243 WSSM and the 243 Win.https://www.diyhunter.com/firearms/3-243wssm-vs-243win

05 October 2009 The 243 WSSM was introduced in 2003 by Winchester and Browning. The 243 WSSM was phased out of rifle production by Browning with the launch of the X-Bolt rifle, which replaced the A-Bolt that the 243 WSSM was chambered in. AR-15 rifles were made for a...

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• Author: Brady Smith
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243 WSSM Hodgdon Superformance Hand Load Testinghttps://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/83-243-wssm-hodgdon-superformance-hand-load-testing

31 July 2011 This load matches the advertised speed of the Superformance powder and a 243 WSSM 70g Nosler Ballistic Tip load. However this particular load's accuracy was very poor. (Any reloading information on this page is of my personal test loads in my personal...

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2010 Cow Elk Hunt — Dallen Takes Another Elk With A Single Shot From A 243 WSSMhttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/36-2010-cow-elk-243wssm-single-shot-ttsx

31 December 2010 the hunting season I tried to explain... I'm still not sure that he believed me. After Dallen shot I found his ejected 243 WSSM shell in the snow. There was a good foot of snow covering the ground so I had my Meat Saucer Sleds strapped to the back of my...

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Recovered Barnes Triple Shock Bullets in Elk from 243 WSSM and 270 WSM Rifleshttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/18-recovered-barnes-triple-shock-bullets-tsx-ttsx

01 April 2010 to 608 yards (270 WSM, double shoulder blade cow elk at 608 yards) and a 80 Gr. TTSX on Takes a Buck at 619 Yards with a 243 WSSM. The 130g Triple Shock out of my 270 WSM Model 1885 never expands to the point that it slows down enough to remain in the...

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WSSM Brass Is Available Again!https://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/184-wssm-brass

06 May 2016 243 WSSM Brass - The piece on the left I have reloaded numerous times. The piece on the right is a reformed piece of 325 WSM brass from Hill Billy Brass. It has been fired in my rifle once and has been prepped, ready to be loaded up for use. If you own...

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243 WSSM and 25 WSSM Nickel Plated Brasshttps://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/209-243-wssm-and-25-wssm-nickel-brass

09 March 2015 doing a little cleaning in my workshop and have a few hundred pieces of once fired nickel-plated brass. I have saved both 243 WSSM and 25 WSSM nickel-plated brass to reload with but now that I anneal and neck turn my brass I will never use this...

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243 WSSM Handloadshttps://www.diyhunter.com/243-wssm-handloads

09 September 2009 Triple Shock. That bullet has performed very well on elk. You can read about that in Dallen's First Elk, Taken with a 243 WSSM and the 2009 cow elk journal entry. I am very comfortable with this 80g TSX bullet on elk out to 350 yards. Beyond that, I...

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243 WSSM - 105 Gr. Hornady A-Max Hand Loadhttps://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/105-243-wssm-105gr-hornady-amax-handload

11 May 2014 243 WSSM 105 Gr. Hornady A-Max 243 WSSM 105 Gr. Hornady A-Max 3 shot groups. My 243 WSSM A-Bolt Varmint Stainless Laminate rifle with a 20 MOA EGW Rail with low Four Hole Skeleton Weaver rings and a Vortex Viper PST 6-24x50 MOA second focal plane...

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At the Range with My X-Bolt 270 WSM and 243 WSSM 95g Nosler Partitionhttps://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/133-range-xbolt-270-wsm-accubond-nosler-partition

28 August 2010 243 WSSM 95g Nosler Partition handload. One of the velocities of my first 243 WSSM 95g Nosler Partition handload shots. 243 WSSM 95g Nosler Partition handload next to my Browning A-Bolt Stainless Varmint with laminate stock. My first test load of a 243...

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My 243 WSSM Rifleshttps://www.diyhunter.com/firearms/75-243-wssm-rifles-abolt-model1885

02 February 2010 Here are my 243 WSSM rifles, two stainless laminate varieties of Browning A-Bolt rifles and a Winchester Model 1885. As you can see I really like Quake Claw rifle slings. A leather sling would look nicer on my Model 1885 but function wise, Browning...

