13 Best 243 Ammo For Target Shooting (2022 Updated)

I was recommended these pellets from the shop when buying my Weihrauch HW110 Carbine as being very good. So far they have proved to be excellent, with the ability to group within a 1p piece at 20m; repeatedly.

For target shooting and accuracy these are my favourites as they easily beat the competition. Tried against five top brands including JSB Diabolos and they are still significantly more accurate. Only 400 to a full tin but they wont fail to impress.

Very effective on small vermin. Overall my go to pellet! Cant fault them.

These pellets seem to be lead conical pellets dipped in copper. The first thing you notice is the weight of the can. These fly true and function flawlessly. However know that they are heavy and your lethal distances are changed due to range.

These pellets should knock down rabbit no problems.

If the copper is to prevent lead entering the environment then sadly it fails in this case. Every pellet I fired distorted on impact (like any conventional lead pellet) to the extent that the copper coat broke and exposed the lead.

If environmental protection is your goal in considering this product then you’ll need another approach such as efficient spent pellet collection and safe disposal/recycling.

The target paddles spin just fine, but do not stay up as advertised. The spacing must be wrong on the T-bar for the “reset” target on top, the lower two just push past it. That’s with a 9mm, nothing too high powered.

And the stickers flew off the first time I hit them. No point putting them on, paint would be better.

I bought this to use at a friends farm and it is as fun as plinking cans (almost) but without the pickup time it takes to reset the range. We shot this solo and as a friendly competition.

This trap is the best of all for. 22’s and pellet guns. If you will use a peace of cardboard, cut to fit the opening and then put your target on the hanger or tape it to the cardboard, you can shoot many shots before having to replace the cardboard.

I have hung many targets in front of it. Before having to replace it. If you get the cardboard cut a little off just use some tape to close the holes along the sides where there is a gap. This is the safest and most durable of all lead catchers for personal use.

As long as you don’t use bigger than. 22 rim fires it will last a log,long time.

I was looking for a storage option for the chains I carry on my trailer. I carry 8 twenty foot 5/16 chains. Just stacking them in the front toolbox makes a mess. If you try to grab one it is tangled wilt the rest.

1 twenty foot 5/16 grade 8 chain fits perfectly in the 30 cal can. They stack nicely in the front toolbox. I actually get more room to haul more stuff. Using the boxes gives me the room to add a floor jack which before I didn’t carry.

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Good can with decent seals and overall pretty well made. I noted I the reviews how hard it is to get the stickers off. I used a hair dryer. The first sticker I did not get it hot enough and the sticker did not come completely off.

The next two I laid the box down and let the hair dryer blow into the box until it got hot enough that I couldn’t touch it. started peeling the sticker off and ot came off in one piece second box did the same thing.

One left a bit of glue residue but rubbing alcohol easily removed the adhesive.

I bought these with my gift card and when I open them they were smaller than I thought but I’m glad there’s a lot of them. The clay discs do what they are said to do, they are very fun to shoot aswell.

Apparently they contain lead but I am still not sure, i’m glad to hear that they’re biodegradable!.

Good price. My son can shoot one more than once with his Red Ryder, so a little more economical than you might think.

These targets were bought for my Grandsons to use with their Red Ryder BB guns with. They failed miserably. BBs will not break them from those guns. We tryed a 760 pellet gun and had to pump it up to 5 times and then we also broke the plastic ten disc holder.

This should all go back to the “drawing board”!.

The bullet box is sturdy, high quality and is exactly what I expected. It arrived in it’s original flimsy, store shelf box. It is not intended for shipping as is. Fortunately, whoever shipped it, wrapped it very well with shipping tape.

The trap did rupture the box in three spots (where there wasn’t tape) but no parts were lost in shipping. About two years ago I ordered the same item and it was shipped the same way – in the thin shelf box.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t wrapped near as well with the shipping tape. That box arrived severely ruptured and was missing parts. As a result, I returned it because no one at Walmart would responded to my multiple emails.

