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Max. range for .243 Win. for whitetails and pronghorn?
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<blockquote data-quote="tylercleary" data-source="post: 142739" data-attributes="member: 3562"><p>Triggernosis</p><p> Great name by the way – Deer and speed goats are light bodied creatures, if you're confident shooting out to 500 yards and get either one of those in your sites, shoot it.</p><p></p><p>I shoot both a standard .243 and a .243AI. I shoot 87gr. Vmax's and 105 gr. Amax's. The Vmax's might be questionable (up close), but the 105gr Amax's are a good choice. My sweet spot for the 105 is 2950 fps at the muzzle. At 500 yards it's still traveling at 2063 fps and has 992 ftlbs of energy – plenty for the game you've mentioned. </p><p></p><p>I shoot at 526 yards all the time (my little public land hide-away), so I would feel comfortable shooting at that distance. However, the maximum distance I'd take game with my 243 is 600 yards… The energy is still there (845 ftlbs), but beyond that and I'm out of my comfort zone. </p><p></p><p>So, do some shooting with your 243 and determine what your maximum range should be and don't worry about the maximum effective range because conditions will dictate that anyway.</p><p></p><p></p><p>TAC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tylercleary, post: 142739, member: 3562"] Triggernosis Great name by the way – Deer and speed goats are light bodied creatures, if you're confident shooting out to 500 yards and get either one of those in your sites, shoot it. I shoot both a standard .243 and a .243AI. I shoot 87gr. Vmax’s and 105 gr. Amax’s. The Vmax’s might be questionable (up close), but the 105gr Amax’s are a good choice. My sweet spot for the 105 is 2950 fps at the muzzle. At 500 yards it’s still traveling at 2063 fps and has 992 ftlbs of energy – plenty for the game you’ve mentioned. I shoot at 526 yards all the time (my little public land hide-away), so I would feel comfortable shooting at that distance. However, the maximum distance I’d take game with my 243 is 600 yards… The energy is still there (845 ftlbs), but beyond that and I’m out of my comfort zone. So, do some shooting with your 243 and determine what your maximum range should be and don't worry about the maximum effective range because conditions will dictate that anyway. TAC [/QUOTE]
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