I recently purchased a Remington model 700 243. I love the accuracy. The fact that there's almost zero recoil is an added bonus. Great cartridge.

What a great guy ,love the channel , the walk ons, the turning around with a cup of joe and saying welcome back ,what a great channel its Americans like this guy the makes it one of my favorite country's to visit .

Accuracy is paramount with hunting. If one has a fear/anticipation of the recoil, they are going to flinch just before the boom. When teaching, I bring out my 1022, 5.56 bolt, 243 and my 270. I start small and work larger. At the end of the session most shooters prefer the 5.56 or the 243. I'm 73 and I prefer the 243.

thanks for the video

The 243 Winchester round is the most versatile rifle ever made. I will give you examples. You can go from a 4000 ft per second 50 grain bullet all the way to 100 grain bullet still traveling at 2800 ft per second. If really want knock down power for a deer where it's going to look like a Mack truck hit it. The 85 grain solid copper hollow point is the ultimate bullet for the 243 when hunting midsize to large game animals. Yes it will literally drop a 14 point buck dead in his tracks, and yes I speak from experience.

I have been a gun/shooting person all my life and I must agree with this video. The 243 can do most of what a shooter needs from a rifle.

Some of the best conversations take place here. I love what you do for us. Thank you as always.

I was in Australia for an extended period of time. The Winchester 243 was my primary rifle and absolutely enjoyed the heck out of it. Mainly, the versatility with the available game in that country it simply was awesome and an absolute joy.

Love your channel as i believe its the most sensible shooting/rifle/reloading advice on the internet. Ive a lot of rifles i load of all diff cals ex mil & hunting up to 300/45-70 yet my 1971 243 is my fav rifle to take out for the day

One of the best utility carbine/truck guns ever made was the Rem 788 in 243 Win. It was made to be used and scuffed up a bit.

This guy is my brother from another mother! Love you man. Thanks for your exceptional videos. I like the .243. I have shot it for 45 years and hit everything I aimed at and dropped so many deer it’s hard to count. Bunches of woodchucks. Many yotes. Magpies. Pigeons. Prairie dogs. And more targets than anything. I like the 257 Roberts but never got into it since I’ve had such great luck with the 243. I have ONE load for 100 gr Nosler and ONE load for 75gr varmint bullet. 40 yrs of always knowing where that shot is going downrange. Just bought my wife a nice little Mossberg Patriot Bantam too. This way we can shoot same round. No need to bring multiple ammo types and I’m good at loading the 243. Cheers man.

Perfect summary of the 243.

Mom and Dad gave me a 600 Mohawk in .243. That little Carbine shoots .5 moa with 4831 SC, once fired Federal brass and 95 gr Nosler Ballistic tip. A good front shoulder shot on a big mulie, followed by a lung shot leaves me not looking far to recover my deer. Best Christmas gift ever.

.243 has been an excellent white tail choice in my area. I’ve never had to track a deer that I’ve taken with it. Accurate, mild recoil.

I really enjoy you videos. I’ve been hunting for 50 years. I appreciate you discouraging the unethical behavior going on with all these 500 - 900 yard shots. Some ego shooters are turning the hunting of a deer into a target match with no regard for the creature. We should always be more mindful of what puts the deer down fast than how far we can hit a deer.

Hello and thank you for doing this pod cast regarding the .243 win back in 2016 of all things . I recently commented to you about this round. I think I have my questions answered and it is great you were the one to do it. I appreciate your show. Thank you again, Tom

My favorite cartridge for over 40 years.

243 is great. i have hunted with it and it is accurate and i have not had a problem killing anything i have shot.

Great video , I have taken many deer with the 100gr Nosler Partition up too 300 yds , .243 has never failed me . I do hunt alot with the 300 win mag but always come back to this great round .

I have used the 243 to bag more whitetail deer and ground hogs than I can remember,it is a great cartridge and I love it.

Warren Page did for the .243 what Jack O'Connor did for the .270

Another very informative video on a great round.

Thanks for the overview of the 243 cartridge.

The only bad thing about a 243 is bullet holes keep finding bullet holes in your target so it’s kinda hard to tell just how accurate you really are when you always just are enlarging or going almost through the same exact hole because it is so accurate because it just absolutely does not hurt to shoot and it’s just so dependable

I tease one of my friends, who is a life long mule deer hunter and his caliber of choice is the .243 winchester. He's 6'3" and has carried the .243 for over 40 years and has taken more 30"+ mulies than any man I've ever seen or read about.

