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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2339781" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>My dad had a picture of the guys in his deer camp in the late 40's. They looked like a tribe of indians. Every man except one had a lever action 30-30. That one guy had a military surplus Springfield 1906 30-06 bolt gun. That group piled up venison for years years with those 30-30's. Nationwide the numbers show that no other cartridge has accounted for more deer. The reason could be that the 30-30 was the only game in town and the guys really learned how to shoot them and you could walk into any Western Auto store and plop down $35 and walk out with one. There was no such thing as reloading your own ammo, they all used whatever ammo was on the shelf, with whatever bullet the manufacturer happened to stick in it. Amazingly a picture before the war and the one after showed all the guys made it through the conflict due to, according to them, knowing how to shoot. I guess I just made a case for what would be the most successful deer cartridge, not the best deer cartridge. A number of factors go into what is best. Are you in the wide open bean fields of eastern North Carolina or the thick woods of north eastern Pennsylvania. I started shooting with a 30-06 and it killed lots of deer. The .270win came out and I fell in love and have never looked back. I also have a .243 and it certainly has accounted for some deer. If I'm walking I like the 243, if I'm in a stand I like the .270. I'd like to try some of the mono bullets but all of my rifles have slow twist rates because they are old like me, I also have a slower twist rate. The best deer rifle is the one that the shooter is very capable and comfortable with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2339781, member: 71817"] My dad had a picture of the guys in his deer camp in the late 40's. They looked like a tribe of indians. Every man except one had a lever action 30-30. That one guy had a military surplus Springfield 1906 30-06 bolt gun. That group piled up venison for years years with those 30-30's. Nationwide the numbers show that no other cartridge has accounted for more deer. The reason could be that the 30-30 was the only game in town and the guys really learned how to shoot them and you could walk into any Western Auto store and plop down $35 and walk out with one. There was no such thing as reloading your own ammo, they all used whatever ammo was on the shelf, with whatever bullet the manufacturer happened to stick in it. Amazingly a picture before the war and the one after showed all the guys made it through the conflict due to, according to them, knowing how to shoot. I guess I just made a case for what would be the most successful deer cartridge, not the best deer cartridge. A number of factors go into what is best. Are you in the wide open bean fields of eastern North Carolina or the thick woods of north eastern Pennsylvania. I started shooting with a 30-06 and it killed lots of deer. The .270win came out and I fell in love and have never looked back. I also have a .243 and it certainly has accounted for some deer. If I'm walking I like the 243, if I'm in a stand I like the .270. I'd like to try some of the mono bullets but all of my rifles have slow twist rates because they are old like me, I also have a slower twist rate. The best deer rifle is the one that the shooter is very capable and comfortable with. [/QUOTE]
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