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7 Top-Tier Hunting Bullets for the .243 Win.

Want to improve the capability of your favorite .243 Win.? Try these bullets.

Behind the Bullet: .243 Winchester

While there are many cartridges that can handle medium-sized game, the .243 Winchester sits at the top of the heap for good reasons: it’s accurate, easy on the shoulder and delivers enough energy for the task at hand.

Top 5 Coyote Cartridges

Coyote hunting is a great late-season activity, and if you’ve ever seen a live deer, with its hocks and haunches bloodied and half-eaten, you’ll have little issue in pursuing these creatures to the ends of the earth. Let’s take a look at Phil Massaro's personal top five choices for a coyote cartridge, in no particular order.

Starline Brass to Expand Rifle Brass Offerings

Starline, which until now has largely produced handgun brass, will be opening up its line of rifle brass.

Hardware: Winchester Varmint X

Every varmint hunter, whether he be targeting alfalfa-raiding ground squirrels or fawn-eating coyotes, knows what he wants in ammunition: something fast and flat with minimal recoil. Inexpensive wouldn't hurt, either.

Winchester Model 88

For Throwback Thursday, here's a classic lever gun that has become the author's go-to rifle.

Youth Shotguns and Rifles: Give the Gift of a Gun

If your kids are mature enough to start shooting while they're in grade school, that's the time to put a gun in their hands and get them hooked.

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