Those bullets mentioned in the fast twist barrel ( it is a custom endeavor I don't know any factory 1-7 243 barrel rifles. But the blanks are available) do very well in the wind and downrange. Definitly not hunting bullets but very accurate and easy shooting. The only draw back to the 243 for over the coarse and target use is barrel life is short. My first hart barrel went 2300 rds when I started loosing X count at 600yds. The next Krieger Barrel went 2600 rds. The model 70 now wears a Krieger barrel with 1200 thru it. My AR10 243 upper is a Krieger 1-7 with roughly 1000 rds gone. As a side note The other upper is a fast twist 22-250 ( 1-7) that's deadly at 600 with 80 grn JLKs ( one evening I put 11 of 20 rounds in a 1 1/2" spotting disc at 600 yds. But I'm only expecting 1800 rds from this kreiger barrel. But if recoil is a real concern a 22-250 with a 1-7 twist might suit your needs also. As a long range gun only the short barrel life isn't as big a issue since there arnt as many long range matches a year.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |