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Tatume
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Reged: 09/06/07
Posts: 1091
Loc: Gloucester, Va USA

Re: .243 or 7mm
07/08/07 09:52 PM

> I made my mind up on my new rifle, it will be a Remington Model 700 SPS Stainless with a Leupold
> VX-1 4-12x40 scope, so it will be a light rifle, another reason recoil is an issue.

The Remington Model 700 SPS Stainless is available in 223 Rem, 22-250 Rem, 308 Win, 25-06 Rem, 270 WSM, 300 WSM, 300 Rem Ultra Mag, 243 Win, 270 Win, 7mm Rem Mag, 30-06, and 300 Win Mag. The blue version is also available in 7mm-08 Remington, but not the stainless version. I recommend against anything smaller than 243 Win for the animals you wish to hunt (with factory ammo). All of the cartridges larger than the 243 Win have substantially more recoil (in full-power loadings). Reduced-recoil options are available.

The 243 Win is a very versatile cartridge, for which there is a very large selection of component bullets and loaded ammunition. In the hands of an excellent hunter and shooter, and with the correct choice of bullets, it will work well on animals from 1 to 100 kg, and to ranges of more than 300 m. Depending on bullet choice, small animals can be destroyed or pelts and meat preserved. The 243 Win has a reputation as a wounding cartridge if used by inexperienced hunters, due to the small bullet diameter. The reputation is probably undeserved, as poorly placed shots have the same (undesired) effect no matter the cartridge.

I recommend against the Leupold VX-1 scope, and suggest you spend the additional money and get the VX-III instead. The VX-1 scopes that I own are satisfactory, but the VX-III series scopes are much better. My personal choice on most of my hunting rifles is the VX-III 2.5-8x 36mm scope. In my opinion, this is the best all-around hunting scope on the market.

Take care, Tom

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
.243 or 7mm	MoRat	07/08/07 11:49 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Weatherby	11/08/07 03:48 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	xausa	08/08/07 01:15 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Ripp	08/08/07 01:51 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	xausa	08/08/07 02:35 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Ripp	08/08/07 09:36 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Tatume	08/08/07 10:58 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	9.3x57	09/08/07 12:04 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Ripp	09/08/07 09:51 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	szihn	11/08/07 04:08 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Ripp	11/08/07 08:19 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	9.3x57	11/08/07 12:33 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	szihn	11/08/07 03:18 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Ripp	12/08/07 01:31 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	9.3x57	12/08/07 03:04 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	hoppdoc	12/08/07 03:35 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	340Wby	12/08/07 09:19 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	MoRat	08/08/07 07:29 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Ripp	07/08/07 12:05 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	MoRat	07/08/07 12:12 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	NE450No2	07/08/07 12:20 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	MoRat	07/08/07 12:23 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Mike_McGuire	07/08/07 01:34 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	MoRat	07/08/07 03:30 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Mike_McGuire	07/08/07 04:10 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Ripp	07/08/07 09:21 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	John303	07/08/07 09:56 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	iqbal	07/08/07 10:16 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	karluk	08/08/07 12:50 AM
Re: .243 or 7mm	ozhunter	07/08/07 07:42 PM
Re: .243 or 7mm	Tatume	07/08/07 09:52 PM

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