.223 vs .308 vs .243

Coug_AR · 10-29-2005, 07:29 PM

what is the metric number for .243 ??

Thrawn · 10-29-2005, 07:33 PM

6x52

Thrawn · 10-29-2005, 07:33 PM

sorta

10-29-2005, 07:47 PM

I was really tempted by the .223 but I had to vote for the .308

CleanCut · 10-29-2005, 07:51 PM

Had to vote for the .308. I don't have a long range rifle. I love the .223 as well.

Outriderdark · 10-29-2005, 09:00 PM

Depends on what for....

Shaun · 10-30-2005, 10:42 AM

.243 is 6mm

so if you have a requirement to hunt with nothing less than a .24 cal you can use the following

.243
6mm Remington
6x45mm
and on up

Big Dog · 10-30-2005, 12:19 PM

Yep, it depends on the use. I have one rifle in .223 and two in .308 - no .243.
I like both, but they each have their own uses.

10-30-2005, 12:35 PM

but you can use a .308 for almost anything

lefty o · 10-30-2005, 01:18 PM

7mm-08, since i dont know what i'll be using it for.

CompIllitR8 · 10-30-2005, 07:44 PM

I have a 30-06, so .223 for the wife and boys.

BattleRifleG3 · 10-31-2005, 02:19 AM

308 for all purpose game and defense, 243 for medium sized game (smaller whitetail MAX), 223 for smaller critters or cheaper accurate paper shooting.

Kurtis · 10-31-2005, 09:59 AM

.223. But I agree, for what purpose? .308 is a great round, but I would rather carry twice the ammo, get beat up half as much, and be as accurate on the last shot, as I was on the first shot. (Just by not being clobbered by the recoil all day). Of course, I would have top of the line ammo for the .223. Which by all accounts is handloaded. At least a 20 inch heavy barrel, too. But it's really the preferance of the shooter...

musicmaniac · 10-31-2005, 12:56 PM

I'd say .308 even though my first gun ever was a winchester .243 given to me by my grandpa about 4 years ago, and I do love to shoot it. But I like .308 better

Oxford · 10-31-2005, 02:11 PM

FYI:

Coug_AR...here's how to convert .243" to metrics.

Since there's 2.54 cm in an inch the equation is:

1"=2.54 cm ... That equals 1" = 25.4 mm

Therefore to find the metrics equivalent of .243" multiply 25.4 x .243 which equals 6.1722 mm.

That's why Thrawn said 6x52. :nod:

NRAJOE · 10-31-2005, 05:23 PM

7.62x39...all the way...every day.

Stopper · 11-01-2005, 03:56 PM

cause it's all I got's.

myarmor · 11-01-2005, 04:37 PM

I'd vote in this, but like was mentioned, For what intended purpose is this poll? Availible ammo? Cheapness of ammo? Surplus? Accuracy? Hunting-if so what game? Target-if so how far? Fun to shoot?
These are just a few questions that raise in my head.
Other than that, I like them all

Outriderdark · 11-01-2005, 05:39 PM

I like 7.62 x 39, too. Because I miss the Soviets. It was really nice having one, definite enemy instead what we got now. :P

View Poll Results: which would you choose?
.223	6	20.00%
.308	21	70.00%
.243	3	10.00%
Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll

10-29-2005, 07:29 PM	#1
Coug_AR Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 37	.223 vs .308 vs .243 what is the metric number for .243 ??

10-29-2005, 09:00 PM	#6
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	Depends on what for.... __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker

10-30-2005, 10:42 AM	#7
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,599 Images: 1	.243 is 6mm so if you have a requirement to hunt with nothing less than a .24 cal you can use the following .243 6mm Remington 6x45mm and on up __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

10-30-2005, 12:19 PM	#8
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,359	Yep, it depends on the use. I have one rifle in .223 and two in .308 - no .243. I like both, but they each have their own uses. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

10-29-2005, 07:33 PM	#2
Thrawn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Okeefenokee Posts: 1,618 Images: 6	6x52

10-29-2005, 07:47 PM	#4
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	I was really tempted by the .223 but I had to vote for the .308

10-29-2005, 07:51 PM	#5
CleanCut Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Georgia Posts: 77	Had to vote for the .308. I don't have a long range rifle. I love the .223 as well.

10-30-2005, 12:35 PM	#9
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	but you can use a .308 for almost anything

10-30-2005, 01:18 PM	#10
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 5,028	7mm-08, since i dont know what i'll be using it for.

10-30-2005, 07:44 PM	#11
CompIllitR8 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: N.E. Oklahoma Posts: 1	I have a 30-06, so .223 for the wife and boys.

10-31-2005, 02:19 AM	#12
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,429 Images: 13	308 for all purpose game and defense, 243 for medium sized game (smaller whitetail MAX), 223 for smaller critters or cheaper accurate paper shooting. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

10-31-2005, 09:59 AM	#13
Kurtis Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CT Posts: 35	.223. But I agree, for what purpose? .308 is a great round, but I would rather carry twice the ammo, get beat up half as much, and be as accurate on the last shot, as I was on the first shot. (Just by not being clobbered by the recoil all day). Of course, I would have top of the line ammo for the .223. Which by all accounts is handloaded. At least a 20 inch heavy barrel, too. But it's really the preferance of the shooter...

10-31-2005, 12:56 PM	#14
musicmaniac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Surprise, AZ Posts: 577 Images: 7	I'd say .308 even though my first gun ever was a winchester .243 given to me by my grandpa about 4 years ago, and I do love to shoot it. But I like .308 better

10-31-2005, 02:11 PM	#15
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,073 Blog Entries: 4	FYI: Coug_AR...here's how to convert .243" to metrics. Since there's 2.54 cm in an inch the equation is: 1"=2.54 cm ... That equals 1" = 25.4 mm Therefore to find the metrics equivalent of .243" multiply 25.4 x .243 which equals 6.1722 mm. That's why Thrawn said 6x52. :nod: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

10-31-2005, 05:23 PM	#16
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,177 Images: 3	7.62x39...all the way...every day.

11-01-2005, 03:56 PM	#17
Stopper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Kansass Posts: 2,212 Images: 1	cause it's all I got's. __________________ They should have stopped at "Congress shall make no law"

11-01-2005, 04:37 PM	#18
myarmor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southwest ,VA Posts: 1,147	I'd vote in this, but like was mentioned, For what intended purpose is this poll? Availible ammo? Cheapness of ammo? Surplus? Accuracy? Hunting-if so what game? Target-if so how far? Fun to shoot? These are just a few questions that raise in my head. Other than that, I like them all

11-01-2005, 05:39 PM	#19
Outriderdark Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New Jersey, USA Posts: 1,125	I like 7.62 x 39, too. Because I miss the Soviets. It was really nice having one, definite enemy instead what we got now. :P __________________ "Would it make you feel better, little girl, if they was thrown outta windows?"-Archie Bunker