RE: .243 taking down big deer?
whitetail...We don't waste any of the deer we kill...I am from a big family and have alot of cousins/nephews/in-laws/friends...Growing up in the country you know everbody and we have several families that are glad to see us drive up with a deer for them...
Using a .243 doesn't have a thing to do with your size...I'm 6ft 5 inches and weigh 235...I've heard that "stuff" all my life from my 2 brothers...I just tell them that they aren't good enough to hunt with a .243...In the '70s I actually useda 22-250.