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Old 11-28-2008, 06:40 PM
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Default RE: USe for a brush gun?

The 243 has the best chance of dodging the brush, due to the smaller surface area of the bullet,
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The smaller the diameter of the bullet the better it is able to get through brush. There was a test done on this very subject a few years ago. A deer shaped target was set up 10 yards behind a brush pile and everything from .223 to 45-70 was shot through the brush several times to see what the "brush busting" capabilites were for each cartridge. The .22-250 did the best by a large margin due to the bullet being the smallest bullet tested and its high velocity. The larger diameter the bulletand /orthe slower the bulletwas firedthe more it was deflected.

So, out of the ones you have listed the best "brush busting" cartridge would be the .243.
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