Rupestris
Member
A friend of mine has a 6mm PPC that is an absolute joy to shoot. Short action, light recoil, unbelievable accuracy.
I’ve been looking for something similar but in an off-the-shelf round. I don’t reload and don’t get many opportunities to get to the rifle range. I’d like something similar in ballistics and recoil. I’d also like to keep whatever I go with above .22cal so that it can also be used for Deer here in Michigan.
So, after digging through web sites I have found that the .243 Win is about as close as I’m going to get in a store bought rifle/ammo on my tight budget.
For my questions:
What are the disadvantages of the long action?
Will a typical sporting rifle in .243 shoot the lightweight 55 to 70-grain offerings as well as it would the 100gr ammo? (I keep hearing rate of twist issues when discussing AR's.)
Is there another round out there that I am overlooking with ballistics similar to the following:
Larger than .22 – Smaller than .30
Ammo offerings in 60 to 80-grains
Velocity of 2900 to 3400fps
Light recoil (compared to .308, .30-06, etc)
I’m not looking for info on barrel length, downrange energy, or cost yet. Right now I’m just trying to find out if there is something else I should consider.
The rifle will be used for target shooting @ 100 & 200 yards for now (not competition), possible varmint, and deer hunting.
Thanks,
Chris
I’ve been looking for something similar but in an off-the-shelf round. I don’t reload and don’t get many opportunities to get to the rifle range. I’d like something similar in ballistics and recoil. I’d also like to keep whatever I go with above .22cal so that it can also be used for Deer here in Michigan.
So, after digging through web sites I have found that the .243 Win is about as close as I’m going to get in a store bought rifle/ammo on my tight budget.
For my questions:
What are the disadvantages of the long action?
Will a typical sporting rifle in .243 shoot the lightweight 55 to 70-grain offerings as well as it would the 100gr ammo? (I keep hearing rate of twist issues when discussing AR's.)
Is there another round out there that I am overlooking with ballistics similar to the following:
Larger than .22 – Smaller than .30
Ammo offerings in 60 to 80-grains
Velocity of 2900 to 3400fps
Light recoil (compared to .308, .30-06, etc)
I’m not looking for info on barrel length, downrange energy, or cost yet. Right now I’m just trying to find out if there is something else I should consider.
The rifle will be used for target shooting @ 100 & 200 yards for now (not competition), possible varmint, and deer hunting.
Thanks,
Chris