243 is a barrel eater

Hey forum

was talking to a gun smith. Asking what's a good deer/ coyote rifle..

he said 270 and higher. When I asked him about 243 calibre he told me it was a barrel eater.

would need a new barrel in about 1500 rounds and if I used 120 grain then earlier?

then I asked him stailnless or blue moly barrel. He said stailnless heats up to fast the only great thing about it I will rust but not as fast as blued.he also said that stainless barrel slips in very fold temps..

What's getter stainless or blued and why?
any body hear this?

I would shop somewhere else. The .243 has never had the reputation of being a barrel eater. It would more than a 308 for example which uses the same case but nothing like some others that are overbored. Heat is what eats barrels. Just don't get it red hot and odds are you will never wear it out unless you shoot alot. As for stainless heating up too fast again I call BS. I think if you went to a bench rest competition you would be hard pressed to find a barrel that is not Stainless.

I call BS on everything ur smith told U, cuz U gotta do a lot of shootin if ur burnin out a barrel......any caliber

Good luck finding 120grain bullits for a 243. 100grain bullits are slower than 130g 270. Don't know what kind of BS the guy was feeding you. Buy a 243 find a 90-100 loads that your gun likes and use it for everything. Blued or stainless is a personnel preference, get what you like.

That's what a buddy told me.he was full of crap..
want the tikka t3 in 243 or 270 for deer and coyote what the cons and pro of each calibre ?

Hogwash. Pure hogwash. The pressures and heat generated by the .243 are mild to medium in comparison to many.

As a public service, perhaps you would be good enough to share the establishment that provided this "nugget" of information. They will be on my, and I'm sure a lot of other peoples "Do Not Go" list.

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Originally Posted by beagles1111

That's what a buddy told me.he was full of crap..
want the tikka t3 in 243 or 270 for deer and coyote what the cons and pro of each calibre ?

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Go with the .270. You will then have a decent rifle that shoots 150grain loads if you decide to go for deer or moose.

So is the 22-250, high velocity and burn rate they say burns out barrels faster, than your average .308. No expert, but that is what I heard and it makes sense to me.

Edit...I stand corrected from the forum

Highly classified information lol.big box store...we all love

What's the lowest calibre 270 has? For coyotes