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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Prvi Partizan - 100gr SP
$13.75143 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Prvi Partizan - 90gr SP
$14.0060 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Sellier & Bellot - 100gr SP
$15.50 As low as: $14.7575 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Winchester - 100gr PP
$18.0038 Ready to Ship
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200 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Fiocchi - 70gr PSP
$189.005 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Federal - 100gr SP
$19.00141 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Winchester - 80gr SP
$19.7522 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Fiocchi - 70gr PSP
$20.50 As low as: $20.2530 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Remington - 100gr PSP
$21.0016 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Hornady American Whitetail - 100gr SP
$21.7518 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Winchester Deer Season XP - 95gr Polymer Tipped
$22.00 As low as: $21.2519 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Fiocchi - 100 gr PSP
$22.5017 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Remington - 80gr PSP
$23.5022 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Federal Vital-Shok - 70gr Nosler Ballistic Tip
$24.0020 Ready to Ship
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20 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Federal GameKing - 100gr SPBT
$24.0012 Ready to Ship
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40 Rounds of .243 Win Ammo by Winchester - 58 Grain Polymer Tipped
$48.0014 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.