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.243 good for long-range?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fitch" data-source="post: 358609" data-attributes="member: 19372"><p>IMO: No. Not for deer sized or larger game. Coyotes or ground hogs, yes. For paper, yes. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>The heaviest your barrel twist will stabilize. You can use any of the freeware ballistic programs to calculate drop tables. You will spend a lot of rounds shooting that distance on a range. By the timeyou are ready you will own a couple of ballistic programs.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>If you want to shoot 800 - 1,000 yards at deer, you need way more gun than a .243. The Savage Long Range Hunter and Savage American Classic are both a better choice for that game and distance. The predator hunter is a midrange Coyote/varmint rifle. For me the right cartridge would be the .300 Win mag or .300 WSM in a rifle of 9 lbs. The Long Range Hunter is available in .300 WSM with an adjustable brake - it's enough gun. Wear good ear protection.</p><p> </p><p>Getting good hits that far is way more than twice as hard as shooting 400 to 500 yards. </p><p> </p><p>Fitch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fitch, post: 358609, member: 19372"] IMO: No. Not for deer sized or larger game. Coyotes or ground hogs, yes. For paper, yes. The heaviest your barrel twist will stabilize. You can use any of the freeware ballistic programs to calculate drop tables. You will spend a lot of rounds shooting that distance on a range. By the timeyou are ready you will own a couple of ballistic programs. If you want to shoot 800 - 1,000 yards at deer, you need way more gun than a .243. The Savage Long Range Hunter and Savage American Classic are both a better choice for that game and distance. The predator hunter is a midrange Coyote/varmint rifle. For me the right cartridge would be the .300 Win mag or .300 WSM in a rifle of 9 lbs. The Long Range Hunter is available in .300 WSM with an adjustable brake - it's enough gun. Wear good ear protection. Getting good hits that far is way more than twice as hard as shooting 400 to 500 yards. Fitch [/QUOTE]
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