ORIGINAL: country1
As I stated, there were a couple of states that HAD banned the 243 (can't remember which ones), but I don't know if they were still banned (go back to original post). There was a newspaperarticle how ND and MN (I am from that area) were doing their own research to see if they would be removing the 243 as an approved caliber for deer. Inital research showed that a higher number of deer were lost when a 243 was used.
And as we've stated, we can't find any truth to your statement. While a number of states (mine included) do not permit big game hunting with anything less than a .243, the simple fact that you "don't know if they were still banned" casts a very black cloud over your entire argument.
As well, I can't seem to find any references anywhere on the net or proofof your allegednewspaper article's existence. On the other hand, it does appear that BOTH North Dakota and Minnesota not only allow the .243, but the .22 centerfires as well.
http://gf.nd.gov/hunting/faq/deerhunting.html
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/hunting/legalcartridges.html
So, unless you can provide some kind of substantiation to your proposed argument against the .243, you'll forgive me if I choose to categorize it as fabricated or imagined. "Can't remember" isn't a very good defense.