pat58 wrote: »

As above i would like to hear views on what people regard as their best varmint caliber out to 500 yards on foxes,crows,rabbits ect.....?

are you talking caliber alone or are you taking cost of ammo, availability of ammo ect into consideration as well, might have a factor,
i bought a 22-250 for fox's,
at the time i was torn between a 204 and a 22-250, wish i had look'd at the 223 a bit more purely for the range of ammo, i didn't plan on shooting paper much at the time, but now that i have the gun i would consider advising someone to think about it because most of my shooting is at paper, still love the gun though. and i know that whatevertime i get my marksmanship up to standard i'll love it even more

bunny shooter wrote: »

OP stated varmint calibre. Some Supers will only licence anything above a 220 Swift as a deer/target rifle

.243 was designed as a varminting round, so it's well in. The 6BR is a target round, so whatever about that, but the .243 has to be in, as it's the design purpose of the cartridge.

pat58 wrote: »

Will the 6mm br feed well in a mag?If not ,hardly much good for quick repeat shot in the field ?

Yeah, it feeds plenty fine. It's the universal cartridge in CISM rifles, where rapid fire strings of ten are the order of the day, and failure to feed would not be acceptable.

bunny shooter wrote: »

If you can get your super to agree with you your right otherwise I'm right

Nope, my super doesn't get a say in what's a suitable cartridge nor what one was designed for, only whether I can have it for that purpose, which is of course ridiculous. The .243 is a varminting cartridge regardless of what any super says. It was designed to do that job. And it's a better choice for the 500 yard game than any .22 centrefire too.

bunny shooter wrote: »

Or to put it another way the Super may not licence anything over a 220 Swift for varminting

It's genuinely not important to the discussion though. If I wanted a rifle for the job, I'd consider what I wanted, then work on the super. If I then have to get a different thing because he won't let me have it, then what I end up getting isn't the perfect tool for the job anyway, which is what we're discussing.

bunny shooter wrote: »

After reviewing the question in the OP & your comment above and nothwithstanding my original statement regarding the Supers possible refusal to licence anything over 220 Swift and my original calibre choices, which were proposed with this statement in mind, IF the Super would allow it I'd go for .243 Win for varminting

With meandering speeches like that, you ever consider politics?

It wasn't me! wrote: »

.243 Win or a 6mmBR or any other fast 6mm loaded with about a 70gr Ballistic tip.

What advantages does the 70gr 243 have over the .204 out to 500 yards ?My ideal varmint round is flat shooting ,good in wind, accurate,light recoil so one can see their hits ,good barrel life and a frangible bullet that will not over penetrate or ricoehet.....Theres no such thing as a perfect round but imo the .204 is very close

landkeeper wrote: »

having had a 22 hornet, 222, 223 and a 243 and used them all for shooting vermin if i was to pick one it'd be the 222 hands down , the 243 would come a close second for me ,

Havent shot a .222 .How do you find it at a bit of range ?

It wasn't me! wrote: »

You've described the .243 Win perfectly there. Personally I'd shoot a 6mmBR with something in the 60-85gr bracket, as I'd take sheer accuracy over flat-shooting. Can always range and aim off if needs be.

.How does that describe the .243?Please explain.

tomcat220t wrote: »

.How does that describe the .243?Please explain.

Accurate
Flat shooting
Good in Wind
Reasonable on barrels
Light recoil
Frangible bullets.

That's the .243 Win nailed.