Originally Posted by
buckwild41
If you know you will always have time for that perfect shot placement 243. However if your style of hunting doesn't always allow for perfect form or there are hounds pushing him I prefer 06. The 06 will provide the Down range KE the 30-30 just doesn't have. If you are only taking still hunting type shots and don,t want to wipe out whatever quarter you hit 243. If you want to kill regardless what it look likes when it comes time to process 30-06.
Just my 2 cents after 40 yrs unknown first hand accounts and well into the 1000s of tracks, skinning, and processing.
... and if I questioned the quality of my shot... I would pass on it rather than risk wounding the deer and not find it later.
So let me rephrase the question. I have knocked down 1 deer in a run in the bush with my 243. Am I over thinking the problem?
I've gone from never missing to missing 3 in A ROW. Perhaps I am blaming the gun instead of me. 35 years ago my father loaded about
100 rounds of 120 gr. shells. They are all gone, and maybe I just don't trust the 100 gr factory. Anyway I appreciate everyone's input.