... same barrel lengths.
Anyone else notice this?
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Yes.
I always assumed higher velocity = more noise.
But I know very little compared to most folks here........
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But I know very little compared to most folks here........
True dat... Sorry Chuck, had to do it......the devil made me..... 
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I had a savage bolt in 243 and I thought it was way louder than my 308.
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My pops. 243 isn't noticeably louder than other rifles I've been around IMO. My pards. 308 with a BOSS system on the other hand......
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Crap!
I forgot today is the poohbah's day off & he would be monitoring/drooling on the computer.
Set myself up for that one.
It's OK tho, as long as JohnMoses doesn't start picking on me I'll be fine........
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He picks on me and...... Oh, wait, some would say I'm not exactly fine...but closer to wonky.... 
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Wonky? Jeez..... more like wanker.... 
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Not working today podunk?
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Down to eights now... no more overtime.... its 4:30 here.
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elkjaeger was wrong..I worked today too...I was teaching...enlightening young minds...
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Oh boy..... in the leopard thong?
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I have never owned a .243 but when around others that use them it just seems louder to me than my .308 or .260... same barrel lengths. I think yes, but it's hard to say for sure. I know the .243 is more disturbing to the smallest kids in hunters ed on range day than the .257 Roberts. I attribute that to greater muzzle pressure ... uh, by that I mean higher pressure within the barrel at the instant the bullet exists the muzzle, thus a sharper shock wave. How that might translate to comparison with .260 and .308, I'm not sure. Perhaps the same thing because of a difference in powder burn speed, but I'm only guessing. Tom
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Oh boy..... in the leopard thong? Nope! I was wearing a marijuana T-shirt!
Last edited by ingwe; 08/31/11.
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That probably fit right in at college....
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It did!
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My brother still thinks that's why they called it 'high' school....
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Hmmmm, I'm getting a sense of two things here.... A)I'm not the only one who found the .243 to be extra loud in comparison to other .308 based cartridges B) Some of you Boyz have kind of some history together.... Who is winning the most points overall? Carry on
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I've shot my .243 and .308 side by side many times and the .243 does sound considerably louder to me.
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Like another poster said it may be pressure at the muzzle. They seem loud up close, but at a distance not so loud to me. My buddy shot a buck while setting on the same hillside as me except a couple of hundred yards away and I remember it sounded kind of puny.
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