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Everyone one of the cartridges asked about are good. All of them will fill the bill nicely for small game.
The .243 is more of a dual purpose cartridge though as you can load heavier bullets and hunt larger game then a .22 cal.
My first rifle was a .25-06, I bought it at the time because of the versatility. It was a spectacular varmint cartridge that was able to go deer hunting or other larger game. I still have this rifle.
I had a .223 for years that I enjoyed. Very accurate but limited in use. I have replaced it with a .22-250 though as I found the .223 limited to about 300 yards.
The .22-250 is a little quieter then the 06 in some of the populated areas I hunt so it sees quite a bit of use.
Heck, buy one of each, that's what's neat about the different cartridges. Everyone of them excels in different areas.
The .243 is more of a dual purpose cartridge though as you can load heavier bullets and hunt larger game then a .22 cal.
My first rifle was a .25-06, I bought it at the time because of the versatility. It was a spectacular varmint cartridge that was able to go deer hunting or other larger game. I still have this rifle.
I had a .223 for years that I enjoyed. Very accurate but limited in use. I have replaced it with a .22-250 though as I found the .223 limited to about 300 yards.
The .22-250 is a little quieter then the 06 in some of the populated areas I hunt so it sees quite a bit of use.
Heck, buy one of each, that's what's neat about the different cartridges. Everyone of them excels in different areas.