bigpete wrote:Actually,the one contract roo shooter I know personally at the moment does use a rangefinder....
What I find disturbing is the amount of folks who post "500m" head shots up on Facebook and such....
I also confess,I'm not a great fan of the 243,as I've already got a 223,22/250,and a 308,all of which shoot 10x as good as my 243.....
bigpete wrote:I have a lot of guns that have been passed on to me,in this case,the 223 was my dad's fox shooting rifle back when he used it to pay off our first house...hence why I have it,and a 22/250...also passed on to.me
bigrich wrote:bigpete wrote:I have a lot of guns that have been passed on to me,in this case,the 223 was my dad's fox shooting rifle back when he used it to pay off our first house...hence why I have it,and a 22/250...also passed on to.me
sounds like there's a lot of history in those rifles pete . yeah 358 tazz . a 308 win necked up to 35 cal. much more energy transfer apparently. not that the 308 is lacking . a 35 cal 225 game king or a 250 grain round nose would be serious medicine , but with the right projectile the medium bore can still kill well on lighter game . the 358 can fit in short action rifles and works with shorter length barrels like 308 does. lighter less kicking package than the 35 whelen build i was considering . do some research taz, it's a interesting caliber
bigpete wrote:Oooh 458 win mag !
Bruiser64 wrote:bigrich wrote:bigpete wrote:I have a lot of guns that have been passed on to me,in this case,the 223 was my dad's fox shooting rifle back when he used it to pay off our first house...hence why I have it,and a 22/250...also passed on to.me
sounds like there's a lot of history in those rifles pete . yeah 358 tazz . a 308 win necked up to 35 cal. much more energy transfer apparently. not that the 308 is lacking . a 35 cal 225 game king or a 250 grain round nose would be serious medicine , but with the right projectile the medium bore can still kill well on lighter game . the 358 can fit in short action rifles and works with shorter length barrels like 308 does. lighter less kicking package than the 35 whelen build i was considering . do some research taz, it's a interesting caliber
Have both. You know you want to. What could possibly go wrong with re-chambering to the .358 AND get yourself a nice new dedicated.243. Or the CZ in .458 Win Mag. You know it makes sense.
bigrich wrote:bigpete wrote:Oooh 458 win mag !
Steady Pete, steady mate sounds like you’re getting all wet over a 458 . would be handy if you want go up the territory....
Bruiser64 wrote:I hear what you’re saying Bigrich. Sometimes practicality has to intrude. I personally have hit safe capacity too. I live on the south coast of WA and what I have in my safe covers all that I do as well. I did see a 22 Hornet for sale recently that tempted me. I gave it a miss as I have a 204, and I know I am always likely to use it in preference to the Hornet. Even though I love it as a calibre.
bigpete wrote:Bigrich, as a matter of interest,I just got off the phone to my gunsmith,and was quoted $580 to rebarrel my 243 to 358 winchester and refit the existing iron sights..