antelope.has anyone used a 243?

[muzzy 125]

has anyone used a 243 on antelope?
how will it do at 250 yards?
thanks

[handloader1]

It should do well as long as you do your part. Good luck.

[Vapodog]

A .243 is a marvelous gun for "goats".....even to 250 yards!!!

Handloader 1 is correct.....you gotta do your part!!

[James B]

I dropped a Goat at an honest 400 yards with the 243. I would not have tried the shot except that it was the last day of season, the wind was calm, I had a rock steady rest and I knew where the gun would hit at that range. I held the crosshairs right on top of its horns as it faced straight away from me. The shot droped about sixteen inches and went right up the Bung. It went down quick but tried to get up as we aproached it. One more shot ended it. I would not attempt again a shot that long with the 243. But it did the job.
After several years of trying the 243 for deer, I gave up on it. That was years ago before some very good bullets were developed. The last two I shot with my 243 were shot with the Nosler Partition and they worked very well. I am thinking of getting one again. Bullets were a problem for the 243, 6mm and 25-06 when they first came out. The available bullets were either two fragil and blew up or were to heavy in the jacket department and would not expand. Thanke mostly to Nosler and now Barnes, they have redeemed themselves in my
mind.

[Duffy]

I shot a "Pronghorn" doe with a .243 last fall. I bought the Rem. 788 for my kids to use for deer and "Antelope" hunting. But I like to shoot it and have taken two deer and the mentioned "Antelope" with it.

I always get a queezy feeling when I hear people calling them "goats". They are not "goats" or "Moose" or "pigs" they are pronghorn antelope.

Robin

[halcon]

I have used mine a couple times and the last one was at 220 yrds according to the rangefinder . It actually did more damage than I wanted with a 85gr bt sierra bullet ,after that I switched to barnes bullets on almost all my guns.

[herman]

[quote]
has anyone used a 243 on antelope?
how will it do at 250 yards?
thanks
It will do as good as any other cal if you can shoot it.The last deer I shot with a 243 was a buck standing behind a big pine tree with his head and neck sticking out,I used my nephews shoulder for a rest and dropped it with a shot in the throat,we checked the range with a range finder and it was 287 yds.It was in a cut-off so we got in the truck and drove around it to see if I had hit it,The deer had just fell over backwards,from where it stood.I know all of us get lucky once in a while.
Good luck on your hunt.

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[muzzy 125]

thanks

i'm thinking of using a 90 grain hornady sst.
im getting good groups with imr 4831
for some reason not that good with 4350.
thanks again.

[Vapodog]

Muzzy.....wait a minute, Hornady's coming out with bonded bullets and they should be better.....give them some time.

[IndyHunter]

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I always get a queezy feeling when I hear people calling them &quot;goats&quot;. They are not &quot;goats&quot; or &quot;Moose&quot; or &quot;pigs&quot; they are pronghorn antelope.
Robin
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Actually they aren't an Antelope either. I do believe technically they are known as simply a Pronghorn. I think the reason they have been called &quot;goats&quot; is because the &quot;scientific&quot; term translated means &quot;American Goat Antelope&quot;. Just thought i'd throw in that bit of useless info.

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