.243 Ammo

[deercrazy]

Hello all,

I have been in contact with a life long friend in Wisconsin, and we have decided to go on a feral hog hunt in Texas or somewhere in the south, as we have both retired from full time work this fall.  Well, the .243 Winchester round is my cartridge of choice for Coues hunting and for Coyotes in Arizona.  I went through my ammo stash, and decided that I was low on ammo for a travel hunt, you know, sight in perfect here, and then check zero on site, and so on.  I started to check out Bass Pro, Cabela's, and Sportsman's warehouse.  Empty shelves is all I have found. So I headed online, and I have found ammo available, but at double the price of normal, whatever that was several years ago.

I find it hard to believe that the ammo companies have overlooked this cartridge for production due to the fact that I know this is a popular round throughout the United States for junior hunters, women, and  people that have problems with recoil in larger calibers.  There was a post on this site of someone selling bulks .243 ammo, but didn't give it much thought, because you can buy it a Walmart, the hardware store, and anywhere else that sells ammo.  Well, not so much anymore.  I have thought of selling my gun and buying an even more "off the shelf" caliber, but I am a good shot with my gun, happy with low recoil, and the scope is pretty much dialed in.  Frustrated with the way the hunting world is changing over the last several years.  Thanks for letting me vent!  Dave

 

[trphyhntr]

Ammoless .243 crew checking in 

[azbow]

same with 6mm Rem. I can't even find nosler partition bullets in 100gr or 95gr 

[Newbie2012]

Try ammoseek.com  I find some “reasonably” priced ammo from time to time. 

[Ed67]

I just saw some 6mm Nosler Partition 100g at Sportsman’s Warehouse Chandler last week. 
 

Deercrazy if you need some I reloaded some a few weeks ago with the partition. They shout really well out of my Ruger M-77, you’re welcome to some if needed. I’m certain they would do well on hogs. 
 

[Hoss50]

Check with Healys and Tactical Studios. 

[elkaholic]

Wally world in prescott has 243! Call around to numerous wally worlds. Even 30-30

[wish2hunt]

1 hour ago, deercrazy said:

Hello all,

I have been in contact with a life long friend in Wisconsin, and we have decided to go on a feral hog hunt in Texas or somewhere in the south, as we have both retired from full time work the fall.  Well, the .243 Winchester round is my cartridge of choice for Coues hunting and for Coyotes in Arizona.  I went through my ammo stash, and decided that I was low on ammo for a travel hunt, you know, sight in perfect here, and then check zero on site, and so on.  I started to check out Bass Pro, Cabela's, and Sportsman's warehouse.  Empty shelves is all I have found. So I headed online, and I have found ammo available, but at double the price of normal, whatever that was several years ago.

I find it hard to believe that the ammo companies have overlooked this cartridge for production due to the fact that I know this is a popular round throughout the United States for junior hunters, women, and  people that have problems with recoil in larger calibers.  There was a post on this site of someone selling bulks .243 ammo, but didn't give it much thought, because you can buy it a Walmart, the hardware store, and anywhere else that sells ammo.  Well, not so much anymore.  I have thought of selling my gun and buying an even more "off the shelf" caliber, but I am a good shot with my gun, happy with low recoil, and the scope is pretty much dialed in.  Frustrated with the way the hunting world is changing over the last several years.  Thanks for letting me vent!  Dave

 

Says Sportsman  Tucson has some Barnes in stock

[25-06]

If you think .243 is hard to find try looking for.25-06. I can't even find bullets for loading. It's a mess out there.

[Hoss50]

3 hours ago, 25-06 said:

If you think .243 is hard to find try looking for.25-06. I can't even find bullets for loading. It's a mess out there.

I saw a box 2 days ago at Sportsman's north phoenix. 

I probably have some bullets too if you need them. Bruno's has had 115gr Berger pretty regularly and some Hornady too. 

[Yuma Outdoorsman]

Walmart In my area usually has a couple boxes from time to time and when they do I started buying them when I saw them. 

[dtower]

10 hours ago, 25-06 said:

If you think .243 is hard to find try looking for.25-06. I can't even find bullets for loading. It's a mess out there.

Globe Walmart had two boxes of 25-06 a day ago (11/30)

[Hoss50]

2 boxes of 243 at Hits and Misses on 67th and peoria as of 30min ago. 

Federal blue box. 

[trphyhntr]

20 hours ago, 25-06 said:

If you think .243 is hard to find try looking for.25-06. I can't even find bullets for loading. It's a mess out there.

Strong username to post content ratio 

[bigorange]

11 minutes ago, trphyhntr said:

Strong username to post content ratio 

Where’s 7-08 to tell us about .270 availability? 😂