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243. win for whitetail and mule!
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<blockquote data-quote="CogburnR" data-source="post: 515640" data-attributes="member: 29174"><p>I tend to agree with Roy and a 300, big game calibers start with 270's with the right bullets. Not to say the smaller calibers don't kill.</p><p></p><p>I have shot a lot of deer with a 243, 270,various 30's and 35's and 45's and the bigger the bullet with good construction the shorter distance to the dead deer on average. </p><p></p><p>I personally would not use a 243 on big game where the game can get out of sight easily. Great on antelope and plains deer but not on forested areas or places with a property boundary. </p><p></p><p>Be prepared for a 300 yard or longer blood trail for a lung hit on a big muley when using a 243. Of course they could just tip over with the same shot. An 85g HPBT Sierra kills faster than about any other 243 bullet I have seen. I have used it to poke 50c piece holes in very large deer at 300 yards.</p><p></p><p>The 270,30-06, 300mag, 45/70 or numerous others will make a hole bigger than your fist in the ribcage with the right bullet at the same distance. You will not poke a fist sized hole in a deer ribcage with a 243.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CogburnR, post: 515640, member: 29174"] I tend to agree with Roy and a 300, big game calibers start with 270's with the right bullets. Not to say the smaller calibers don't kill. I have shot a lot of deer with a 243, 270,various 30's and 35's and 45's and the bigger the bullet with good construction the shorter distance to the dead deer on average. I personally would not use a 243 on big game where the game can get out of sight easily. Great on antelope and plains deer but not on forested areas or places with a property boundary. Be prepared for a 300 yard or longer blood trail for a lung hit on a big muley when using a 243. Of course they could just tip over with the same shot. An 85g HPBT Sierra kills faster than about any other 243 bullet I have seen. I have used it to poke 50c piece holes in very large deer at 300 yards. The 270,30-06, 300mag, 45/70 or numerous others will make a hole bigger than your fist in the ribcage with the right bullet at the same distance. You will not poke a fist sized hole in a deer ribcage with a 243. [/QUOTE]
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