YOUNG HUNTERS USING 243 OR 270

[hunter xpy]

THIS IS MY FOURTH YEAR DEERHUNTING
AND IM DEBATING ON WHAT KIND OF GUN I WILL BUY
I AM THINKING OF A 243 OR 270 WHAT KIND OF GUN
WOULD U BUY PS. I AM 12 YEARS OLD

[bigaggie77]

try a 25-06 rem caliber...you will be very happy

[retrieverman]

My 12 year old son has been using a 270 for 3 years and loves it. I set him up with a Thompson Encore with a T/C custom shop 24" heavy varmint barrel, a 2# Mike Bellm trigger job on the receiver, and a Simms Limbsaver pad on the butt stock. He can shoot 1" groups all day off a bench with Winchester Supreme 140 gr Accubonds at the range and has never missed a deer. Good luck with your choice.

[SRBowman]

I agree with trying out the 25-06, but the .270 and .243 are also great calibers!

[buckhunter14]

.270 HANDS DOWN, by the way drop the caps.

[Windwalker7]

If you are big enough to handle it, I'd say get a .270.

You won't grow out of it. My daughter has a .243 and has taken about a dozen deer with it. I had a tough time tracking a few of them even with lung shots.

She is recoil sensitive otherwise I'd of got a .270 for her.

The .243 is a good gun but I feel a .270 would be better.

[yakuza wiz]

243 is a good chice and so is a 25-06...how far will you be shooting?
if your shooting at animals under 200 yards go with a marlin 30/30, you will fall in love with it, and the kick is not bad.

but if you can handle the 270 go for it.

[terbzz]

buy a 243 wssm iv shot 3 deer with it 2 of them drooped on the spot one ran about 40 yards or less works great just put the cross hairs on the front shoulder ind squeeez the trigger and it will drop the 1 that ran it was walking and i dinit take time to aim real good and shot a little far back

[bigaggie77]

the reason I say the 25-06 is based on federal premium ammo compare of the calibers.

check it out yourself..
http://www.federalpremium.com/ballistics/Ammo_Search.aspx?act=choose&firearm=1&s1=1


.243----100gr Nosler Partition for all 3
25-06---115gr
.270----150gr

.243..........speed in feet per second @ 200yds.....2386
25-06................................................ ............2518
.270.............................................. ................2464

I know you lose some energy with the 25-06 compaired to the .270 but I prefer the extra speed and less bullet drop long range compaired to the .270

[uncballers45]

.270 i shot my first deer when i was 12 with that.