.243 WSSM

[Ali N 0]

Afternoon all,

 

Was just in the local dealers and he has a lovely browning .243 in the WSSM calibre. The blurb claims a far faster, harder hitting bullet , and a fair bit flatter in the trajectory.

Is anyone using this calibre or know anybody who is.

 

Any views can folk let me know.

 

Cheers

[1289drew 0]

Afternoon all,

 

Was just in the local dealers and he has a lovely browning .243 in the WSSM calibre. The blurb claims a far faster, harder hitting bullet , and a fair bit flatter in the trajectory.

Is anyone using this calibre or know anybody who is.

 

Any views can folk let me know.

 

Cheers

be careful with all the new super short rounds ! they claim all sorts as they sell guns

why change a round that isn't broken

[Gabriel 0]

Afternoon all,

 

Was just in the local dealers and he has a lovely browning .243 in the WSSM calibre. The blurb claims a far faster, harder hitting bullet , and a fair bit flatter in the trajectory.

Is anyone using this calibre or know anybody who is.

 

Any views can folk let me know.

 

Cheers

 

I must confess to not knowing much about this calibre in WSSM. Although at over 4000ft/s with lighter loads, it appears to have a reputation as a barrel burner.

 

Anyone else?

[SportingShooter 0]

W S S M= Winchester Super Short Magnum

 

Why bother is what spring to my mind personally. They claim that the case is far more efficient at burning powder, and so needs less of it to achieve the same velocity, or less of an increase to create a higher velocity. Or so they claim.

 

OK fair enough.

 

But then why are the rounds more expensive? Makes absolutely no sense to me.

 

It seems the only way you would save or improve anything is to reload.

 

What were you wanting to shoot with it?

[jamie g 17]

as above ive been reading up on other threads about these rifles. and i hear there not very accurate. im not saying all are not accurate ? as each caliber as a couple bad ones sometimes i guess its just the odd bad made rifle.

 

but this caliber seams to suffer alot with it. why not just get 243 or if you want something very fast 243 ai

[SNAP SHOT 194]

A friend of mine had one for a very short time he though it was pants to be honest, not very accurate, poor mag feed and a barrel burner to boot,

he bought it on the back of hearsay from a shooter who goes out with him the odd time,

the Wssm was getting quite popular around these parts, but the cost barrel life, was more critical than performance given, so it went,

Gun dealers here now can't seem to shift them, very good ballisticly over the standard .243, but at what cost, accuracy,

what all the extra speed doing if you can't hit the bloody target.......

Short barrel life would be my gripe with it.....

look to .260 rem, or .243 AI if looking for speed,

i'll stick with .243 WIN does simply every thing i need it to do, varmint and deer.....

it's a tough one, if you don't reload then your really stuck to what you may want to get............ look at .243 WIN choice is unreal in bullet makers.....

[Ali N 0]

I have a .243 WIn at the moment, but I broke the scope slide and I am looking at aound £300 to get it fixed so was considering getting a new rifle instead and teh dealer had one of these that he was trying to sell. I was not convinced though that is why i posted the question.

Any othe thoughts.

On another note does anyone shoot a mauser lightning with the single pull action? And have they had any trouble with it.