The .243 Winchester (6×52mm) is a popular sporting rifle cartridge. Developed as a versatile short action cartridge to hunt both medium game and small game alike, it "took whitetail …

Feb 16, 2023 · The .243 Win. jumped across the pond early on, with several European gunmakers chambering their rifles for it. It remains a popular cartridge for roe and fallow deer.

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Oct 25, 2023 · Today's .243 Winchester ammo is capable of so much more than just taking whitetails across a beanfield, although it remains a great choice for that too. So, let’s talk about …

The .243 Winchester is a better varmint cartridge than the .25's, while remaining adequate for hunting deer and antelope. The .243 launches an 80 grain varmint bullet at a muzzle velocity …

Jul 13, 2025 · If you are new to deer hunting or long-range shooting, chances are that a rifle chambered in the .243 Winchester cartridge has come up in conversation as you weigh your …

Introduced in 1955 the .243 Winchester is based on the 7.62x51 military (.308 Winchester) case necked down to .243” (6mm). The balance of light recoil and versatility as both a varmint and …

Aug 20, 2025 · For being the smallest .308-based cartridge – and relatively old in the cartridge game overall – the .243 Win. does a lot of things better than many of the other cartridges …

Jul 15, 2025 · While newer cartridges are always being revealed as the future of the shooting sports the old school .243 Winchester cartridge paired with a good bolt action rifle will always …

Jul 27, 2021 · A look at 243 Ballistics featuring a ballistic chart with velocity, energy and drop data for the most popular 243 Win loads in the U.S.