It took me this long to give them another try. Why don’t they package it in a box designed for shipping????? Why don’t they respond to emails????.

Excellent trap for. 22 caliber pistols and rifles. Easy to carry for portability and the clip to hold targets is very useful. It would have been helpful to have assembly instructions as the only help was the picture on the box.

Stronger packaging would be a good idea as the box was almost destroyed in shipping. The heavy construction prevented any damage to the trap. A good value for the. 22 target shooter.

I now have two of these, one inside and one outside. I use them to collect lead and debris for recycle. Once assembled, u need to fill the cracks with undercoating or gorilla tape, caulking, etc. to keep the fine stuff from making a mess from spilling.

Not difficult, and undercoating or other rubberized paint on the outside can make impact quieter. I use mine for pellets and B Bs primarily, with heavy cardboard clipped to the target area. That way I rarely even get a BB ricochet and B Bs are usually hard to keep in a trap.

ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY CLASSES JUST IN CASE. Buy from Walmart. best price and customer service. Ignore the beat up box it comes in. It is pretty heavy steel and should last many years.

Excellent stand. I’m such a sharp shooter, I’ve managed to not only make the gong ring, but the piece that holds the gong as well. Good thing they sell those separately. Its very sturdy as it comes with stakes and a bolt to tighten the 2X4.

I don’t treat it gently, and its been great for the few months I have used it.

Bought two of these to try because the price was so good. Easy to setup and appear to be well made. I’ve only shot mine with 9mm but there’s no sound when you hit it. That’s the only disappointment.

Bought this for my son’s 243 to practice at target acquisition. Was originally concerned that the bullets would plow through and ruin, but it man handles them. Simple and easy.

Purchased this on line, not knowing how rigid it would be because we tend to shoot a lot of hot 38 specials, hot 9mm’s, and hot 45ACP’s. After my wife put it together, I placed it 35-40 feet from us, down range.

I immediately started to shoot the 45 ACP. It worked perfectly! My wife shot her 38 special, with the same results. Our conclusion is that the unit is just what we wanted for close quarters practice.

The unit reset itself every time, with amazement. Yes, this is one of the best items we have purchased for our home made backyard “Shootin Gallery”. We definitely would recommend this item.

Works great. The targets held up really well. Good value.

A decent set of targets unfortunately they’re American so expensive and not the animals I wanted but hey ho you can’t get a UK equivalent.

Good targets, but fastening holes did line up with the holder.

I also have other Birchwood steel targets which hold up very well and so i thought I’d try this one for. 22. With ammo prices still being quite high I shoot more. 22 and it’s always more fun to hear the “ping” of the steel and see something move than shooting paper all the time.

Paper splatter targets are around $1 each so you’re saving a LOT of money with a resettable target and probably having a lot more fun shooting it. You also don’t need to walk down range to reset it, just shoot the top plate to reset.

Works great! I may even pick up a second one to compete with whoever I bring to the range. Check out their higher caliber spinners too. My range has some steel but I bring these in case I can’t get a bay with steel or I just add it to what they have to change it up a bit.

Fun to shoot at. Spring guns and bb guns will “tink” but it won’t operate as intended unless you have a higher powered air rifle. Only complaint is that it is pretty small. Each target is about the size of a silver dollar.

The whole thing is maybe a foot tall.

I was concerned about the function of the product based on a video review. Fortunately, the product functioned poorly because it was set up incorrectly. The legs that fold out fold towards the front of the target.

This allows sufficient rotation of the lower targets to stay up until reset by the upper target. I have used the target at various ranges from 20 yrds to 40 yrds with a Benjamin maurader. 177, tuned to 830 fps muzzle velocity with a 10.

5 grain pellet. My usual targets are paper and cans. This target is more fun and provides the added benefit of minimal cleanup and no time wasted walking from the shooting station to replace the target.

