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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Prvi Partizan - 100gr SP
$25.0069 Ready to Ship
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200 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Winchester Super-X - 80gr JSP
$259.0014 Ready to Ship
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200 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Hornady American Whitetail - 100gr SPBT
$265.0023 Ready to Ship
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200 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Federal Power-Shok - 100gr SP
$274.0020 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Federal Power-Shok - 80gr SP
$29.00126 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Federal - 100gr SP
$29.50125 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Hornady American Whitetail - 100gr SP
$30.5047 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Hornady Superformance Varmint - 58 Grain V-Max
$34.50143 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Hornady - 75gr V-Max
$34.50106 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Remington Core-Lokt Tipped - 95gr Polymer Tipped
$34.50142 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Hornady - 95gr SST
$38.00140 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Remington Premier - 75gr AccuTip-V BT
$39.5094 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Hornady Precision Hunter - 90gr ELD-X
$39.75 As low as: $37.00101 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Fiocchi - 95gr SST
$40.00156 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Winchester Ballistic SilverTip - 95gr Polymer Tipped
$40.25137 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Barnes - 80gr TTSX
$42.5061 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Winchester Supreme Ballistic Silvertip - 55gr Polymer Tipped
$42.5063 Ready to Ship
243 Winchester Ammunition Common Uses & Overview
Derived from a necked-down .308 Win casing, the .243 Winchester is a handy cartridge effective against everything from varmints to deer and boar. Introduced in 1955 and first chambered in the Winchester Model 70, it is one of the most popular sporting calibers in the US. The .243 Win is well-liked for its dependable performance, flat trajectories, and relatively low felt recoil. This latter property means that many rifles chambered in .243 Winchester can be made relatively light and easy to carry for long hours in the field.The .243 Win's versatility means a wide variety of loadings are available. A round of .243 Winchester ammo may fire a bullet weighing anywhere from 55 to 115 grains, with muzzle velocities also varying widely from 3,000 to 4,000 feet per second. As with other hunting calibers, the lighter bullets are optimized for rapid expansion and elimination of coyotes and other small pests, while heavier ones deliver deep penetration and superior lethality against larger animals. Varmint loads tend to use fragmenting hollow points, while deer rounds typically feature soft point bullets (sometimes polymer tipped) that expand for terminal effect but do not break apart and damage more meat than necessary.
.243 Winchester ammo is available from almost every manufacturer. The vast majority of this ammo uses soft or hollow point bullets, in keeping with the round's sporting popularity. Solid copper projectiles are also available from Hornady and Barnes. While somewhat more expensive than traditional ammo, these produce very strong performance and are particularly advantageous for meat hunters, as they do not pose a risk of lead contamination.