January 2001

Picking a Heavy-Barrel .243: Electronic Or Conventional?

Yep, Remington’s $1,999 EtronX works, and it’s a clever idea packaged in a very accurate rifle. But you still might prefer the classic, conventional—and less costly—Ruger Varmint.

When the EtronX’s trigger is pressed, a 9-volt ûbattery hidden within the stock sends a pulse ûthrough the firing pin into the primer.

The .243 Winchester cartridge has been around nearly fifty years and has many followers. It has been used to take game the size of deer or even larger, but its most reasonable use seems to be as a superior long-range varmint cartridge and for small game. Bullet selection for this easily reloaded round runs from about 60 grains up to 120. The most common factory rounds are loaded with 80- or 100-grain bullets, the lighter for varminting and the heavier for larger game. …
 
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