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Where does the .243 win fit in?
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<blockquote data-quote="CogburnR" data-source="post: 596050" data-attributes="member: 29174"><p>I've killed a number of deer with the 243. It will kill deer, if you have the right bullet it in the right spot it will kill quickly. It is pretty sensitive to bullet selection.Even with a good hit with the right bullet you can have deer travel over 300 yards. Many times you can get a bang flop with the right placement. 3" off and it will run a long way. I have found a few deer that I know were shot with a 243 that showed no trace of being hit but were dead 2-300 yards away.</p><p></p><p>I usually hunt with at least a 270 now and I like to be able to put a fist sized hole in the rib cage. The shorter the distance I want it to go the bigger the caliber. I have yet to have a deer go more than 30ft with a hot 300g hollowpoint out of a 45/70. </p><p></p><p>My 243 gets used by a buddy with a pacemaker who is under orders not to shoot anything bigger. He has good luck with it with my "deer killer" loads 85g HPBT Sierra over a good charge of 414,4350,or 4831. I would use it out to 4-500 yards on deer if I didn't have anything else.</p><p></p><p>I mainly use it to bang gongs for fun.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CogburnR, post: 596050, member: 29174"] I've killed a number of deer with the 243. It will kill deer, if you have the right bullet it in the right spot it will kill quickly. It is pretty sensitive to bullet selection.Even with a good hit with the right bullet you can have deer travel over 300 yards. Many times you can get a bang flop with the right placement. 3" off and it will run a long way. I have found a few deer that I know were shot with a 243 that showed no trace of being hit but were dead 2-300 yards away. I usually hunt with at least a 270 now and I like to be able to put a fist sized hole in the rib cage. The shorter the distance I want it to go the bigger the caliber. I have yet to have a deer go more than 30ft with a hot 300g hollowpoint out of a 45/70. My 243 gets used by a buddy with a pacemaker who is under orders not to shoot anything bigger. He has good luck with it with my "deer killer" loads 85g HPBT Sierra over a good charge of 414,4350,or 4831. I would use it out to 4-500 yards on deer if I didn't have anything else. I mainly use it to bang gongs for fun. [/QUOTE]
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