.243 Winchester

The .243 Winchester (6×52mm) is a popular sporting rifle cartridge. Developed as a versatile short action cartridge to hunt both medium game and small game alike, it "took whitetail hunting by storm" when introduced in 1955, and remains one of the most popular whitetail deer cartridges. It is also commonly used for harvesting blacktail deer, pronghorns and mule deer with heavier rounds, and is equally suited to varmint hunting with lighter rounds. The .243 is based on a necked down .308 Winchester, introduced only three years earlier. Expanding monolithic copper bullets of approximately 80 to 85 grains or traditional lead rounds of 90 to 105 grains with controlled expansion designs are best suited for hunting medium game, while lighter rounds are intended for varmints.

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.17 HMR, .17 Remington, .17 Remington Fireball, .20 BR, .22 CCM, .22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer, .22 PPC, .22-250 Remington, .220 Swift, .222 Remington, .223 Winchester Super Short Magnum, .246 Purdey, .25-45 Sharps, .250-3000 Savage, .264 Winchester Magnum, .270 Winchester, .280 British, .280 Ross, .30 TC, .30-01, .30-03, .30-40 Krag, .300 Pegasus, .300 PRC, .300 Remington Ultra Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .303 British, .307 Winchester, .33-40 Pope, .338 Ruger Compact Magnum, .369 Nitro Express, .375 Chey Tac, .375 Flanged Nitro Express, .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, .378 Weatherby Magnum, .40-60 Winchester, .40-72 Winchester, .400 Taylor Magnum, .400 Whelen, .400/350 Nitro Express, .400/375 Belted Nitro Express, .405 Winchester, .416 Hoffman, .43 Spanish, .45-60 Winchester, .45-75 Winchester, .450 Black Powder Express, .450 No 2 Nitro Express, .450/400 Black Powder Express, .458 Lott, .458 SOCOM, .458 Winchester Magnum, .461 Gibbs, .470 Nitro Express, .50-110 Winchester, .50-70 Government, .500/465 Nitro Express, .577 Black Powder Express, .950 JDJ, 10.15×61mmR, 10.75 x 68mm Mauser, 11x58mmR, 11×36 R Werndl, 11×42 R Werndl, 11×59mmR Gras, 11×60mm Mauser, 12.17×42mm RF, 13.2mm TuF, 14.5mm JDJ, 300 AAC Blackout, 375 SOCOM, 4.6×36 mm, 5.6×50mm Magnum, 5.6×57mm, 5.6×57mmR, 5.6×61mm VHSE, 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, 6.5mm Remington Magnum, 6.5×53mmR, 6.5×68mm, 6mm Musgrave, 6mm PPC, 6mm Remington, 7.5 mm GP 90, 7.62mm UKM, 7.62×40mm Wilson Tactical, 7.92mm DS, 7.92×36mm EPK, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 7mm BR Remington, 7mm Fournier, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7mm Remington Short Action Ultra Magnum, 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum, 7mm Weatherby Magnum, 7mm Winchester Short Magnum, 7×54mm Fournier, 7×65 mm R, 8mm Remington Magnum, 8x57 mm Patrone 88, 8x64 S, 8×52mmR Mannlicher, 8×58mmR, 8×60mm S, 8×68mm S, 9.3×57mm, 9.3×74mmR, 9×53mmR, 9×57mm Mauser, rifle cartridge, 

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.223, .243, .308

Cartridge Sample 2

.243 Winchester rifle cartridge (6×52mm)

Munit07

243 with 243 Ackley

Integrated Safety and Security Exhibition 2008 (61-67)

Rifle Cartriges

Rifle Cartridges comparison with scale

Cartridge comparison with mm scale

Aimed Research Sub-Microsecond Photography of Federal Power-Shok 100grn .243

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		.223, .243, .308		Commons
commons	image		Cartridge Sample 2		Commons
commons	image		.243 Winchester rifle cartridge (6×52mm)		Commons
commons	image		Munit07		Commons
commons	image		243 with 243 Ackley		Commons
commons	image		Integrated Safety and Security Exhibition 2008 (61-67)		Commons
commons	image		Rifle Cartriges		Commons
commons	image		Rifle Cartridges comparison with scale		Commons
commons	image		Cartridge comparison with mm scale		Commons
commons	image		Aimed Research Sub-Microsecond Photography of Federal Power-Shok 100grn .243		Commons