I just bought a Ruger American Predator a couple of days ago in .243. As soon as I get to the store and buy some ammo, targets will be perforated. Fantastic videos GunBlue490.A lot of people on here should look at your videos, just to see how it's done.

Great vid. A savage .243 was my first deer rifle. I sold it 'cause it was for kids. Years later I bought a .243 Ruger stainless boat-paddle, sold it for who knows why. Then more years later, bought my 3rd .243 (blue ruger 77). Other than 22lr's, the 243 is the only other round I've bought, sold and re-bought rifles in that many times on purpose, not just 'cause they were a deal, but 'cause it is a great multi-purpose round. I'll always have one on hand. Like others state, I also go "light" with a 85gr bullet for all uses in this caliber. Deer to miniwolves. Doesn't always exit on deer, depending on distance, but they drop like gravity multiplied, and they're insides are literally soup.

Thanks for another great video! Love the .243!

Great video as usual, I learn so much from your channel. Please keep making them!

My father gave me his Sako .243 and it's been in a closet for years. Not until lately I've taken it out and cleaned it obsessively. Thank you for this video.

This is the only caliber I use for deer hunting, I always place my shot high up on the neck and they drop in there tracks giving a quick and humane kill with no meat waste. I live in Northern Minnesota.

The 243 was so good it made three cartridges obsolete: 250 Savage, 257 Roberts and the 244 Remington {although the latter was Remington's fault}.

Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom. I learned really a lot watching to your videos. You really seem to cover all I want to know about hunting rifles. Please keep on as I want to know everything you can share. Greetings from Germany!

Great presentation. That was quick!

These videos never get old.

Great video! If this isn't the best review on the 243 on youtube, I have yet to see it!

Your knowledge and presentation is impeccable my friend 👌🏼I learn so much , thank you !

Knowing the trend in the US toward new and better, if we renamed the 243 to 6mmO8, given its performance, we wouldn't be able to find ammo on shelves. Great video about a great cartridge. Hope you had a great Christmas, too.

"That's all I have to say about the 6mm cartridge". Wow that is 90x more than the average person. Great video, thanks for the calm, non-bias information.

Another great video. Thanks. A few weeks ago I took my Cooper .243 on a deer hunt using Hornady Superperformance 95 grain ammo. I shot a deer at 225 yards through the shoulder, heart and lungs. He still ran about 80 yards before dropping. The shoulder was shattered and the bullet was found under the hide on the opposite side. Huge damage. I've since seen videos that show that a higher hit, about halfway up, will drop the deer where he stands. Also, at the range I found that the 95 grain Superperfomance was printing at a little over one inch. I tried the American Whitetail ammo at 100 grain and got 4 3 shot groups averaging .7 inches. And its cheaper too. You're right. The .243 is a great deer rifle and I'm sure I can use it for long range varmints with 58 grain ammo too.

Thanks much just starting out loading .243, looks like it going to be a lot of fun Can't tell you how much I learn from you, your the best,!!!! I loaded mostly pistol for 30 years just getting into rifle

Wow....awesome. These are just terrific😊

Just like 270, 3006, & 30-30 you can buy cartridges most anywhere & plain old 100gr. Corelocks shoot well in any if them for cheap - 243 Win. Is a great round - Great Review & Information on this fine caliper!

This is a fabulous rundown on an exceptional cartridge. Prior to the 6.5 Creedmoor, this was and easily is the most popular Texas deer hunting cartridge along with the 270 Winchester. And I believe these two rounds will hold their traction long after the 6.5 Creedmoor leaves it's mark.

Thank you so much, I love the knowledge history and practicality you extend to us 🇺🇸

ive been looking forward to this thank you!

I love my .243 win, I have taken a good number of large Red Deer Stags here in the UK upto 300lb+, I don't shoot much past 200yds and have never recovered a bullet, got a .308 win as well but 90% of the time take the .243, 100gn Game Kings, superb cartridge

I enjoy watching your videos and have learned a lot more about guns since I started watching them. Thank you!

as usual terrific!!

I love your walk-up intro. It sort of reminds me of the old "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" series that aired between 1955 and 65. Your delivery, both deliberate and serious, is refreshing. Some people today try a little too much sensationalism in their introductions. That's just my two cents worth. Keep up the good work, sir.

Just got my sub. Been shooting the 243 since 01 when I was 9. Great cartridge for hunting, competition, or varminting. Once thing you didn't mention was the 6mm Remington was introduced the same year and though it could achieve higher velocities than the 243, rifles originally had a 1-12" twist and could not stabilize big game bullets.

