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how heavy of bullet for .243
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<blockquote data-quote="BryanLitz" data-source="post: 263132" data-attributes="member: 7848"><p>As a general rule of thumb, you should have at least 1000 foot-pounds of kinetic energy to kill deer sized game.</p><p></p><p>Even with the heaviest bullets you can stabilize from the 1:9 1/8" twist at the highest velocities the .243 can achieve, you probably won't carry 1000 foot-pounds of kinetic energy much past 500 yards. </p><p>Of course Varmint shooting is different. No energy requirement there so you could stretch it much farther, but probably not a practical 800 yard deer rifle.</p><p></p><p>-Bryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BryanLitz, post: 263132, member: 7848"] As a general rule of thumb, you should have at least 1000 foot-pounds of kinetic energy to kill deer sized game. Even with the heaviest bullets you can stabilize from the 1:9 1/8" twist at the highest velocities the .243 can achieve, you probably won't carry 1000 foot-pounds of kinetic energy much past 500 yards. Of course Varmint shooting is different. No energy requirement there so you could stretch it much farther, but probably not a practical 800 yard deer rifle. -Bryan [/QUOTE]
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