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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="bengineer" data-source="post: 2881834" data-attributes="member: 36951"><p>I have taken whitey with calibers from .22 through .500. The larger diameters are more decisive above .35. The 25-06 seems more than a .243 on deer. The .26s are certainly more. But then so is recoil. The .22s are leas than the .243.</p><p>I shot a lot of deer in my youth with a .338 win and various partitions. The 308 with an interlock is equal and less recoil. Not so on elk though. But I prefer .35 and up for elk. Mind I try to be close. None of my 35s get long range use.</p><p></p><p>I prefer a harder expander in the 243 with front shoulder shots, like the hornady 87 hpbt. It is not a varmint bullet as one may suspect, but a jacket-nosed deep penetrator that I havent yet found in an animal yet. Or the 90 ballistic tip for meat saver shots, or quartering away. </p><p></p><p>But when the time comes to grab a rifle, i usually go bigger than .24. When the day comes that recoil is a bigger factor, count me in on the .243 train. It is enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bengineer, post: 2881834, member: 36951"] I have taken whitey with calibers from .22 through .500. The larger diameters are more decisive above .35. The 25-06 seems more than a .243 on deer. The .26s are certainly more. But then so is recoil. The .22s are leas than the .243. I shot a lot of deer in my youth with a .338 win and various partitions. The 308 with an interlock is equal and less recoil. Not so on elk though. But I prefer .35 and up for elk. Mind I try to be close. None of my 35s get long range use. I prefer a harder expander in the 243 with front shoulder shots, like the hornady 87 hpbt. It is not a varmint bullet as one may suspect, but a jacket-nosed deep penetrator that I havent yet found in an animal yet. Or the 90 ballistic tip for meat saver shots, or quartering away. But when the time comes to grab a rifle, i usually go bigger than .24. When the day comes that recoil is a bigger factor, count me in on the .243 train. It is enough. [/QUOTE]
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