welsh warrior Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 been looking at loads of rifles in 243 all new and modern but i was thinking what type of rifles are out there that are old something with a bit of age to it.im not sure when the 243 cal was intoduced would there be any rifles from that time still around today in 243 cal ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 It was introduced in around 1955 so i don't see why there wouldn't be some "classic" kicking around... Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 carefull though its a bit of a barrel burner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 A lot of rifles around in all calibres that haven't shot 100 rounds in the whole of their life. Espescially in deer calibres. Many deer shooters actually fire less than five rounds a year. The problem comes in finding them and identifying them. really you need a bore scope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Some lovely Parker Hales around if you can find a good one and they are usually reasonably priced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh warrior Posted April 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 would you say they are better for the money and durability / life span Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted April 16, 2011 Report Share Posted April 16, 2011 Older rifles are generally fine in slower calibres like 6.5x55 or .308 but you do need to be careful in hotter calibres like .243 etc as they burn out much quicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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