Glad I stumbled across this channel!

I took my first little bull elk with my Grandpas .243 Savage. That was 32 years and dozens of full freezers with the same rifle.

Love the 243. My first deer rifle was a Winchester 88 in 243

A family member that passed away use to load me some special rounds with a 120 grain bullet from the 6mm.. worked very well for the under 200 yard hunting I did with it.

I love the .243 Winchester. I have a Remington 700 BDL in .243 and even with the plastic buttplate, the recoil is very mild. It's so comfortable to shoot and I think that really helps a shooter be more accurate since it's easier to control flinch.

The best non-military deer round going......and many other game too. Great vid

Great video, again! Thanks!

Great vid.. I own a Remington .243 .. Lovely rifle.

Another great video. God bless you too sir.

I enjoy your analysis on different cartridges. Would love to here your thoughts on bullet weight and barrel twist rates. Partially on the 22-250. Thanks.

Love the 243. Excellent round. See no reason for another caliber

Great info, thank you! 🍻

I wondered into a pawn shop this afternoon and found a Winchester model 70 XTR featherweight 243 for $325. I checked the serial number and it was manufactured in 1978. Bore is in great shape. Needs to be re blues and the stock needs to be refinished. Came with a set of Leupold 1 inch rings. I think it’ll make a fine hunting rifle for my wife. 😉

Dear Sir, There must be a lot of winter weather in New Hampshire because your brilliant videos are coming in faster then Santa's reindeer. I recently purchased a Sako Forrester .243 which I believe you shot a Sako as a youth. I am restoring this wonderful firearm and I am excited as the process gets nearer to completion so I can experience the beauty and function of this classic rifle. Thank you again for your continued video education series that gives me such an abundance of foundation knowledge on the greater history of firearms, calibers, and weapon theory. I know it is just the tip of the iceberg, but your have been an invaluable resource and mentor. Merry Christmas to you and your family Sincerely, Captain Rodrick L Mansberger Merry Christmas to you Benny

I found Warren Page's book on ebay, just ordered it, great video. I'm looking for a .243 for hog hunting. Thanks for your great videos, very instructive and detailed

Swift makes a 90 grain A-Frame bullet in .243 (6mm). Inside 100 yards, I think Deer becomes Venison in fairly short order.

Another great video. Thank you.

A fellow I worked with just praised his .243 Winchester Remington 700. He liked the Remington 100 grain Core-Lokt cartridge. I liked the Browning A-bolt in 30-06. I convinced him to start reloading since he retired. Just before the COVID plague, Wal-mart put the Core-Lokt on sale for $10.77 per box of twenty. I was able to convince him to buy 200 rounds to start and then he would have plenty of brass when they were expended. I suppose he has had a comfortable time shooting since the ammo shortage as a result of his action. This week, I will pick up my gunbroker Winchester Model 70 in .243. Bullets, dies, primers, and powder are already on the bench. Life is good!

GunBlue490 I researched the 243 Winchester for a long time, and everything I read matches what you said in your video. So picked up a Remington 770 in 243 with a 22 inch barrel, bough some Remington Core Lokt's 100 SP, put a dap of oil on the bolt, took it to the range right out the box the groups were the size of a quarter. Even my hand loads using the 100 gr Core Lokt's and the Sierra 100 GR SBT grouped as tight as the Factory Loads. The 243 Winchester was made the same year I was 1955.

This guy has a straight up Boston accent! Hilarious. He sounds [and dresses] like an old Boston cabbie friend of mine. Priceless. I guess you had to be there! Down by the banks of the River Charles. I love that dirty water, O Boston, you're my home!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge

Great video. Thank you.

I loved my 243 . It was a great "do it all " cartridge . My only criticism of it was was that it was hard on brass when reloading . I found that it would stretch cases and I was only able to get 2 or 3 reliable reloads from each case. I used to chase the highest muzzle velocity for each bullet weight while maintaining MOA accuracy or better out of my Sako sportster.

Pretty much perfect for eastern woodland hunting from what I can tell.

i learned so much from this video - so refreshing to hear from somebody so intelligent and knowledgeable - i subbed based on this 1 vid alone - i can't believe you don't have millions of subs - you're 1 of the best gun channels on youtube - thx a million - if i may, i'd like to know what scope you suggest - price is not important but nor is name brand - i just need something with good features (like fog proof) and that can take abuse cuz i'm a little hard on everything - thx again

I have a old Winchester 70 in .243 it was my 1st rifle and will probably always have it shoots pretty amazing even with factory ammo plus it's usually the only .243 in any group I'm with so always makes for conversation

I love your videos. So we’ll done and informative, thank you!

