The 243Win is a great chambering. Especially nowadays with the great bullets in partition or no lead style.
During my years guiding in Maine,I had sports kill some of the bigger bodied deer,and used it for longer range coyotes.
In the last several years there have been some lower weight bullets offered (55,58,60gr) that will turn the 243 into an excellect varmint gun. Ìf a faster twist gun,it will also shoot the >100gr bullet waaaaaay out there.
IMHO . . . the 243 and the 7-08 are two of the most overlooked chamberings produced.
Great choice sir. ---- SAWMAN