.243 Winchester VS .250 Savage

Head to Head Comparison

.243 Winchester

50%

Critic Rating

0 Reviews

Critic Rating

0 Reviews

50%

User Rating

0 Reviews

User Rating

0 Reviews

.250 Savage

50%

Critic Rating

0 Reviews

Critic Rating

0 Reviews

50%

User Rating

0 Reviews

User Rating

0 Reviews

MSRP:

$39.14

Used Price:

$39.14

New Price:

$43.49

MSRP:

$18.58

Used Price:

$18.58

New Price:

$20.64

Gun Specifications

Specifications

.243 Winchester

.250 Savage

Height

2.05

1.91

Average FPS

3180

2820

Average Grain

100

Average Energy

1952

1765

Recoil

1.25

1.27

Ballistic Coefficient

335.93

270.50

Gun Stats

Recently Deals

.243 Winchester

.250 Savage

Guns.com

$0.00

See Deal

EuroOptic.com

$0.00

See Deal

Sportsman's Warehouse

$0.00

See Deal

MidwayUSA

$20.64

See Deal

Cheaper Than Dirt

$29.89

See Deal

Brownells.com

$16.59

See Deal

KYGUNCO

$27.74

See Deal

GrabAGun

$22.89

See Deal

Guns.com

$0.00

See Deal

Academy Sports + Outdoors

$0.00

See Deal

Firearms Depot

$0.00

See Deal

Optics Planet

$0.00

See Deal

Gun Descriptions

.243 Winchester

The development of the 243 Winchester Ammo is partly owed to the famous gun writer Warren Page. It is based on the 7.62x51 military case, which was necked down to .242. The reason behind its creation is that hunters would have access to ammo that would perform well on predator/varmints and deer-sized games. The .243 Winchester Ammo delivered excellently on this expectations. When you use 90 and 100-grain bullets, it will handle deer and pronghorn antelope easily. However, the lighter bullets work excellently with foxes, woodchucks, and many more like them. In addition, it offers a light recoil, ensuring that shooters can accurately place their shots. This is possible irrespective of their recoil sensitivity. This balance between versatility and light recoil is why it is one of the most famous rifle chamberings in the world. The .243 Winchester Special is being chambered in the Model 70 and the Model 88 lever action. Both offer accurate shots and ensure varmint hunters enjoy precise shot placements. Additionally, its best virtue is the killing power it provides for medium games. It provides the killing power at a noise and recoil level that helps hunters shoot calmly and accurately. In addition, it has enough power to penetrate a medium-sized deer's shoulder without exiting the broadside. The .243 Winchester Special is ideal for games weighing 80kg because it cannot ensure sufficient penetration on larger games. Although it will cause free bleeding, the killing will be slow, allowing animals to run considerable distances. The fastest kills are achieved within 200 yards and at impact velocities between 2650 fps and above.

.250 Savage

The .250-3000 Savage was designed for the Savage Model 99 lever action rifle by designer Charles Newton in 1915. The .250-3000 Savage is better known as the .250 Savage and was an original design from a rimless bottleneck .258 inch (6.6mm) large rifle cartridge. The ballistic performance based off four grain types for velocity is 3,170 ft/s (75 gr), 2,997 ft/s (90 gr), 2,864 ft/s (100 gr), 2,652 ft/s (117 gr). The .250 Savage was designed to be a light weight bullet that could be fired at high velocity for a medium sized game hunting round. It was to compete with cartridges such as the 30-30, 30-06, and 7mm rifles. At first the round was well received, but after being on the market for a while shooters noticed the 87 grain bullet would fragment prior to entering game muscle tissue far enough to do proper lethal damage. The 100 grain cartridge seemed to solve the wound on target issue for medium sized game, but in the 1950s the .243 began to replace the .250 Savage in popularity. Remington produces factory loaded ammunition for the .250 Savage. Hand loading brass can be found for 75-87 grain bullets for use with varmint hunting, and 100-120 grain for medium sized game hunting from dealers such as Hornady, Speer, and Sierra.