Thanks for a great informative video, I can see you know your stuff. Good luck hunting!

Have taken two 250+ lb.white tails in Maine with my .243, 100g. Nosler partition.

When I got my wife a 243, I started hunting with one too, and so did my dad. We also got this caliber for the kids. With very low recoil, there is no flinch, and with premium loads, or handloads of 95-100 grain bullets at 3150, we regularly take deer out to 400 yards, mostly dropped in their tracks. Once and a while, they will go 30 yards. This year my teenage son took a doe at 90 yards opening weekend, then a buck larger than I ever took in the 150 class at 296 yards after stalking in from 600 yards. If can get steady, and put that bullet in the double lung area broadside, you will have a great time taking deer from 25 yards to 400. I wouldn’t push this caliber past 400 even though some recommendations say 800 ft-lbs is all you need. Beyond 400 yards, the animal can do a lot of movement before the bullet gets there. (I made the poor decision of taking a deer at 600 yards when I was a teen with a 270 win, and can say from experience the time delay to impact means a lot of movement can happen with a perfectly placed shot).

My favorite hunting rifle is my Mannlicher-Schönauer 1954 in .243. It is easy on the shoulder and with a well-placed shot will take anything I’ll ever see in the woods (New England). I just love .243. The only thing I might switch to would be a Mannlicher in 6.5MS. But I don't have that kind of money these days a guy can dream though.

Another great video buddy thanks for sharing

I took over the 243 I bought my wife years ago and never lost a deer. It has performed way better than .270 on the 260 for me. 90 percent have dropped in their tracks from 25 yards to 400 yards using 95-100 grain soft point, fusion bonded, or ballistic tips. Those that didn’t drop in their tracks only went 30 yards. My whole family uses it after seeing the success 23 years ago which makes it easy to keep ammo organized between us. We have also have used it in thick brush by shooting in the small windows.

I have not given the .243 a chance at deer yet. I have shot quite a few coyotes with it. Coyotes only go straight down when they get hit. I shot the 75 grain at 200 yards at a 1/4" plate of steel. It went through that and a 2x4 behind it. That is great energy at that distance. With a good shot you can use a legal .22 diameter. The knowledge you share and know is amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Jan loves her 243 & so do I when the wolves come around & I cant afford to miss. 85 grain Sierra blitz drops em like thunder struck out to 600 yds. Jan blows ducks heads off @ 200. Loves her duck dinners!!

My first rifle was a Savage chambered in 243. It killed many deer while I had it. Like many I got caught up in the bigger is better and the 243 isn't big enough so I sold it. Now many years later I own another one and enjoy it more now than I did then.

I have a youth model Remington 700 ADL in 243. It's my favorite rifle. Small, light and effective.

My very first rifle was a Rem ADL in 6mm bought around 1983,think I paid 320.00 for it with my dads help on funds and caliber selection,and now many years later I can say after hundreds of ground hogs,and at least a couple deer each year,it has always did its job,very nice choose.I've shot the 270 a lot,also the 7mm Rwminton Mag a lot but for the pure sake of shooting the 6mm was hard to beat.

Great info, thanks

Great video, here in my Country when I was young, for many years the 243 was the most popular cal, now it's the 223 Rem. The rifle to have here in the old days, was the Sako L579 in 243, to find one in 308 Win, is just about impossible. 243's yes, you will find one, but in the last 20 years it's changed to the 308 Win, as the new heavy cal, than what the 243 was before in the 60's

Thanks a lot of good info from everyone here and enjoyed the video as well. Stay Strong 💪

Just dropped vby to say Have a Merry Christmas 2020 and Happy New Years to you and your family

nice bullet data from you 243...

Great video. .243 is an excellent caribou rifle.

I love the 243.

I recently started working on an AR10 chambered in .243 Win. The idea behind the project is to have an effective, accurate hunting rifle that can double as a dedicated marksman rifle/semi auto sniper system in the event a need arises.

"Making singing noises!". Can relate Sir!

As a result of happenstance I have taken the largest Antelope, Whitetail, Mule Deer, Elk and Moose of my 53 years of hunting the plains, foothills and mountains of Alberta with my 243. I don't mean to say it was my first choice, especially for the bigger game...but it did the job. And none of them was alive when they hit the ground. And it will drive nails at 500 meters.

The Alfred Hitchcock entrance. Love it.