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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2690020" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>Well I read this with tongue in cheek when I see someone comparing the 30-30 with an 18 inch drop at 300 yards. I have read about the spectacular shots made at 600 plus yards and the brags of supposed one shot kills, with bullets that drop in excess of 48 to 60 inches, some even more. If we are going to compare apples to apples let's keep everything on an even keel. Even the big mags will drop at distances, so don't simply say that an 18 inch drop at 300 is unmanageable. Let's face facts, a 30-30 dropping 18 inches into the boiler room of a Whitetail or Mule Deer will kill it just as dead as any of the magnums. Quit comparing bullet drop, velocity and energy and concentrate on bullet placement. A lowly .22 LR will kill a deer just as dead as anything else with proper bullet placement. Ask any Poacher or Conservation Warden about bullets placed in the right spot and the end result on a deer. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2690020, member: 118816"] Well I read this with tongue in cheek when I see someone comparing the 30-30 with an 18 inch drop at 300 yards. I have read about the spectacular shots made at 600 plus yards and the brags of supposed one shot kills, with bullets that drop in excess of 48 to 60 inches, some even more. If we are going to compare apples to apples let's keep everything on an even keel. Even the big mags will drop at distances, so don't simply say that an 18 inch drop at 300 is unmanageable. Let's face facts, a 30-30 dropping 18 inches into the boiler room of a Whitetail or Mule Deer will kill it just as dead as any of the magnums. Quit comparing bullet drop, velocity and energy and concentrate on bullet placement. A lowly .22 LR will kill a deer just as dead as anything else with proper bullet placement. Ask any Poacher or Conservation Warden about bullets placed in the right spot and the end result on a deer. :eek: [/QUOTE]
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