RE: .243 win
Saying that a .243 is on the edge is nonsense. As someone who has hunted for 20 years, I use a .243 for everything. I have other guns, but I love the way it shoots. Use it for whitetail in PA and WV and shot 3 bear with it. Shot all my game in WY with it which included 2 mullies, 2 antelope, and a cow elk. When I was younger I used my grandpa' s.222 and dropped everydeer I shot with it. ..22 Hornet wil do the same job. .243 is plenty.