The paper dots will soon disappear, but can be replaced with adhesive target dots or paint. Hint, it would be nice if these were available as an accessory. The target folds flat for easy storage. No signs of target damage.

Going to purchase 4 more and place them at various ranges.

Like I have said before these are the best targets to shot. You hear a ring every time you hit it. and they will last forever. One last thing, I have seen on here where some people complain about when they get their targets that they have a slight imperfection, I don’t see where that is a problem, I paint all of mine with flat black paint then I paint them a bright orange and you don’t see it any way.

I have even bought some on here that had a slight imperfection at a really good price and when I got them, I painted them, and you would never know that there was anything wrong with them. Believe me you will love these after you shot them.

all you hear is, Ding, Ding, Ding. Great targest.

This is my first steel target for setting up target practice on my home acreage. So I’m no expert on steel targets. However, it seems well made and very strong. I’ve shot 9 mm rounds at it without doing any damage.

So, the price was right, the quality looks really good and the shipping was fast.

Very nice steel for the price. I’ve ordered other steel targets that had a very nice automotive type finish that just chipped off with each hit. These are much cheaper and come bare steel with an antitrust compound that’s easy to paint over.

I can’t see paying extra for a finish that’s just going to be shot off anyway. I’ve shot these with thousands of 9mm, 40 S&W, and 45ACP rounds and the steel is perfect no dimples at all. It also hangs nicely on the Walmart Shepherds Hook plant hanger, it’s sturdy, easy to set up and easy to transport.

I just ordered four more.

I bought this to replace an elastic buttstock cartridge carrier on my Winchester model 70 safari rifle. It had been stretched out from use and I lost a cartridge. Not good at 7. 50 apiece. I got it to fit on some of my Remington model 700s.

It would not fit any of my Weatherby Mark V nor any of my Browning X-bolts. You should explore the feasibility of making a larger size that will fit most buttstocks and a size bigger than that for safari rifles.

If used on a rifle that it fits it should work well.

Mine just got delivered today. I took a minute to look at the directions, which said to do pretty much what I figured: put it on inside out then turn it right side out. Barely took longer than opening up the safe and moving other guns out of the way.

It fits my Remington 700(synthetic stock with raised cheek pad) just fine. I’m sure it’s possible there are some rifles/stocks it won’t fit, but probably not many. I didn’t stress the swivel stud, just got it lined up where I wanted it and made a slit in the fabric right over top of it with a sharp knife.

Holds six 7mm Rem Mag cartridges with no issue. Obviously I haven’t used it in the field yet, but I don’t see how it could disappoint.

The directions seem kind of strange, but when followed, the ammo sleeve goes right on. Rubber lining of the neoprene sleeve resists sliding on the stock and the same lining in the loops hold rifle cartridges securely.

Was short enough that it did not cover up the sling swivel stud on the Handi Rifle. Great addition to the single shot rifle! Reloads are now at the fingertips.

These are a ton of fun for target practice – Not sure I will use paper targets again (at least not for pistol plinking). I have put hundreds of. 380 and 9mm pistol rounds on these and they show no significant wear.

If you have not tried steel targets, do yourself a favor and get some! The vendor also had a set of 6 Laser Cut AR500 Steel 8″ x 3/8″ Shooting Targets (Gongs) for $64. 70 that I WISH I had ordered, but I wanted to make sure I was getting good quality before ordering too many targets.

After giving the ones I purchased a successful test run I went back to order them and found they were no longer available. How about it – can you make that offer again? If so, I won’t hesitate like I did last time 🙂 !!!.

Plate is unpainted and had a light rust on it. I cleaned it and painted it with no problem. Edges were safe to handle, but not baby butt smooth. Attachment holes/ears were uniform and well formed. Have only shot it with pistol, no damage, as I expected.

No reason to believe it will not handle rifle rounds if used as directed. I found no fault with the product and would buy it again.