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Is the 243 the best whitetail deer cartridge?
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<blockquote data-quote="freefloater59" data-source="post: 2696338" data-attributes="member: 74481"><p>Tossing my $0.02 into the 387 previous responses... I love my 243. Shot my first deer at 10 yrs old with a custom 243 Mauser my dad built for my skinny frame, using his 100 gr Hornady load. It was a nice 10 pt west texas muley at about 125 yards and DRT. His Mauser 243 took many, many, white tails, muley and antelope over the decades using that same 100 gr load. Recently I finished a renovation of his old Mauser and am using it again dialed in with 90gr Accubonds. Yup... I've got the full menu to choose from in the safe, from 22-250 to the choices of .308 calibers, and have taken game of all sizes with them. Lesson learned is "practice", "practice","practice", and "shot placement", "shot placement", "shot placement", but make sure the bullet is strong enough to bash through a shoulder joint and ribs if needed. I don't need a 6.5 CM because I've got 264 WM's. 25 cal is covered with 257AI and 25-06 both are equally effective for DTR shots. So when my go-to is the 243 for whitetail and antelope. It's a pleasure to shoot, minimum recoil, and typically hits where it's pointed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freefloater59, post: 2696338, member: 74481"] Tossing my $0.02 into the 387 previous responses... I love my 243. Shot my first deer at 10 yrs old with a custom 243 Mauser my dad built for my skinny frame, using his 100 gr Hornady load. It was a nice 10 pt west texas muley at about 125 yards and DRT. His Mauser 243 took many, many, white tails, muley and antelope over the decades using that same 100 gr load. Recently I finished a renovation of his old Mauser and am using it again dialed in with 90gr Accubonds. Yup... I've got the full menu to choose from in the safe, from 22-250 to the choices of .308 calibers, and have taken game of all sizes with them. Lesson learned is "practice", "practice","practice", and "shot placement", "shot placement", "shot placement", but make sure the bullet is strong enough to bash through a shoulder joint and ribs if needed. I don't need a 6.5 CM because I've got 264 WM's. 25 cal is covered with 257AI and 25-06 both are equally effective for DTR shots. So when my go-to is the 243 for whitetail and antelope. It's a pleasure to shoot, minimum recoil, and typically hits where it's pointed. [/QUOTE]
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