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The 243 Winchester was an immediate sensation. Winchester introduced it in 1955 at about the same time Remington introduced their 244 Remington. The 244 held more gunpowder and had a slight velocity ...

From a practical standpoint, the 6mm or .243-caliber family of rifle cartridges is considered the bare minimum necessary to effectively kill whitetail deer. Fast, efficient and powerful, the various ...

Mule deer are my favorite big game to hunt—which is a sentiment shared by many Western hunters who, like me, consider them North America’s quintessential open-country game animal. Mulies live in some ...

Hot-shooting 22-caliber cartridges are nothing new, so what might newcomers like the 22 ARC or 22 Creedmoor offer that is different? After all, classic medium-sized cartridges like the .243 Win., .250 ...

Is there such a thing as an "All-Around" rifle - one rifle that can do everything? Realistically, no, but for Nebraska there is one rifle/caliber that may come close. At the risk of starting an ...

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Deer hunters who were searching for a new deer rifle are probably still searching after last week’s introductory feature about .22-caliber centerfire cartridges. The summary of that article is that ...

The 243 Winchester has been one of the most popular deer cartridges for more than a half-century because it works. Richard Mann The 243 Winchester was an immediate sensation. It was introduced in 1955 ...