That's the third time this week that I have been referred to as an "Old timer." LOL
Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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Kentuckywindage
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Sometimes I think being an old timer comes with being wiser. Then I realise the little, (wisdom) I have came mostly from mistakes. Some of them painful!
I've owned a Savage 99C for many years (40+), the action is crisp and smooth and it shoots lights out. but it is kinda heavy. it is a convenient length for the confines of a box stand. Has accounted for lotsa game.
Doing something stupid that causes pain makes you stronger and smarter. Pain is just weakness leaving the body and you learn what not to do again. If you learn nothing, then it didn't hurt enough.Sometimes I think being an old timer comes with being wiser. Then I realise the little, (wisdom) I have came mostly from mistakes. Some of them painful!
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Small Lady
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Come on guys, you can get this to 1000 posts, I have faith in your ability to beat a dead horse.
OP, just go buy a 243 as you already know that it's the right thing to do.
OP, just go buy a 243 as you already know that it's the right thing to do.
Yes! A 243! & Not A 6 NeedMore
2 the Plug
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What if that already happened? And the happened again? Hypothetically, asking for a friend.
We killed some big Nebraska Corn-fed whitetail bucks with 95g Partitions, which seemed to be much more accurate than a 100g Partition with a hot load of IMR 4831 and a Rem 9 1/2 primer with a tad bit of jump to the lands. The 95g Partition penetrates extremely well, but does not leave much of a blood trail. The muzzle velocity in our load was around 3150 fps.
With my nephews, I bought them both a set of Peltor Tac 6 electronic ear muffs to use in the stand. They were amazed at how much more they could hear. The quickly learned the difference between a squirrel digging for acorns and a deer walking, same with Turkeys.
You could not imagine their amazement the first time they heard a buck snort wheeze, immature bucks practice fighting by rattling their horns together. I taught them to use a rattle bag and grunt call at an early age, which added a whole new dimension to their understanding of hunting.
With my nephews, I bought them both a set of Peltor Tac 6 electronic ear muffs to use in the stand. They were amazed at how much more they could hear. The quickly learned the difference between a squirrel digging for acorns and a deer walking, same with Turkeys.
You could not imagine their amazement the first time they heard a buck snort wheeze, immature bucks practice fighting by rattling their horns together. I taught them to use a rattle bag and grunt call at an early age, which added a whole new dimension to their understanding of hunting.
