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243 AI Custom LRH Rig Thoughts
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<blockquote data-quote="Shooter264" data-source="post: 486612" data-attributes="member: 23746"><p>A 243AI with the right setup is a very capable 600 yard elk cartridge. I shoot a 243 AI and have taken several deer at 600 yards plus with very good results. My current set up is 26 3/4" Broughton 105 JLK, Fed 215 Primers, 52 grains Ramshot Magnum with a MV of 3260. I know people will say that a deer is very different than an elk and they are exactly right but..... I have a 360" bull on my wall that I successfully shot (one well placed shot) at 902 yards with a 6mmx284 and a 105 JLK with a MV of 3280. I have also witnessed my brother in law shoot a 372" bull at 735 yards with a 6mmx284 and a 105. My gunsmith (good buddy that I hunt with) shot a 311 bull at 1125, yes 1125 with a 6mmx284 and a 105 Berger VLD. One well placed shot behind the shoulder, the bull looked very sick and turned around and he boomed him on the other side and the bull fell. At that distance the Berger penetrated the entire width of the bull and was stuck on the offside shoulder. I say IF you can shoot your 243AI with great precision, it will be a 600 yard elk slayer all day long. </p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac49/lnielsen/243ACK.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p>Here is how my current set up shoots. (it's in an 8lb rig at that). The complaint will be that a 243 AI is too small for ELK sized game and maybe unethical, but my question is this. Which is more unethical, shooting a gun that is comfortable and you can hit where you aim, OR, shooting something that people deem more appropriate but you cannot shoot as well? Let us know how hard that Bull bounces when you wack him with your 243AI!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shooter264, post: 486612, member: 23746"] A 243AI with the right setup is a very capable 600 yard elk cartridge. I shoot a 243 AI and have taken several deer at 600 yards plus with very good results. My current set up is 26 3/4" Broughton 105 JLK, Fed 215 Primers, 52 grains Ramshot Magnum with a MV of 3260. I know people will say that a deer is very different than an elk and they are exactly right but..... I have a 360" bull on my wall that I successfully shot (one well placed shot) at 902 yards with a 6mmx284 and a 105 JLK with a MV of 3280. I have also witnessed my brother in law shoot a 372" bull at 735 yards with a 6mmx284 and a 105. My gunsmith (good buddy that I hunt with) shot a 311 bull at 1125, yes 1125 with a 6mmx284 and a 105 Berger VLD. One well placed shot behind the shoulder, the bull looked very sick and turned around and he boomed him on the other side and the bull fell. At that distance the Berger penetrated the entire width of the bull and was stuck on the offside shoulder. I say IF you can shoot your 243AI with great precision, it will be a 600 yard elk slayer all day long. [IMG]http://i884.photobucket.com/albums/ac49/lnielsen/243ACK.jpg[/IMG] Here is how my current set up shoots. (it's in an 8lb rig at that). The complaint will be that a 243 AI is too small for ELK sized game and maybe unethical, but my question is this. Which is more unethical, shooting a gun that is comfortable and you can hit where you aim, OR, shooting something that people deem more appropriate but you cannot shoot as well? Let us know how hard that Bull bounces when you wack him with your 243AI!! [/QUOTE]
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