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243 WSSM 95g Nolser Partition Handloadhttps://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/134-243-wssm-95g-nolser-partition-handload

02 October 2010 My two little helpers, Landen and KB showing Daddy which 243 WSSM 95g Nosler Partition three shot group is the best. The only difference in the three loads is different seating depths of the bullet and the firing order. I have been working on a 95g...

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243 WSSM Horandy Seating Die Alignment Sleeves https://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/120-243-wssm-horandy-seating-die-alignment-sleeves

07 September 2015 alignment sleeve that has a inside diameter of right around 0.28 inches. This is too small for the diameter of the neck on 243 WSSM brass. To get the 6mm seating dies to work with the 243 WSSM you will need to order alignment sleeve #398559 from Hornady...

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Model 1885 High Wall - Bases, Rings, Triggers Etc.https://www.diyhunter.com/firearms/71-model-1885-high-wall-base-ring-trigger

14 December 2014 been getting into long-range shooting and have had great success with my three Model 1885s, in 270 WSM, 300 Win Mag and 243 WSSM. You can check out some long-range action with these rifles shooting steel plates at the following links. Spirit Ridge Rifle...

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2009 Cow Elk Hunt — Dallen's First Cow Elk Taken With A 243 WSSMhttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/51-cow-elk-243wssm-270wsm-rifles

21 December 2009 Just after Dallen shoots his first cow elk, using my A-Bolt Stainless Laminate in 243 WSSM. Dallen and I both had late cow tags this year. After we struck-out with our rifle deer tags we were really hopeful for a little redemption by filling our cow...

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• Author: Brady Smith
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243 WSSM 95 Gr VLD Berger Bullet on a Cow Elkhttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/92-243-wssm-95-gr-vld-berger-bullet-cow-elk

26 January 2013 3/8 inch group with 95 Gr. Berger VLD Hunting bullets shot from my Winchester Model 1885, 243 WSSM. Different three shot group with 95 Gr. Berger VLD Hunting bullets shot from my Winchester Model 1885, 243 WSSM. The three groups in the circle are all...

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243 WSSM A-Bolt Feeding Issues - Solvedhttps://www.diyhunter.com/firearms/88-243-wssm-abolt-feeding-issues-solved

02 January 2013 This is the best method I have found to tweak your A-Bolt 243 WSSM magazine so that it feeds reliably. For my two A-Bolt 243 WSSM rifles I took an old credit card and cut a couple of strips that I then slid between the plastic insert and the outer...

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• Author: Brady Smith
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X-Bolt 270 WSM Accuracy at 300 Yards, Elite 6500/4200 Rifle Scopes & 243 WSSM Partition Reloadshttps://www.diyhunter.com/reloading/63-xbolt-270-wsm-300-yards-243wssm-partition-accubond

18 September 2010 140g Nosler Accubond handloads. I've been spending a lot of time at the range the past month or so, mostly working on my 243 WSSM 95g Nosler Partition handload. Today I shot more 243 WSSM 95g Partitions test loads and I also shot my X-Bolt 270 WSM on...

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• Author: Brady Smith
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Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf — Shooting With 243 WSSM Model 1885https://www.diyhunter.com/firearms/72-spirit-ridge-rifle-golf-shooting-with-243-wssm-model-1885

04 July 2013 sign out front of Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf. Shooting at the Driving Range with a Vortex Viper HS 4-16x44 and my Model 1885, 243 WSSM rifle. Targets in 100 yard increments from 300 out to 1200 yards at Spirit Ridge Rifle Golf Driving Range. The steel...

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Dallen's First Elk, Taken with a 243 WSSMhttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/4-dallen-first-elk-hunt-243wssm

19 October 2009 done an excellent job of eluding me during the archery season but, Dallen's upset stomach turned into a blessing today. 243 WSSM rifle sitting on pack as we take a break near where we last heard the bull on opening day. We eased our way into the edge of...

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Coyote Hunts with 243 WSSM Rifleshttps://www.diyhunter.com/hunting/96-coyote-hunts-243wssm-rifles

05 June 2009 my kitchen passes to go deer and elk hunting. Here are a few of the coyotes I have taken the past couple of years with my 243 WSSM rifles. My first double. I have had the barrel fluted on this rifle since this photo was taken. 2005 243 WSSM Browning...

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