RE: 243 wssm
I got one a few years back - the A-bolt with a chrome-lined barrel. I call it the "sizzler." It puts the hurt on the deer - never had one go farther than 10 yards after being hit. If you can grab one, get it - a fun gun, no recoiland flat shooting.It will put a hurt on your ears, with a pretty loud report and pretty good muzzle blast.
It's unfortunate that this caliber is not made anymore, but Winchester came out this year with the 100gr XP3. They still make the 100gr powerpoint in thesilverbox, but I think that's about it.If you handload, you're golden, but finding factory loads will be harder and harder in the future. I looked hard at a 6mm/284 before I bought the WSSM.