.243 win

WildRose · #29 12-02-2011, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Billdogge

Thanks for the info. I do not consider my self a longrange shooter but hope to be one. Just looking for the right caliber to do it with.
Thanks again you guys are a wealth of information

what about the 308?

For deer sized game the .260 and .308 are much better options.

Start with one of them and when you get proficient you can move up to the 300 WM or 300 Rum.

The .260 and .308 are also very economical to shoot whether you are buying factory, having ammo custom loaded, or handloading your own ammo.

backwoods83 · #30 12-02-2011, 09:34 PM

I don't know said it but fyi a 6x47 is just a tid bit more powerful than a 6br, and it was a spine shot. Point is the same thing I always point if everything else is ideal the effective range is ( YOUR SKILL LEVEL.). If you want the flattest shooting,, hardest hitting cartridge in that case family the 260ai takes that, if you want the cheapest to shoot with respectable killing power to 700 yards you will enjoy the 308, if you want the lightest recoiling cartridge with distance the 243 is great, the 7mm-08 is the odd one out but does pretty decent with 140grn range of bullets with decent distance and slightly less recoil than the 308, don't even consider a 338 federal for long range, not enough case to push the big popular 338 bullets but is a good chambering for brush or up close elk, bear, or moose with 10 shots in an ar.