Assuming 243 is required, and wssm is required, the following 65 results were found.
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300 yards away from him across the canyon. A longer shot but not out of Dallen's comfort zone for shooting a deer with my 243 WSSM A-Bolt Stainless Laminate Hunter rifle, a rifle he has been taking a strong liking too. As we were just about to slip...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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night I strategized over and over how I was going to out smart him in the morning. Early the next morning I grabbed my 243 WSSM Winchester Model 1885 single shot rifle, some optics and my homemade DIY electronic predator caller and snuck out of camp...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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View of my 243 WSSM Model 1885 from my lap while rock chuck hunting. Dallen and I took a hike to hunt rock chucks this past week. We went into an area that usually has abundant numbers of chucks however this year we only found a handful of chucks. We...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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Rock Chuck Huntinghttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/188-rock-chuck-hunting-243wssm
243 WSSM bullets on Model 1885 stock 243 WSSM Model 1885 sitting in my lap while rock chuck hunting. Every summer I like to take a trip or two up the mountain to sharpen my shooting skills shooting rock chucks. In the last couple of years I have been...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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in that draw??? Here is Dallen with his 2011 mule deer buck he dropped with a single shot at 619 yards. He was using a 243 WSSM, Browning A-Bolt Stainless Hunter Laminate with 22" barrel and a Bushnell Elite 3200 3-10x SA Scope. A wonderful little...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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for Browning of Whitetail country and hopefully photos with dead critters on the ground. Dallen's first coyote with a 243 WSSM and a 80g Barnes Tipped Triple Shock bullet. For the hunt I brought my 270 WSM X-Bolt shooting 140g AccuBonds, my 243 WSSM...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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download on browning.com is one of these photos. I'll post some others in this journal entry. We were both carrying 243 WSSM rifles for the hunt with my 80g Tipped Triple Shock load. The load shoots really well out of both rifles. I decided on a load...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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Dallen shooting my Model 1885 in 243 WSSM from the bench while prairie dog hunting. Here are a few photos and video action from a recent DIY Prairie Dog hunt that Dallen and I went on. Dallen took his A-Bolt Stainless Stalker in 223 Rem. and I took my...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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Prairie Dog Hunting with a 243 WSSMhttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/182-prairie-dog-hunting-243wssm
243 WSSM Model 1885 on our portable shooting bench. Dallen having a little fun with Dad's 243 WSSM Model 1885. Dallen and his first Prairie Dog taken at 245 yards. Dallen and I really enjoy taking a day every year to go on a prairie dog hunting trip....
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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and me) were shooting and the longest was 625 yards. On my very first shot at the jugs with my Winchester Model 1885 in 243 WSSM I took out the 625 yard jug. Then the wind picked up a little and we had to hold a little further and further to the left to...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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the low quality of video, that this camera shoots, you can clearly see the vapor trail of the bullet. I was shooting my 243 WSSM Winchester Model 1885 with 55g Ballistic Tip factory load bullets. These bullets have a muzzle velocity of 4240 fps from...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Outdoor
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Most Popular Articles: Spotting for deer with my 243 WSSM A-Bolt Stainless Varmint Laminate with fluted barrel. After taking the past year off from mule deer hunting I was itching to go back after them again. I was also excited to be sporting a "new"...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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a blast once again shooting at Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf Course. This year I decided to shoot the Master's course with my 243 WSSM Model 1885 with 95 Gr Berger VLD bullets. The little 95ers were a little difficult with the wind at the really long ranges...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Firearms & Shooting
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trip we spent much of our time shooting at prairie dogs in the longer more challenging ranges of 300 to 600 yards with my 243 WSSM. Dallen used his A-Bolt 223 Rem. on many of the closer shots (170 to 250 yards). Below are some video clips from the day....
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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Sighting in my Model 1885 in 243 WSSM with the new Talley one-piece base. Talley's new one-piece base is pretty sweet. It is much better than the dovetail turn-in style that has been the only option. I do think Talley should rethink their rings as they...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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caps block my vision when I am trying to watch game animals and then locate them in my rifle scope. Here's my A-Bolt 243 WSSM Varmint Stainless Laminate waiting for a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 (current model is the Viper PST Gen 2 5-25x50) rifle scope...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Firearms & Shooting
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Free Rifle Target Downloadshttps://www.diyhunter.com/rifle-target-downloads
higher than the traditional 2 inches that you have always been told to do. With the ballistics that are achieved with the 243 WSSM and my 270 WSM I get roughly a 350 yard max-point-blank range on a 7 inch target. What does this mean? It means that I can...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Firearms & Shooting
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poses for the camera after shooting his first deer. I was going to be hunting with my A-Bolt Stainless Varmint Laminate in 243 WSSM shooting 85g Triple Shock bullets. The 243 WSSM Handload I was using clocks in at 3440 fps from this 24" barreled rifle....
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting
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wanted to get a lighter weight rifle that could pack a real solid punch out to 600 yards. I feel plenty confident with my 243 WSSM A-Bolts out to that range but, with the Triple shocks bullets I'm using I would feel more comfortable if I was shooting...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Firearms & Shooting
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was ready to move on to a little more horsepower in the rifle he uses. I am a firm believer that the right bullet from a 243 WSSM works great at taking down deer and elk as Dallen has proved taking three elk and three deer with. The 243 WSSM was perfect...
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- Author: Brady Smith
- Category: Hunting