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Talk to me about .243 Winchester
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<blockquote data-quote="Orange Dust" data-source="post: 2186806" data-attributes="member: 92702"><p>Steve might chime in, but I have my doubts that a mono would be the answer in this gun, with its short barrel. They require high velocity to perform properly, seems like the more the better. The reason for the widespread disagreement on the .243 as a deer killer are due mostly to terrain and pressure. Calm unpressured cervids are very susceptible to high velocity shock on the first shot. This is why many will drop in their tracks. I think it also matters on lungshots weather the animal has just exhaled or has his lungs full of air. The .243 will kill him every time with a proper hit. To prove this, you will get less runners with a .220 Swift than a .243 even though they have similar energy. I have never had one run off with a Swift and 55gr Gamekings. This is why we tried the 55gr Ballistic tips in the .243 after the runners with 80-100gr bullets, and got similar results. The biggest problem with a 6MM is poor blood trails in the heavy cover we were hunting. They can be difficult to track even with a .270, and don't get good enough to reliably follow until you reach the 7mag class of cartridges. In the same case the 7-08 and .308 are much more reliable. In more open country the .243 has a much better reputation. I have always felt when hunting with kids that it was very important for the child to see the animal fall. They get so excited.... "I got him!" When it runs off the disapointment on their faces is truly a bummer. Taking all day to find it is too, but you will scour the ends of the earth to find it for your child. This is very much like taking a kid hunting with a .410 shotgun. These little guns are really experts guns, deadly in the right hands, but just don't have the power for anything other than perfect shot placement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orange Dust, post: 2186806, member: 92702"] Steve might chime in, but I have my doubts that a mono would be the answer in this gun, with its short barrel. They require high velocity to perform properly, seems like the more the better. The reason for the widespread disagreement on the .243 as a deer killer are due mostly to terrain and pressure. Calm unpressured cervids are very susceptible to high velocity shock on the first shot. This is why many will drop in their tracks. I think it also matters on lungshots weather the animal has just exhaled or has his lungs full of air. The .243 will kill him every time with a proper hit. To prove this, you will get less runners with a .220 Swift than a .243 even though they have similar energy. I have never had one run off with a Swift and 55gr Gamekings. This is why we tried the 55gr Ballistic tips in the .243 after the runners with 80-100gr bullets, and got similar results. The biggest problem with a 6MM is poor blood trails in the heavy cover we were hunting. They can be difficult to track even with a .270, and don't get good enough to reliably follow until you reach the 7mag class of cartridges. In the same case the 7-08 and .308 are much more reliable. In more open country the .243 has a much better reputation. I have always felt when hunting with kids that it was very important for the child to see the animal fall. They get so excited.... "I got him!" When it runs off the disapointment on their faces is truly a bummer. Taking all day to find it is too, but you will scour the ends of the earth to find it for your child. This is very much like taking a kid hunting with a .410 shotgun. These little guns are really experts guns, deadly in the right hands, but just don't have the power for anything other than perfect shot placement. [/QUOTE]
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