I can't believe folks on this forum are predicting the 243 is not going to be around. This is ludricous. The 243 will be here as long as the 30'06....what are you people basing this on???? Am I missing something here? My gosh, David Tubb just won the Camp Perry National Match with a 243 varient...get real...the 243 is here to stay! Regards, Rick.