Wow, those twins are gorgeous!!!I agree with the above and would go with the .308. I think the .308 is a great round in a varmint style gun. I have and have had quite a few rifles but probably none that I enjoy shooting more than my .308 Varmint if I'm in a situation conducive to a heavy gun and .30 caliber round (I wouldn't want to tote it on a long walking hunt nor shoot off-hand with it). It's the easiest gun I have to shoot tight groups with, and recoil is very mild due to the weight.
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Near-twins in .243 and .308, but not heavy barrels. If I were keeping only one of them it'd be the .308.
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10 years ago, definitely .308 because most of my supply of projectiles comes from Caliber Junkies upgrading to the latest Creeedmoah! and selling last year's cool gear for 50% off. That market's dropped hard these two years.. . . target shooting from 100 - 600 yards and your only options were 243 Win or 308, which would you want and why?
Just a hypothetical question- if you wanted a bolt action heavy barrel rifle for target shooting from 100 - 600 yards and your only options were 243 Win or 308, which would you want and why?
Yes, but 6mm bullets are available to the well-stocked hand loader.I lOVE the .243 but ammo seems hard to come by these days.
An ammoseek search shows .243 pretty available. You might can't always find it locally.I lOVE the .243 but ammo seems hard to come by these days.