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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mayhem 487" data-source="post: 2372610" data-attributes="member: 119556"><p>The 243 is definitely a well rounded cartridge. My family has been shooting 243's for generations. My grandfather dropped bull elk with is Winchester 88 in 243. I my self have taken hogs and whitetail with no issues, however, in 2001 I was in west Texas hunting whitetail with that same Winchester 88 my grandfather passed down. I'm not kidding when I say the biggest whitetail I've ever had in my crosshairs walked out at abou 70 yards. I know I had buck fever from hell, I can still remember the lever rattling as I gripped the rifle. I put the crosshairs on the white patch below the chin and squeezed. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="💥" title="Collision :boom:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f4a5.png" data-shortname=":boom:" /> </p><p>I sat there in disbelief as I watched this huge deer stand still, blood streaming from his neck, right where I was aiming. He shook his head like he was brushing off flies, then turned around and trotted off. I tracked the blood trail across 2 separate properties, nothing. Came back the following morning with tracking dogs, still nothing. Since that trip, it has been 308 or my handy 6.5-284. </p><p>Don't get me wrong. I still believe the 243 is a great all around cartridge. It's just not for me. On the other hand my dad won't shoot anything but his 243 and takes everything without a hitch. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤷🏻♂️" title="Man shrugging: light skin tone :man_shrugging_tone1:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-1f3fb-2642.png" data-shortname=":man_shrugging_tone1:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mayhem 487, post: 2372610, member: 119556"] The 243 is definitely a well rounded cartridge. My family has been shooting 243’s for generations. My grandfather dropped bull elk with is Winchester 88 in 243. I my self have taken hogs and whitetail with no issues, however, in 2001 I was in west Texas hunting whitetail with that same Winchester 88 my grandfather passed down. I’m not kidding when I say the biggest whitetail I’ve ever had in my crosshairs walked out at abou 70 yards. I know I had buck fever from hell, I can still remember the lever rattling as I gripped the rifle. I put the crosshairs on the white patch below the chin and squeezed. 💥 I sat there in disbelief as I watched this huge deer stand still, blood streaming from his neck, right where I was aiming. He shook his head like he was brushing off flies, then turned around and trotted off. I tracked the blood trail across 2 separate properties, nothing. Came back the following morning with tracking dogs, still nothing. Since that trip, it has been 308 or my handy 6.5-284. Don’t get me wrong. I still believe the 243 is a great all around cartridge. It’s just not for me. On the other hand my dad won’t shoot anything but his 243 and takes everything without a hitch. 🤷🏻♂️ [/QUOTE]
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