Sorry guys. When I started this string of posts, I had no intention of saying anything. Rather, I just wanted to sit back and listen to what you all had to say. Well, I have to step in and open my yap. I will not agree with the "Experts Caliber" notion. By saying this, your saying that if your 6mm bullet goes astray, your going to wound that deer. I'm sorry, but if you shoot a deer broadside in his ass-end with a .600 Nitro Express, your not doing him any favours. The thing about a light recoiling round like the .243 is you WILL shoot it well, comparativly speaking. Now that that's been said, carry on.