I have done a lot of shooting with my model 70 and have yet to see issues with the barrel burning out.… Read more », Did you see the resource – Hill Billy Brass? I understand they chrome lined the barrels of the first bolt action rifles put out but I never read about barrel erosion issues from any consumer.
Improved technology in propellants and the physics behind shorter, wider casings help boost performance. Next step is to put pressure on Winchester to make another production run of this caliber. is an excellent caliber and so is the 243 WSSM. The 243 WSSM is an addition to the Winchester Super Short Magnum (WSSM) family of cartridges, which also include the .223 WSSM and the .25 WSSM, and the idea behind the 243 WSSM was to develop a compact, higher velocity version of the well-established and internationally popular .243 Winchester unveiled by Winchester in 1955. However, Winchester Ammunition appears to me to really be focused on loaded ammo these days and not on producing brass for pretty much any cartridge, let alone the WSSMs. First, know that the shape, mathematics, and engineering behind the case design is very important. What are your thoughts. I asked a connection I know, who announced he would be hanging with Winchester at the Live Fire Day before SHOT Show 2016, if he could PLEASE ask Winchester what were the chances of getting some 243 WSSM in production… nothing, crickets. The 243 WSSM is 3⁄8 in (9.5 mm) shorter than the 243 Win, giving the 243 WSSM the ability to fit in a super-short action rifle. My father's deer rifle is a Sako Forester chambered in 243 Win.
A patent of that nature does not create anything, unless the applicant simply wants to earn dollars off the efforts of someone else who puts real skin in the game of their own. A few people knew I was researching this article but in reality I doubt very seriously I had any influence and it was just good timing… Read more ». Ballistics shine as well. Olin is a very strong company and it is likely that 243WWSM brass will be available for many years to come. Reading through blogs, forms, and rifle owners' comments on the 243 WSSM, they all point to one key failure. Check out Hill Billy Brass. The engineering of the Super Short Magnum maximizes science to get better performance. By that point we had licensed Hornady to produce the cartridge and they offered to sponsor it through the SAAMI certification process. Each rifle will come with a rifle case and 2 boxes of ammunition – reloaders will at least have some seed brass!
Read into that what you will, but it tells me that there could be some truth to this whole settlement agreement with Winchester which appears confidential. The most suitable powders for the .243 WSSM are the medium burning 4064 and Varget for light varmint bullets while medium slow burners such as H4350 and IMR4350 are the optimum choice when loading 85 to 105 grain bullets.
If you're one who likes to tinker at the reloading bench with different bullets, powder and the like, the 243 WSSM might be for you. Save that abuse for your recreational, competition, and fun range time with calibers that are more affordable to shoot. Winchester created the 243 WSSM and introduced it in 2003. I am pretty positive that far exceeds what a normal hunter or recreational shooter would put thru their barrel in a life time (in this caliber). He turned me over to the production manager and he never gave me a response which I took as a no. This makes perfect sense, the case is really short and really fat, requiring a little more finesse to make the transition from magazine to chamber than a longer traditional shell. requires the longer action AR-10 which in heavier and more expensive. I think it really is a “Must Have”, all around, screaming fast AR-15 Caliber. The design and function of the AR-15 platform perfectly offers the mechanical solution which the 243 WSSM lacked in a bolt action. In fact 243 WSSM uses parent brass from another caliber! The 243 WSSM was first introduced in 2003. I have had several cases on order for MONTHS (like close to 12 months) and still nothing. You can get brass pretty readily from Hillbillybrass.com and so you should be able to reload all you want. You can’t get the OAL of a .243 Win up through the AR-15 magazine well. With cycling problems solved, it provides one of the highest velocity options in the AR-15 platform: pushing a factory 55gr bullet a screaming 4,050+ fps muzzle velocity with a mid to long range effectiveness like never before. I would easily venture there are WAY more AR-15s sitting around than there are AR-10s on the market, that in just a few moments and by popping out two take down pins that AR-15 can now be converted with an upper to a hunting rifle just that easy.