ORIGINAL: zrexpilot
ORIGINAL: Roskoe
In Colorado, the minimum elk caliber is .243 with an 85 gr. softnose. This caliber restriction was promulgated by the game wardens in the field, who see more elk killed in a year than most of us would see in two lifetimes. They also do not allow .22 CF rifles to be used for deer or antelope, but will allow the .243 bullet weight to drop to 70 grains minimum for these smaller animals.
Let's just end this thread with "its on the light side, but it will work". [8D]
I will agree its on the light side for elk, but to say it's on the light side for deer is ridiculous.
Yeah it is ridiculous for deer that is bigger than white tail, lets just put it this way i have seen a 30-30 do more dammage than a 243(all within a 10-25yrd range), a 243 is more for varmints than deer!!!!!!!!1