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So whats wrong with the .243 on Deer?
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<blockquote data-quote="NATE40" data-source="post: 836665" data-attributes="member: 33416"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">I have hunted mule deer most of my life in Utah and Wyoming. Utah allows any centerfire cartridge on all big game including moose and bison. I am sure there are hunters who will go moose hunting with a 17 Ackley bee and its 25 grain bullet because it's legal. When I started hunting big game (carrying a rifle) at 12 years old I carried a 22-250 and killed my first muley with it. When I was about 15years old I used a 243 as did my mother and older sisters who still use them today. The 243 win is a great gun for smaller framed hunters who can shoot them without as much kick -more accurate- less flinch and can shoot it longer at the range/sighting. The most important aspect of shooting, I think, is to know your equipment, less recoil=more rounds fired. Sure there is the question of ethical hunting comes into play and each hunter makes that choice themselves within the laws of their state. As for me "if it can kill a human it can kill a deer" Knowing how to recover a misplaced shot animal is very important in all calibers. I was taught at a very young age after your shot to wait and watch your hit animal for at least 30 minutes and up to an hour before trying to recover it. A wounded animal hit anywhere if undisturbed will lay down and go into shock, if it is pursued it will run for a long time and great distance and chances are it will be lost. Just like a Basketball player who twist a knee can finish a game but the next morning he can't walk. I have used this method many times and have recovered every hit animal. One time I took a 500 yard shot at a large mule deer with a mil dot scope I doped him in on my mildot master at a 36" target but this muley was big around 44" he was hit in his front leg with a 30.06 just above the knee and about 5" down from his chest I sat and watched him for an hour placed my orange cap on a tree where I shot him from for a reference. And went to the spot I was watching and about 30 feet away there he was alive but immobilized, If this deer was chased after it was hit it would have been lost. Enjoy your 243 AI and shoot it as much as you can know your rifle and you will hit anything you shoot at.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NATE40, post: 836665, member: 33416"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]I have hunted mule deer most of my life in Utah and Wyoming. Utah allows any centerfire cartridge on all big game including moose and bison. I am sure there are hunters who will go moose hunting with a 17 Ackley bee and its 25 grain bullet because it’s legal. When I started hunting big game (carrying a rifle) at 12 years old I carried a 22-250 and killed my first muley with it. When I was about 15years old I used a 243 as did my mother and older sisters who still use them today. The 243 win is a great gun for smaller framed hunters who can shoot them without as much kick -more accurate- less flinch and can shoot it longer at the range/sighting. The most important aspect of shooting, I think, is to know your equipment, less recoil=more rounds fired. Sure there is the question of ethical hunting comes into play and each hunter makes that choice themselves within the laws of their state. As for me “if it can kill a human it can kill a deer” Knowing how to recover a misplaced shot animal is very important in all calibers. I was taught at a very young age after your shot to wait and watch your hit animal for at least 30 minutes and up to an hour before trying to recover it. A wounded animal hit anywhere if undisturbed will lay down and go into shock, if it is pursued it will run for a long time and great distance and chances are it will be lost. Just like a Basketball player who twist a knee can finish a game but the next morning he can’t walk. I have used this method many times and have recovered every hit animal. One time I took a 500 yard shot at a large mule deer with a mil dot scope I doped him in on my mildot master at a 36” target but this muley was big around 44” he was hit in his front leg with a 30.06 just above the knee and about 5” down from his chest I sat and watched him for an hour placed my orange cap on a tree where I shot him from for a reference. And went to the spot I was watching and about 30 feet away there he was alive but immobilized, If this deer was chased after it was hit it would have been lost. Enjoy your 243 AI and shoot it as much as you can know your rifle and you will hit anything you shoot at.[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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