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What is a 243 rock chucker??

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25 May 2004, 18:54
hvyw8t
What is a 243 rock chucker??
Anyone know much about this caliber?? Is it the same as 6mm.06?
26 May 2004, 01:02
Wildcat Crazy
The .243 Rockchucker is the .257 Roberts necked down and slightly improved.Fred Huntington designed it in the 1950s.

WC
26 May 2004, 01:06
jeffeosso
WC is very close... and that might be the parent,

it's the 7x57 necked down to 6mm and slightly improved, as the 257 is the 7x57 with no changes other than neck

jeffe
26 May 2004, 02:43
Savage99
http://www.huntingtons.com/FHM/cart.html