Originally Posted by
super_hunt54
With the .243 you will have tons more range capability. The .44mag is a good rifle for out to 75-100 yards (and only 100 yards with the right loads) which may or may not be all you need. I don't know where in Indiana you will be hunting so I don't know your range limitations. Both are deer dropping cartridges within their perspective ranges.
I hunt mostly wooded areas where shots are 80 or closer in Bartholomew county I do have a good spot in Ripley County and I could shoot 200 or 300 yds my ? how is the knock down power of .243 opposed to 44 mag ? What's the realistic range of .243?