Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
 

If you own a Browning A-Bolt are you happy with it? I want to buy a rifle in a 243 calibur.

I want a free floating barrel but thats about the only thing I have narrowed down. I'm looking for a good Coyote gun.

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A-Bolts are excellent rifles.

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wish they made more selection of cartridges in a-bolt left hand. oh well.

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I love the A-Bolt but have no use for a 243.

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I find that they are well made,but I have no use for the overdesigned magazine system.

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I too think the A-Bolt is a great rifle

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A-Bolts are my favorite bolt gun. And I've owned alot of bolts and still own alot of them.

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I own a few and think they are great.

Very reliable... Good looking.... And accurate.

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Have you held it? Shouldered it? Tried the trigger? If itfits you well, then it's a great gun. If it doesn't, then it's not for you.

There are plenty of manufacturers out there who make serviceable rifles. You have to hold enough of them to find the one that comes to you like a newborn baby. Like a momma cow, you'll know which one is your own. And unless it's a Remington 710, you'll have more than a good enough rifle. You'll find out what it likes to eat, and you'll nurture it, & you'll read it bedtime stories, & you'll be at the range often enough with it to make it a natural part of you.

For me, that riflewas a Remington 700 CDL. It may not fit anyone else on the planet, butI haven't yet felt another rifle that nestled itself into mybody and "loved" me as much as thatrifle. And if & when I find another that feels that way, I'll promptly pull out my credit card, and make it "sibling" of my 1st rifle!:D

If your newborn is an A-bolt, don't think twice: adopt it on the spot. Hey, it needs a loving home, too!

Find your rifle, and nurture it: it'll take great care of you!

FC

RE: Browning A-bolt in a 243 or keep looking?
 

I appreciate all of the input. I want to get a nice gun but just can’t make up my mind which one.

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LOLI thought I was the only one who felt that way about my guns.:D I like the a-bolt ok but have no use for the 243.

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My A-Bolt is in .338 w/BOSS.

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My A-Bolt in .270 has served me very well. Just finished some of the fruits of it's labor. Backstraps on the grill!

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My browing eurobolt w/boss in 243 winchester has killed 17 straight whitetails and a few coyotes along the way. I have been very pleased with it. It is also one of the most accurate rifles I have ever shot.

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You must not have gotten the memo... You're not allowed to dis the .243 around here.;)

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I've never owned a Browning rifle but that may change in the near future. I've been wanting a .260 Rem for a long time and the local gunshop has a Browing a-bolt chambered in .260that makes my mouth water everytime i go in there. It's been on the shelf for quite a while now and it just keeps begging me to take it home. It has a syn stock which i'm not too crazy about but i could get past that because it's a good looking rifle and shoulders well. If i don't stay away i know i'll probably end up with it in my gun safe. :D

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Is it the 243 in general that is not liked for coyote or does the A-bolt chambered in a 243 have a bad wrap.

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There is nothing at all wrong with the .243 for deer and coyotes.

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The 243 doesn't have a bad wrap on deer an yotes, there are a few guys here that just dislike the cartridge and every chance they get they Dis it....Right JamesB ;)

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IMO the 243 is a great deer cartridge.

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If you want a short action check out the Micro Hunters, they are smaller versions of the A-bolts. I have a 243wssm in Hunter model(same size as micro) and a 270WSM in the Medallion and love them both.

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+1

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If I were you, Pea, I would get a .22-250 instead, or better yet, a .220 Swift, I think those are better varmit rounds.

I too, have no use for the 243, I have never owned, shot, or liked the .243 Win., it's just a catchy name to go along with "younggun".

I have a .308, but IMO, it's too big for varmits, great deer round,though.

I think the A-Bolt is a great gun, my dad has one in 7mm Rem Mag, but I still think you should get a .22-250 or .220 Swift, .243 is a tiny, yetdecent deer round.

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younggun still has alot of growing up to do. He still has no clue what he is talking about. Since he has never owned a 22-250, 243, 220 Swift, etc etc etc.....

243 is a great 'yote round and it will double very nicely for a deer round/antelope, etc.

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Nothing wrong with the .243 for coyotes or deer, it does mess up the pelt on a coyote, but I don't kill them for pelts...

I've had pretty good luck with the .243 on deer as well, have killed about 150 with mine...

Good thing about a .243...You don't have to worry about the scope jumping up and biting you....:D

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To be fair to younggun... The original post was about a rifle for Coyotes.It wasn't about a dual purpose Coyote/Deer rifle. The .243 is an outstanding dual purpose rifle. I love mine. But, the 22-250 or the Swift are quite well suited to being a dedicated coyote/varmint rifle.

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I do havea 22-250 in my house, and shoot it often. 220 Swift is a cartridge my family has lots of experiance with for killing coyotes and even antelope in Nebraska on long-distance shots. They got rid of it though, the 220 Swift, since it was a dying cartridge at the time, but it's actually gotten some popularity in recent years.

I've read in Field and Stream magazine about some coyote hunting guide who likes the .22-250 Ackley Imp. But I have no clue as to what the benefits are. I've also heard a couple things about the 6.5x284 Norma, but I don't know anything about it except that Savage makes one.

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A hot stepping 55-60gr .243 pill will out perform the 22-250 in the velosity department and a higher BC 70-90gr 243 will shoot flatter, buck wind better and hit harder than the 22-250 or swift at longer ranges.I found that the 85gr sierra gameking HPBT holds tegether pretty good and makes a decent coyote/wolf/small deer bullet, but perfer the 100gr bullets fordedicated deer use.

I actually have owned and shot 22-250, 220 swift, 223, 25/06, even a 6mm/06 and settled on the 243 as the most practical of the bunch.

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Smart man !

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After seeing the picture of what your son did with those handloads of your's it's no surprise you make such a comment.

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No handloads, I dont handload at all, factory ammo is all I use.
Hornady's or Federal Sierra game kings
I just like the .243, been using one since the 70's. Killed 100's of game with it. It's an impressive round, or to me it is. The .243 is comparible to a 7 mag in terms of damage that I have wittnessed using them both.