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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="coop2564" data-source="post: 2339993" data-attributes="member: 87214"><p>To light for 125lb deer...I dont have a glue why this would be said unless the person is using the wrong bullets. In Texas hogs are a dime and dozen, and much tougher than WT deer. I've killed probably 35 hogs with the 243 and at least 80% were over 125lb some 300lbs. I've shot red stags 400lb with 243 95gr SST and 100gr SBT gamekings. 200+ lb WT bucks. Could you argue that there are better calibers , sure, but it will do the job. I will argue that a 243 with the right bullet like a 95 SST @3200 can be more immediate deadly than a 338 or even a 416 on WT deer. Why the 95gr SST will dump all or almost all its energy inside that deer, that's why there are so many DRT shots with fast flying expanding bullets, the terminal wound cavities are very large. the big calibers with slower expanding bullets pass thru only dumping a part of their energy in the animal with most of their bullet designs. I would bet a lot of money that if you shot a 338 with a partition bullet vs a 243 95gr SST bullet hit deer dead center lung shot a lot more would be DRT with the 243. The 338 deer would be dead on feet but more would run a short distance but have a good blood trail. The ones that took the 243 and didn't drop would run a equal distance but have less blood on avg. But most would be laying dead @ POI. 243 is not perfect, but a gun with right twist and bullet is a freezer filler, very fun and pleasant to shoot. Perfect nah. But right there with a whole bunch of other not quite perfect rounds too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="coop2564, post: 2339993, member: 87214"] To light for 125lb deer...I dont have a glue why this would be said unless the person is using the wrong bullets. In Texas hogs are a dime and dozen, and much tougher than WT deer. I've killed probably 35 hogs with the 243 and at least 80% were over 125lb some 300lbs. I've shot red stags 400lb with 243 95gr SST and 100gr SBT gamekings. 200+ lb WT bucks. Could you argue that there are better calibers , sure, but it will do the job. I will argue that a 243 with the right bullet like a 95 SST @3200 can be more immediate deadly than a 338 or even a 416 on WT deer. Why the 95gr SST will dump all or almost all its energy inside that deer, that's why there are so many DRT shots with fast flying expanding bullets, the terminal wound cavities are very large. the big calibers with slower expanding bullets pass thru only dumping a part of their energy in the animal with most of their bullet designs. I would bet a lot of money that if you shot a 338 with a partition bullet vs a 243 95gr SST bullet hit deer dead center lung shot a lot more would be DRT with the 243. The 338 deer would be dead on feet but more would run a short distance but have a good blood trail. The ones that took the 243 and didn't drop would run a equal distance but have less blood on avg. But most would be laying dead @ POI. 243 is not perfect, but a gun with right twist and bullet is a freezer filler, very fun and pleasant to shoot. Perfect nah. But right there with a whole bunch of other not quite perfect rounds too. [/QUOTE]
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