RE: How the .243 stacks up (part deux)
You probably won't see a difference. You will gain 25-40 fps per inch of barrel. In the field this won't show up much. There is sometimes no difference in velocity by changing barrel lenghts. I prefer 24 inch barrels but I don't think the 243 suffers much by dropping to 22. It does not have a greart amount of powedr to burn.