ORIGINAL: Rammer
I've busted quite a few deer with 243s over the years. I have a buddy that shot a mule deer buck 2 weeks ago at 400 yards with 95gr Combined Technolgy BTsthat I loaded for him. Deer ran about 80 yards after being shot and then his legs got weak....Bullet did everything it was supposed to do, went in behind the shoulder (deer was quartering away hard), and then through both lungs, liver, stomach, and exited in front of the rear hind quarter. My vote for the 243 and deer would be the 95gr Combined Technology BTs.
Holy smokes batman. I'd say that was penetration.
We took a doe a couple years back at about a 150 yds. u
sing the .243 with 100 gr Hornady's
Deer was facing straight at me, head down. My son took the shot and nailed it dead center. bullet went through the spine and all the way throughthe deerand out the exhaust pipe. Yuuuuuuuggh what a mess.