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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="Will83" data-source="post: 2339971" data-attributes="member: 92233"><p>+1 one on this one. Maybe nowadays with better bullets, but in the time of rem core lokts, even many perfect shots were almost always needing to be tracked with very little blood trail. It seemed to lack the proper shock effect on bucks. The deer were definitely dead, but didn't seem to know it yet. I'm sure that it is a fine gun in today's world with the excellent bullet choices. But after a few too many heart shots in an open field just to have to literally crawl into Alabama briar thickets at night with little to no blood trails, my vote goes to something like a 25-06 or something that has a .3 on the front of it. I love a 243, but there are other better options in my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Will83, post: 2339971, member: 92233"] +1 one on this one. Maybe nowadays with better bullets, but in the time of rem core lokts, even many perfect shots were almost always needing to be tracked with very little blood trail. It seemed to lack the proper shock effect on bucks. The deer were definitely dead, but didn’t seem to know it yet. I’m sure that it is a fine gun in today’s world with the excellent bullet choices. But after a few too many heart shots in an open field just to have to literally crawl into Alabama briar thickets at night with little to no blood trails, my vote goes to something like a 25-06 or something that has a .3 on the front of it. I love a 243, but there are other better options in my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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