Dude, there wasn't anybody "jumping your ass". If you took it that way, sorry. For future reference, when folks add a , a , or a , it typically means they are just kidding with you. As I said in post #48, above, I really intended my response to be informative to the original poster, who might not have known that the .222 and the .223 both use .224 bullets. And, if you want to discuss matters with someone, it's typically better without name-calling or chest-thumping.

DannyD: I'm sorry to have taken the post off-topic. Someone suggested that the .243 is a poor deer rifle for kids, which tends to get me into an argumentative state...