Originally Posted by
nchawkeye
None of them will "cut through brush", none...
Once you get to a 100 grain bullet in .243, it isn't about the caliber, it's about where you put that bullet...A deer shot in the guts with a 30-06 or 30-30 is just as tough to track and recover as one hit there with the .243...
I just bought a 30-06. I know it is a nice deer gun and good for moose.
I've been under the impression or misconception that the 30 cal bullets have a bit better "plowing power".
I've found that my .243 has not left much blood compared to deer hit with a 30 cal, but that could just as easily have been placement of the bullet